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Chicago’s Art Deco Architecture

Chicago prides itself on its architecture. Many people have heard of the Chicago River Cruise aboard the First Lady, offered by the Chicago

In Riverside, visit California Citrus State Historic Park, the parent Washington navel orange tree, the Heritage House and downtown Riverside.

The Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park, San Diego and a great place to visit if you love garden design and Japanese style. The Japanese

Visit Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, the wildest remaining coastline in San Diego. Voted as one of the best places to hike in San Diego, the

Trains, horses and buggies brought 3,000 San Diego residents–dressed in straw hats and bustles–to celebrate the completion of the Sweetwater Dam on

La Vista Cemetery was founded in 1868. It is located in National City, the second oldest city in San Diego County. Originally called the “Silent City

Plants and Petroglyphs in the Sonoran Desert Saguaro National Park was the first national park established to protect a plant species. It is named

Once famous as the “Divorce Capital of the World” Reno, located near Lake Tahoe and the California-Nevada border, was once called the Divorce

Spend a day at the Huntington Library, Art Museum & Botanical Gardens The Chinese Garden at the Huntington is an exquisite example of garden

San Diego Citizen was the Authority on Rattlesnakes The world’s expert on rattlesnakes was Laurence M. Klauber. Born in San Diego, in 1883, Klauber

R.I.P. Founders and Pioneers of San Diego, CA Mt. Hope Cemetery, in the City of San Diego, is “A Public Cemetery for all People.” It was

A Greek Garden Myth The Greek myth of Aphrodite and Adonis is a tragic love story that explains the origin of three plants: the myrrh tree, the red