Kokomo, Indiana, was born in a boom of natural gas that was plentiful and
free! Inventors and manufacturers flocked here and built a city that is, still
to this day, charming, industrious and inventive. We knew nothing when
we came, and in four short days we felt like the Beach Boys should have
been singing about this real place called Kokomo!
West Allis WI is the place to be – to be fed, to be nostalgic, to be happy! John thought he knew West Allis because of its Allis Chalmers roots and its new foodie vibe. He didn’t know he’d find military collectibles, tons of shops, a hub for artists and innovative manufacturers. This city should be renamed Best Allis!
Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin is well known as a Great Lakes shipbuilding hub. It’s also mistakenly known as the “gateway” to Door County. But when you’re driving up the peninsula to Door County and you get to the steel bridge in Sturgeon Bay, you made it! You’ve found fish boils, light houses, orchards and tranquil scenery. This IS Door County.
To find the Cathedral Hill neighborhood in St. Paul, MN, just look for the 6th largest dome in the nation. It sits commandingly on a hill that overlooks the Mississippi River and the longest avenue of Victorian homes in the country. Once you’re there, you’ve got so many diverse options for dining, shopping and exploring. One day will not be enough!
The Massachusetts Avenue neighborhood on the northeast side of downtown Indianapolis, Indiana is a vibrant blend of revitalization, transformation and preservation.
The Bottleworks district, Circle City Industrial Complex, and the whole
neighborhood right up to Monument Circle are hotspots of dining, creating and playing. And we didn’t even leave Mass Ave!
This town checks all the boxes. You can shop, eat, play pool, dance, have high tea and shop some more. Gifts? All over town. Baby boutique? One of very few left anywhere. Oldest tavern in Illinois? Right on Old McHenry Road. The warmest people in an idyllic village who make you want to come back again and again? Check, check, check!
