I have a Ph.D. degree. I love to travel, visit museums, national parks, and places few people know. I share my travel stories and more on this blog.
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I love the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. But damn, Cincinnati is hot and humid during summer that visiting the zoo could become unbearable. I was there in the afternoon in mid-July and, I admit, I was pretty excited to walk around the 30 hectares of open space and huge…
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The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago is one of the most organized and beautiful aquariums I’ve seen. Being the second largest aquarium in the U.S., there are so much to see in here. What surprised me is a whole section of the aquarium devoted to the beauty of the Philippine reefs,…
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Near the Purple People Bridge on the side of Cincinnati, Ohio is the Serpentine Wall. The huge wall consists of steps that form the boundary to the Ohio River at Yeatman’s Cove. Although the wall is used to protect the city from the rising water levels in the river, it…
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The Purple People Bridge is a pedestrian bridge that spans the Ohio River and connects two cities from two States: Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio. Why is the bridge purple? Via: Southbank Partners, the nonprofit group that is the primary developer of the Newport Southbank Bridge, convened focus groups during…
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No, there is no free money at the museum! The title meant that the Money Museum inside the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is free for everyone. This is the first museum of its kind that I have visited. With most places and attractions in Chicago requiring you to pay…
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Kentucky’s Newport Aquarium is not for everyone. Not for me. A long queue at the ticket gate was already a sign that entering the aquarium could be crowded and not pleasant. Unlike other aquariums where you’d be met with big open spaces, the Newport Aquarium was the complete opposite. The…
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This Smith Covered Bridge was built in 1870 by Robert W. Smith of the Smith Bridge Company in Toledo, Ohio. It utilizes a series of elongated triangular frames known as the Warren truss system. The arches and front an rear overhangs were added at a later date. Tolls were charges…
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See the Miami and Erie Canal Lock No 17 exhibit at the Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio. In 1829, the Miami Canal opened between Dayton and Cincinnati. The canal was later extended north to Toledo as the Miami and Erie Canal. At 248 miles long, the canal went gradually…
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