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Chicago is a modern metropolis on Lake Michigan\'s shores with a pronounced fondness for art, baseball and blues. Stroll through the museums and parks during the day, and when the sun goes down, take in an evening of live blues in the bustling heart of Downtown Chicago. Or why not experience a lively sporting event and check out the hometown baseball teams, The Cubs and White Sox or the Chicago Bulls basketball team.

Surrounded by lush conifer forest, this surreal, lunar terrain boils and bubbles with mud pots and steaming geysers. 

See everything from ballet to pop to Broadway shows in this impressive venue, which is an example of some of Kansas’ most distinctive architecture. 

Listen to the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in this concert hall recognized as an internationally renowned architectural landmark.

Explore big-city attractions in Baltimore, Annapolis and Columbia, or discover forests, wineries and small-town charm throughout this region of Maryland.

See some of the world’s greatest performing arts events in one of the most culturally rich cities on the planet in this large architecturally impressive complex.

Visit this iconic square with its dazzling surroundings and vibrant mix of people, and see what makes New York tick.

From celebrity-spotting to clothes shopping, the fabled heartland of the film industry offers substance as well as style.

Visit this iconic square with its dazzling surroundings and vibrant mix of people, and see what makes New York tick.

Visit this iconic square with its dazzling surroundings and vibrant mix of people, and see what makes New York tick.

Visit this iconic square with its dazzling surroundings and vibrant mix of people, and see what makes New York tick.

View famous and eccentric contemporary visual art and sculptures at the home of the Spoonbridge and Cherry, a Minneapolis icon.

Explore the spacious rooms and gaze up at the twisting jigsaw terraces of a modern building that floats over a waterfall.

With its mission of being universally interesting, this museum is popular for learning and being inspirational. Visit it in a building that has history itself.

A zoo visit promotes respect for animals and their well-being. Share a day with family at this city zoo with its abundance of species and activity areas.

See everything from ballet to pop to Broadway shows in this impressive venue, which is an example of some of Kansas’ most distinctive architecture. 

Check out Nebraska’s capital city, its oldest town and its largest city, as well as a landscape entwined with the Lewis and Clarke story in the state’s eastern region.