USA

City of Chicago (official websites): neighborhoods & maps See: Neighborhoods of Chicago (PDF)Citywide maps of Chicago (PDF) Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), the official Chicago public transportation website Several...

This is quite a large beach area and the only official dog beach in Chicago. The place is great in summer as well in winter....

Chicago Navy PierState Street -- 'The Great Street' (see below on this page) The Magnificent Mile (see below on this page)Oak Street & River...

The USA consist of 50 states - 48 are the so-called "contiguous", "continental" or "lower" states. Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th resp. the...

Custer State Park Custer State Park in the Black Hills encompasses 295 qkm (73,000 acres) of spectacular terrain and an abundance of wildlife.Favorite outdoor activities...

In more than 130 countries, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey is revered for its individual character, a character shared by the mysterious man who pioneered...

Lynchburg, Tennessee isn't a place you 'pass through' on your way to somewhere else. It is so off the beaten path, it's either your...

Boise, the capital of Idaho A small town with about 220.000 people, but the most important city in the state of Idaho. The capital is...

Baker City is a small town situated directly on I-84 in Northeastern Oregon, approx. 120 mi north west from Boise, ID, approx. 350 mi...

About 36 miles south of Newport (and Yaquina Head Lighthouse), just north of Florence, is located one of the loveliest and photogenic lighthouses you...

Newport Even when officially founded on Independence Day 1866, the first settlers came here in 1855 and discovered oysters. Newport became a great tourist destination for...

The nightly vigil of watching the light is gone as are the resident keepers and their quarters, but the staff of the Bureau of...