A variety of great ‘Streetfests are either happening or about to happen in the great city of Chicago! I thought some of our Chicago visitors may want to complete their visit by joining in.. 1. Randolph Street Market Festival…the first of four of these…

Also wanted to mention a few enjoyable eating spots I recently found in NYC…One is on 45th St. at Park Avenue and close to Grand Central Station…great Italian and quite affordable called ‘Naples 45‘…another one I enjoyed was ‘Bubba Gumps Shrimp‘ on Broadway in…

I thought you may want to know in case you don’t already that the “Terra Cotta Warriors” the Defenders of Chinas First Emperor are on display at the Discovery Times Square in New York City… Only nine (9) of the estimated 8000 entombed in Xian in…

This year (2012) marks the 100th year anniversary of the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC. In 1912, Japan gave 3,020 cherry blossom trees to the United States as a gift to celebrate the two nations growing friendship. The cherry blossom trees continue…

Spring is in bloom at the annual Macy’s Flower Show! Step into Towers of Flowers and discover a magical world of soaring floral architecture, magnificent rolling landscapes and specialty gardens bursting with color, fragrance and imagination. Macys Flower Show runs March 27 through April…

Do you love video games? Here’s something you’ll want to check out on your next visit Washington, DC.    ‘The Art of Video Games’ , at the Smithsonian American Art Museum is now open. This is the first major exhibition exploring the forty-year + evolution of…

A tour guide was showing a tourist around Washington, DC. The guide pointed out the place where George Washington supposedly threw a silver dollar over the Potomac River. “That’s impossible, ” said the tourist. “No one can throw a dollar that far ! “…

One of our tour guides came across a listing in the classifides, selling of White House, hypothetical of coarse, but nonetheless funny! Enjoy:

Washington is a great city to visit with lots of things to do. If you are into exploring the museums, there are list and map of museums available and all are located fairly close together. The famous Smithsonian Museums are all “free of charge”….

Visit Michigan Avenue. It is called the ‘Magnificent Mile’. There is wonderful shopping on this street. The historical Water Tower building houses the Chicago Visitors Centre. A great place to visit for Chicago visitors information and ideas, numerous maps and brochures and a very…