Travel advice needed!
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corilannamSo 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....
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....
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Date: 2012-07-20 12:31 am (UTC)Suggestions:
Chicago
*Aquarium, Art Institute of Chicago, Navy Pier, Lincoln Park (and the Lincoln Park Zoo), going for a stroll along the beach north of downtown, Millennium Park, Miracle Mile, John Hancock building, Sears Tower... so many things. SO many! Also check out plays that might be playing.
*Grand Rapids, MI: Founders Brewery. Located in the lower left "wrist". Delicious.
*DETROIT. ME. Come see me and all the local fangirls. We don't bite! I'd be happy to show you around the area.
*There is not a whole lot to see between Detroit and Toronto.
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Date: 2012-07-24 01:26 am (UTC)It looks like we'll be in Detroit on Wednesday, August 1. I want to go visit the cemetery where my grandparents are buried, but other than that, we're totally free whenever you're available. *hope hope hopes you're available!*
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Date: 2012-07-24 01:35 am (UTC)