Travel advice needed!

[corilannam]

So my BFF chelseafrew and I are heading to Chicago next weekend for a Very Important Wedding. We've been meaning to take a leisurely roadtrip for years, and we've decided this is our opportunity!

We're leaving on Wednesday or Thursday of next week to meander from DC to Chicago by Friday afternoon. We're in Chicago Friday and Saturday for wedding activities, and then at some point we'll be leaving to drive up to Canada through either Wisconsin or (more likely) Michigan. From there we plan to drive around the Great Lakes to Toronto, then down through Niagra Falls and eventually home. We're allowing about a week and a half to do the whole thing.

I know a great number of you know live in these regions or know them much better than I do, so my questions:

* Along that route (more or less), what are the Must See Sights?

* Any advice on the best places to stay (or stay away from)?

* While in Canada, what and where must we eat?

* Anyone want to have coffee/dinner/world domination planning meetings?

This is, of course, all assuming that I can find my passport, which I put in a very safe place....

Comments

[sithdragn]

I'd love to hook up with you both, chica! It's been too long. I'm in Ann Arbor. ::points to the bottom middle of the mitten:: If you take the Michigan route you'll almost certainly be taking I-94. I'm just a mile from the freeway. Let's do world domination. Or dinner.

If you take the Michigan route, I highly recommend Dearborn's The Henry Ford, which is comprised of a village and a museum. Some people collect charming puppy knick knacks while Henry Ford collected historic buildings and then organized them into a little village. The original Thomas Edison lab, the original Wright Brothers bicycle shop, and more. It's the world's largest outdoor museum. I don't even consider myself a huge history buff and I love the place. The museum itself is fairly large and also a lot of fun to go through, but the village experience is unique. If you're up for a movie (and when is chelseafrew not? *g*), THF has what is by far the best IMAX theater I have ever experienced: three stories tall and incredible surround sound. It's ruined me for movie theaters for life. *g*

I'd be happy to play tour guide if you come this way, just let me know what day you expect to be in town so I can take the day off of work.

[corilannam]

Of course we want to see you. If you hadn't answered, you would have gotten an email or phone call at some point saying "WE ARE COMING. GET READY." *g*

We're planning to head over your way on Monday, so we should get to Ann Arbor Monday afternoon/evening and we'll have all of Tuesday to hang out. Chelsea's eyes just lit up at mention of the IMAX, and mine lit up at the village and museum, so I can see you've met us before. *g* But mostly we're just excited to see you!

[sithdragn]

Sounds excellent! I don't know what your plans were for staying Monday to Tuesday but you're more than welcome to stay at my place. Email me at my pseud at gmail.com and we can make plans.