Monthly Archives: March 2018

10 Best Grad Trip Ideas for 2019 Seniors

10 Best Senior Trip Ideas 2019 Graduating high school is one of the most memorable moments of your life, so don't you think it should be followed by one of the most memorable trips of your life? Yeah, we agree! We've been sending seniors on their dream vacations for over 15 years now, and we…
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Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge [caption id="attachment_26434" align="alignright" width="425"] Osprey Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] Welcome to Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, the 9,000-acre wildlife refuge located in Virginia Beach, founded in 1938. Located in what was formerly Princess Anne County, this wetland refuge host thousands of migratory waterfowl, such as snow geese and tundra swans. The area…
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Wicker Park

Wicker Park [caption id="attachment_31700" align="alignright" width="424"] Snowy Wicker Park Stockfresh[/caption] Welcome to one of Chicago's most up-and-coming neighborhoods, Wicker Park. This area has a fascinating history of a rapid transformation in the 80's and '90s from a neighborhood of 'gang bangers, drug addicts, and prostitutes' to 'one of the coolest neighborhoods in the U.S'. Right…
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Sidewalk Food Tours of Chicago

Sidewalk Food Tours of Chicago Experience the best of Chicago and all of its deliciousness. Sidewalk Food Tours of Chicago is one of the absolute best tour companies for both culinary and historic Chicago information, these 3-hour food and history tours showing you some of the coolest, and tastiest, spots in the city. Specialty food…
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Green City Market Chicago

Green City Market Chicago [caption id="attachment_39523" align="alignright" width="425"] Green City Market Credit Green City Market Courtesy of Choose Chicago[/caption] Chicago's first and largest year-round sustainable farmers market, the Green City Market, is  MUST visit while here for any eco-lovers, farmers, science gurus, or foodies in general! This Lincoln Park Market and Edible Garden space offers…
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Ipsento Coffee

Ipsento Coffee Welcome to one of the finest coffee shops in all of Chicago, the highly-praised Ipsento Coffee. This counter-serve coffee cafe offers not only the tastiest lattes in the city, but also several tasty choices sandwiches, pastries, and other 'lite bites'. Ipsento started in 2006, the name itself explaining the reasoning behind it; 'ipse'…
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Rick Bayless Gardens

Rick Bayless Gardens Welcome to one of the most unique, most eco-friendly, and most vibrant spots in Chicago, the Rick Bayless Gardens. Located on 606 Elevated Park in Bucktown, this garden spot provides a colorful spread of 1,000 square feet of greenery. The 'backyard area' here at Bucktown is the main production garden and holds…
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Serenity Live: Statue of Liberty

One of the most recognized landmarks in America, as well as the world, in general, is the icon of freedom in NYC, the Statue of Liberty. A National Monument and World Heritage Site, the Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty Island and was brought to the U.S as a symbol of friendship from France…
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Chicago Detours

Chicago Detours [caption id="attachment_26406" align="alignright" width="425"] Chicago Public Domain[/caption] Founded in 2010, Chicago Detours provides one of the best overall tour experiences in the city, the founder of the company bringing over 12 years of experience in the field as a tour guide and researcher with Rick Steve's Europe team. The many different tours offered…
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Patsy Cline Museum

Patsy Cline Museum [caption id="attachment_26350" align="alignright" width="425"] Credit Patsy Cline Museum[/caption] Located right about the Johnny Cash Museum you will find a museum unique to any other in the country, the Patsy Cline Museum! What makes this museum so special? It presents never before seen personal belongings, artifacts, and memorabilia from the too-short life of…
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