Miller House and Garden
We were both absolutely delighted with the Miller House in Columbus, Indiana. It was commissioned in 1953 by industrialist and philanthropist J. Irwin Miller and his wife Xenia Simons Mille. They hired Eero Saarinen to …
Category: Architecture
Architecture / Birds / Flowers / Nature
Lilly House and Gardens at Newfields
Lilly House, also known as Oldfields, belonged to Josiah K. Lilly Jr, an Indianapolis businessman, collector, and philanthropist (who also happened to be the grandson of the founder of the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly). The …
Indiana Statehouse
State Capitol number 15 is in the books with Indiana. Being one third of the way through our goal of visiting all the capitols in the U.S. puts the end so close that I can …
Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site
We checked another presidential location off Doug’s list by visiting the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site in Indianapolis, Indiana. Harrison was of course the 23rd president of the United States, which obviously everyone knows, and the …
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A Few Stops in Toledo (The City in Ohio)
Racing south out of Detroit, we spent less than 24 hours in Toledo, managing to pack in visits to a few sites before we continued southward. Toledo Botanical Garden We had hoped to find some …
Architecture / Art / Birds / Food
A Layover in Seattle
Since we had a layover in Seattle, we decided to extend it a bit and spend a little time in the city. We forgot to factor in that a layover on a Monday meant most …
Museum of Pop Culture
The Museum of Pop Culture (or MoPOP, as they like to call themselves) in Seattle, Washington, where we found ourselves on an extended layover returning from Alaska. The museum was founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul …
Iowa State Capitol
The State Capitol project is starting to seem eternal as we put number 14 on the books: Iowa. Located in Des Moines, the Iowa State Capitol (also commonly known as the Iowa Statehouse) was completed …
Salisbury House & Gardens
Salisbury House in Des Moines, Iowa, was built by cosmetics magnate Carl Weeks and his wife, Edith Van Slyke Weeks, between 1923 and 1928. Weeks’ company was the Armand Company, a leading seller of face …