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Arts & Culture, Travel May 30, 2018
Get outta town: The Road Trips Issue 2018

If you like Frank Lloyd Wright, alpacas, and Ulysses S. Grant, here are some spots to check out this summer.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Travel, Summer Guide, road trips, travel, midwest travel, Road Trips 2018

Arts & Culture, Travel May 30, 2018
Lincoln, lizard mounds, angels, devil’s curses, and junk food magnates: midwestern cemeteries have ’em all

There are plenty of reasons to visit a burial ground besides paying respects to a loved one.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Travel, cemeteries, road trips, burial grounds, Newberry Library geneaology, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Abraham Lincoln, Lakewood Cemetery, Buddy Holly crash site, Bellfontaine Cemetery, Elmwood Cemetery, Frederick Law Olmsted, Cahokia Mounds, burial mounds, earthworks, Lizard Mound County Park, Aztalan State Park, Louis Sullivan, Wainwright Tomb, Lake View Cemetery, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Oakland Cemetery, black angel, Teresa Dolezal Feldevert, superstition, haunting, Greenwood Cemetery, curses, devil’s chair, Rochester Cemetery, prairie, Stephen Longmire, Road Trips 2018

Arts & Culture, Travel May 30, 2018
Will the music finally stop at one of the state's oldest record stores?

Recycled Records features 30,000 records for as little as $2 each, but its owners are ready to move on
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Travel, Recycled Records, Springfield, vinyl, Bob Dylan, Old State Capitol, Mark Kessler, Gary Kessler, Road Trips 2018

Arts & Culture, Travel May 30, 2018
Subs, Sputnik, and sundaes make a trip to Two Rivers and Manitowoc a must

A “Dream House” designed by Frank Lloyd Wright also makes the trip to Wisconsin unforgettable.
- By Matthew Gilson
- Tags: Travel, manitowoc, wisconsin, frank lloyd wright, prairie school, still bend, dream house, hamilton wood type & printing museum, wisconsin maritime museum, korabl sputnik-1 satellite, sputnikfest, londondairy alpacas ranch, berners ice cream parlor, Road Trips 2018

Arts & Culture, Travel May 30, 2018
Trash or art? Visit the Indianapolis Museum of Art and decide for yourself

The museum, now known as Newfields, has gone through a controversial rebranding.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Travel, Newfields, Indianapolis Museum of Art, IMA, Charles Venable, museums, branding, Kriston Capps, CityLab, Winterlights, Indiana Museum of Art, Art Association of Indianapolis, Josiah K. Lilly III, Ruth Lilly, Poetry Foundation, Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park, Edward Hopper, Hotel Lobby, Funky Bones, Bes-Ben, Mad Hatter of Chicago, Benjamin Green-Field, Niloo Paydar, Summer Wonderland, Cracking Art collective, Sensual Sexual Social, George Platt Lynes, Indiana University, Kinsey Institute, Road Trips 2018

Arts & Culture, Travel May 30, 2018
Leave the flatlands behind in Savanna and Galena, along the bluffs of the mighty Mississippi

Head west for quaint townships and lush landscapes.
- By Ted Cox
- Tags: Travel, News, Transportation, savanna, galena, mississippi, ted cox, illinois, chris lain, lincoln square, jube manderico, main street, savanna marketplace, blue bedroom inn, mayor, trump, ron chernow, grant, alexander hamilton, lin-manuel miranda, ulysses s. grant, civil war, galena river, belvedere mansion, victorian, desoto house, herman melville, moby dick, generals restaurant, lady in black, nachusa grasslands, nature conservancy, mississippi palisades state park, lookout point, iron horse social club, hawg dogs, one illinois, Road Trips 2018

Arts & Culture, Travel May 30, 2018
The City Museum in Saint Louis will do anything—even risk eternal damnation—to build its Louis Sullivan collection

The Chicago School is alive and well—300 miles south of the city.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Travel, City Museum, Louis Sullivan, architecture, Chicago School, relics, Rick Erwin, George Grant Elmslie, Carson Pirie Scott, Chicago Stock Exchange, Bob Cassilly, Stuart Grannen, Architectural Artifacts, Garrick Theater, collectors, Father Donald Rowe, Road Trips 2018

Arts & Culture, Travel May 30, 2018
Austin travel agent helps west siders see the world—and lists her favorite midwestern trips

Stops on the Underground Railroad, an urban cheese factory, and an eye-popping Hindu temple are among Crystal Dyer's road-trip recommendations.
- By Tatiana Walk-Morris
- Tags: Travel, austin, crystal dyer, gone again travel & tours, devin dyer, at&t, chicago austin youth travel adventures, chicago architecture foundation, cook county juvenile detention center, west garfield park, fathers who care, lashawn k. ford, michigan city, lake michigan, hampton inn & suites, lakeside cabins resort, underground railroad, canada, dr. henry d. palmer, milwaukee, pridefest, june-teenth day, america's black holocaust museum, clock shadow creamery, saint charles, pheasant run resort, baps shri swaminarayan mandir temple, hindu, travel agency, Road Trips 2018

Arts & Culture, Travel May 17, 2007
Summer Beer Festival
- By Martha Bayne

Arts & Culture, Travel May 17, 2007
Gary, IN: Not Quite 36 Hours

You won't see it in the New York Times travel section anytime soon, but for a certain type of traveler a quick trip to the Magic City is a must.
- By Jessica Hopper

Arts & Culture, Travel May 17, 2007
Mount Carroll, IL: The Big Picture

By farming trees, Michael Johnson sustains the landscape he's made his name photographing.
- By Dennis Rodkin

Arts & Culture, Travel May 17, 2007
Indiana Fiddlers' Gathering
- By Martha Bayne

Arts & Culture, Travel May 17, 2007
Blanchardville, WI: Good Company and Good Food

The best way to save the endangered mulefoot pig is to eat it.
- By Mike Sula

Arts & Culture, Travel May 17, 2007
Kalamazoo, MI: The Black Diamond

Theron Denson is the world's only African-American Neil Diamond impersonator.
- By Edward McClelland

Arts & Culture, Travel May 17, 2007
Saleing Rt. 75: Illinois' 40-Mile Garage Sale
- By Martha Bayne

Arts & Culture, Travel May 17, 2007
Road Trips: Great Stays
- By Peter Margasak

Arts & Culture, Travel May 17, 2007
American Players Theatre
- By Martha Bayne

Arts & Culture, Travel May 17, 2007
Summer Fairs and Festivals

Are You Ready for the Country?

Arts & Culture, Travel May 18, 2006
Thank God for DJ iPod

Harbor Country is still learning to harness the power of low-power radio.
- By Cara Jepsen

Arts & Culture, Travel May 18, 2006
Road Trip: Eat Your Way Through Iowa
- By Peter Margasak

Arts & Culture, Travel May 18, 2006
Doing the Barter System One Better

I'll teach you to throat sing if she teaches me to crochet.
- By S.L. Wisenberg

Arts & Culture, Travel May 18, 2006
Summer Fairs and Festivals: Are You Ready for the Country?

Our guide to the pleasures of summer in the midwest, including but not limited to cheese curds, rib fests, rare sheep, live bluegrass, hot rods, and Cheap Trick.

Arts & Culture, Travel May 18, 2006
Road Trip: Cycle Harbor Country
- By Cara Jepsen

Arts & Culture, Travel May 18, 2006
Milwaukee's Best

Bowling in the basement, turkey and stuffing in April, and an 80-year-old barmaid who shoulda been a porn star--what else do you want in a drinking establishment?
- By Edward McClelland

Arts & Culture, Travel May 18, 2006
The Wait Makes You Salivate

Why do people drive from miles around just to get in line for the chicken at Rip's Tavern?
- By Nicholas Day

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If you like Frank Lloyd Wright, alpacas, and Ulysses S. Grant, here are some spots to check out this summer.

There are plenty of reasons to visit a burial ground besides paying respects to a loved one.

Recycled Records features 30,000 records for as little as $2 each, but its owners are ready to move on

A “Dream House” designed by Frank Lloyd Wright also makes the trip to Wisconsin unforgettable.

The museum, now known as Newfields, has gone through a controversial rebranding.

Head west for quaint townships and lush landscapes.

The Chicago School is alive and well—300 miles south of the city.

Stops on the Underground Railroad, an urban cheese factory, and an eye-popping Hindu temple are among Crystal Dyer's road-trip recommendations.

You won't see it in the New York Times travel section anytime soon, but for a certain type of traveler a quick trip to the Magic City is a must.

By farming trees, Michael Johnson sustains the landscape he's made his name photographing.

The best way to save the endangered mulefoot pig is to eat it.

Theron Denson is the world's only African-American Neil Diamond impersonator.

Are You Ready for the Country?

Harbor Country is still learning to harness the power of low-power radio.

I'll teach you to throat sing if she teaches me to crochet.

Our guide to the pleasures of summer in the midwest, including but not limited to cheese curds, rib fests, rare sheep, live bluegrass, hot rods, and Cheap Trick.

Bowling in the basement, turkey and stuffing in April, and an 80-year-old barmaid who shoulda been a porn star--what else do you want in a drinking establishment?

Why do people drive from miles around just to get in line for the chicken at Rip's Tavern?

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