Downtown Valparaiso, Indiana, is a great place to spend some time. It’s full of great restaurants, nice shops, and is family-friendly.
Valparaiso University is a private Lutheran university in Valparaiso, Indiana. It’s most famous for its men’s basketball team.
River North is a neighborhood on the Near North Side of Chicago. It’s bound by the Chicago River to the south and west, Chicago Avenue to the north, and the Magnificent Mile to the east.
East of Michigan Avenue is Grant Park, nicknamed “Chicago’s Front Yard”. It’s a large park with smaller sections that have been developed into other popular parks.
Michigan Avenue is one of the great streets in America. It runs through the heart of Chicago and once bordered Lake Michigan.
If you’re into history, especially Panama Canal history or American history, the Balboa area of Panama City has some interesting sites.
Los Yarumos Ecopark (Ecoparque Los Yarumos) is a nature and recreational park near the city center of Manizales. Admission was free when we visited and there were great views of the city, but the rest of the park was kind of a waste of time. The easiest way to get there is by taxi.
The Guayasamín Museum (Museo Guayasamín) is one of the most interesting and thought-provoking places we visited in Quito. It’s located up in a secluded neighborhood far outside of the city center.