The starting point of “Historic Route 66” at Grant Park on Adams Street in front of the Art Institute of Chicago. Lincoln Park Zoo, one of the oldest zoos in the country, and one of the few remaining free zoos in the U.S. Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) is the second-tallest...
Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President, kept a pygmy hippo as a pet, John Quincy Adams had an alligator, and both Theodore Roosevelt and Martin Van Buren had their very own tigers! While researching all the animals that have occupied the Oval Office over the years, we made sure to point out...
The 1840s were a revolutionary period for the art of photography. While William Henry Harrison became the first US president to be captured in a photograph after his inauguration speech, it has been lost to time. Another iconic daguerreotype featuring John Quincy Adams, exists as the oldest know...
Quincy offers up a little slice of history: It's known as the "City of Presidents" because it's the birthplace of John Adams and John Quincy Adams, the second and sixth U.S. presidents. Ranked as the 10th most diverse suburb in Massachusetts, Quincy's proximity to Boston means there is...