James Dean’s Hometown: Fairmont, Indiana
Fairmont, Indiana, is the hometown of James Dean, and they want everyone to know it. There are giant signs featuring Dean, statues, a place to “walk in his footsteps”, and not one but two “museums” …
Limberlost, Home of Gene Stratton-Porter
An author we don’t know but who has a house we can tour? Count us in! Gene Stratton-Porter (1863 –1924) was a writer, nature photographer, and naturalist from Indiana. She wrote several best-selling novels, which …
Architecture / Art / Authors / Flowers
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 …
Toledo Museum of Art
The Toledo Museum of Art has 45 galleries and a collection of more than 30,000 objects. It was founded by Toledo glassmaker Edward Drummond Libbey in 1901, so it’s no surprise that it has a …
Detroit. Full Stop.
Doug has worked for a company that is headquartered in Troy, Michigan (a suburb of Detroit) for many years, during which time he has made countless trips to the area. He also made some great …
From Detroit North Up the Michigan Mitten
Part of the reason we didn’t get much done in Detroit proper is because we kept getting distracted and going elsewhere! Here are some of our adventures outside the Detroit metro area. Frankenmuth Frankenmuth is …
Detroit Institute of Arts
The Detroit Institute of Arts is a pretty impressive art museum in a city that often gets a bum rap. It’s located in midtown Detroit, Michigan, and has one of the largest art collections in …
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 …
Chihuly Garden and Glass
If you’ve been following along at all, you’ll know that I love Dale Chihuly glass pieces, and Doug tolerates me loving them. So when we were in Seattle for a short time, the only thing …
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 …