Detroit, Michigan
Michigan Central Station
A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Lombard, Illinois
Sheldon Peck Homestead
People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.
Addison, Illinois
Nike Park
Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.
Geneva, Illinois
Illinois State Training School Cemetery
This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.
Batavia, Illinois
Fabyan Windmill
Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.
Chicago, Illinois
Grave of Andreas von Zirngibl
A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.
