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22 January 2025

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The adventures of Jen and Doug and a black cat named Mr. Knightley.

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We’re Jen & Doug. In March 2023, after 2 years of planning, we took off in a converted Sprinter van to see the USA with our black cat, Mr. Knightley.

Good Eats and Good Statues in Cincinnati https://w

Good Eats and Good Statues in Cincinnati https://www.blackcatnomads.com/2024/12/01/good-eats-and-good-statues-in-cincinnati/

The Cincinnati Museum Center and Monet: The Immers

The Cincinnati Museum Center and Monet: The Immersive Experience (which was a big disappointment) in Cincinnati https://www.blackcatnomads.com/2024/11/30/immersing-ourselves-in-art-architecture-in-cincinnati/

Two Sites on the Fight Against Slavery in Cincinna

Two Sites on the Fight Against Slavery in Cincinnati: The Harriet Beecher Stowe House and National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (sorta). https://www.blackcatnomads.com/2024/11/29/the-harriet-beecher-stowe-house/

Happy Thanksgiving! Berkeley Plantation in Virgin

Happy Thanksgiving!
Berkeley Plantation in Virginia proclaims itself to be the site of America’s first English Thanksgiving, held on December 4, 1619. On that day, Captain John Woodliffe and 38 settlers landed here in the ship “Margaret.” Captain Woodliffe proclaimed, “We ordain that the day of our ship’s arrival at the place assigned for plantation in the land of Virginia shall be yearly and perpetually kept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God.”

Woo-hoo, we checked another Presidential site off

Woo-hoo, we checked another Presidential site off Doug’s list with a visit to the William Howard Taft National Historic Site in Cincinnati, Ohio! https://www.blackcatnomads.com/2024/11/27/william-howard-taft-national-historic-site/

Yes, another art museum, but this one was in a fan

Yes, another art museum, but this one was in a fancy house, where the house itself was part of the show! See, that's very different. Taft Museum of Art in Cincinnati, Ohio https://www.blackcatnomads.com/2024/11/26/taft-museum-of-art/

Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati, Ohio is small, b

Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati, Ohio is small, but it's packed with plants and flowers. https://www.blackcatnomads.com/2024/11/25/krohn-conservatory-and-eden-park/

Scenes from Covington, Kentucky (ok, Florence is j

Scenes from Covington, Kentucky (ok, Florence is just nearby). https://www.blackcatnomads.com/2024/11/24/covington-kentucky/

We ventured outside the Indianapolis city limits t

We ventured outside the Indianapolis city limits to explore a few sites, as we like to do. https://www.blackcatnomads.com/2024/11/23/racing-around-outside-of-indianapolis/

Columbus, Indiana was a surprise! Sure, everyone’s heard of Columbus, Ohio – but Indiana? Never knew it existed. But it came up on my radar for the wonderful Miller House, so we wound up spending a night there. It turned out to be an architecture and art hot spot, with much more to it than what we managed to see. We also learned that the Millers had a lot of impact on this small city. https://www.blackcatnomads.com/2024/11/22/columbus-indiana-was-a-surprise/

Doug and I were both absolutely delighted with the

Doug and I 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 design it, Alexander Girard to decorate the interior, and Dan Kiley for the landscaping. The three were all considered experts in their fields, so it was like a trifecta of genius. https://www.blackcatnomads.com/.../miller-house-and-garden/

Random sites in Indianapolis https://www.blackcatn

Random sites in Indianapolis https://www.blackcatnomads.com/2024/11/20/the-indianapolis-all-other-post/

A few stops in Indianapolis: Kurt Vonnegut Museum;

A few stops in Indianapolis: Kurt Vonnegut Museum; Soldiers & Sailors Monument; Indiana War Memorial & Museum; and of course, some gardens (Garfield Park Conservatory). https://www.blackcatnomads.com/2024/11/19/racing-through-indianapolis/

Neither of us is particularly interested in car ra

Neither of us is particularly interested in car racing, but it’s illegal to come to Indianapolis and not go to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the iconic Indianapolis 500. https://www.blackcatnomads.com/2024/11/18/indianapolis-motor-speedway/

Got us a fancy house (decorated for Halloween) AND

Got us a fancy house (decorated for Halloween) AND flowers this time - Lilly House and Gardens at Newfields in Indianapolis. https://www.blackcatnomads.com/2024/11/17/lilly-house-and-gardens-at-newfields/

Why yes, indeed, it IS another art museum. Indian

Why yes, indeed, it IS another art museum. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. https://www.blackcatnomads.com/2024/11/16/indianapolis-museum-of-art-at-newfields/

I can't believe Doug ranked the Indiana State Capi

I can't believe Doug ranked the Indiana State Capitol building as high as 10 on our ranking list (out of the 15 we've seen so far). https://www.blackcatnomads.com/2024/11/15/indiana-statehouse/

Got us another presidential site for Doug: the Ben

Got us another presidential site for Doug: the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site in Indianapolis, Indiana. https://www.blackcatnomads.com/2024/11/14/benjamin-harrison-presidential-site/

We found ourselves in yet another miniature museum

We found ourselves in yet another miniature museum - they are so fascinating! This one was a mixed bag of "awesome!" and "I think even I could have done that," but we still had fun. We did the scavenger hunt, too, which really gets you in there looking at the details. Museum of Miniature Houses and Other Collections in Carmel, Indiana https://www.blackcatnomads.com/2024/11/13/museum-of-miniature-houses-and-other-collections/

As we drove into Carmel, Indiana, in search of the

As we drove into Carmel, Indiana, in search of the Museum of Miniature Houses (of course), we said, “Hey, is that Seward Johnson sculpture?” Then we saw another, and another, and realized we had a bonus adventure on our hands. I present some highlights of J. Seward Johnson in Carmel, Indiana. https://www.blackcatnomads.com/2024/11/12/j-seward-johnson-in-carmel-indiana/

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