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Continue reading →: Boston’s North End: The Freedom Trail, a Spite House, & a Sea CruiseMy friend Ed told me a story about this gigantic molasses storage tank that burst in the North End area of Boston back in 1919. Almost 2.5 million gallons of sticky molasses gushed out in waves, smothering everything it came into contact with. The thought of being consumed alive by…
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Continue reading →: Charleston Top Spots: Grave History in the Holy CityCharleston, South Carolina is a gorgeous city on the Atlantic Coast known for its Live Oak trees, Low Country cuisine, antebellum architecture, sprawling town squares, and other facets of Southern charm. Some of Charleston’s other claims to fame include being home of the country’s first museum, playhouse, golf club, and…
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Continue reading →: Carillon & Kettering: A Witch Tower, Foodie Heaven, and… Heavy MetalSince the 1800s, Dayton, Ohio has been to innovation, mechanics, and engineering, what New York City is to music, art, and film. There were more patents per capita in Dayton by the start of the 1900s than anywhere else in the country, earning it the name “Invention Capital of the…
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Continue reading →: Queen City & Beyond: Nature, Art, & Architecture in Downtown CincinnatiOhio’s third largest city, Cincinnati, is enormous. I still have not entirely wrapped my mind around the full layout, and there are several downtown neighbourhoods I have not even began to explore. Most of my time in Cincinnati has been spent chasing murals and wandering the Over-the-Rhine neighbourhood. Click the…
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Continue reading →: Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine, Brewery District, and Abandoned Underground TunnelsCincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine district was once known as the most dangerous neighbourhood in the United States, far worse than the legendary City of Compton. Far, far worse. Much of this reputation was earned after the 2001 riots which were the climax of decades of growing civil unrest, but there is more…
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Continue reading →: Seeing Stars in Cincinnati: A City of Firsts & Dazzling Street ArtCincinnati, Ohio is known for so, so much. Fiona the Hippo has been capturing the hearts of followers around the world with her life and daily antics at the Cincinnati Zoo for the past few years. The John A Roebling Suspension Bridge connecting Cincinnati to Covington inspired the Brooklyn Bridge…
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Continue reading →: Dayton’s South Park Historic District & The Wayne Avenue Coffee TrailDayton, Ohio’s Historic South Park neighbourhood is one of the city’s several historic districts. It was first platted out by the Perrine family in 1870 and later developed by John H. Patterson, the owner of the National Cash Register (NCR) company. Patterson and his wife opened up the NCR in…
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Continue reading →: Dayton, Ohio’s Historic St. Anne’s Hill: Of Course It’s A German NeighbourhoodSt. Anne’s Hill is the second oldest of Dayton’s historic districts. It is located immediately east of the Historic Oregon District, with the Historic Huffman District at its eastern border. St. Anne’s Historic District was designated as such in 1974, and has been on the National Register of Historic Places…
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Continue reading →: Dayton, Ohio’s Historic Huffman DistrictDayton, Ohio’s Huffman Historic Area is a historic Inner East neighbourhood, located just a mile or so east of downtown. Its borders are roughly 3rd Street to the north and 5th Street to the south, running west to east between Terry Street to Linden Avenue. Be sure to walk, bike,…
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Continue reading →: Miamisburg, OH: Star City, Nuclear Secrets, and the Sunwatch Indian VillageMiamisburg, Ohio is considered a suburb of Dayton. The first white settlers here were the Hole family and others from Virginia by way of Pennsylvania in the late 1790s. It became an official town in the 1920s and covers a little more than twelve square miles. Miamisburg is also called…
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Continue reading →: Germantown, OH: Mud Lick Whiskey & Covered BridgesGermantown, Ohio is about 15 miles southwest of Dayton, in area called Twin Creek Valley of the German Township. After defending my beloved southwestern Ohio against endless jokes and well wishes to “have fun in the corn field” I actually found myself in a literal corn field. Imagine that. See,…
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Continue reading →: Covington’s Famous Murals, the Licking-Riverside Historic District, & Roebling PointCovington, Kentucky is bound to the north by the Ohio River that flows above the city and to the east, and its confluence into the Licking River flows south. Tucked into that right angle is the Licking-Riverside Historic District, Covington’s most well-preserved historic district. Licking-Riverside comprises eight city blocks within…
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