Ulysses Grant Home, St. Louis, Missouri

The General who won the Civil War, and the President who tried to keep the country going.

Union Station, St. Louis, Missouri

The old Union Station Hall, now a struggling mall and an upscale hotel.

Funks Grove Rest Stop, Route 66, Illinois, USA

Historic Route 66. And a cool name for a rest stop

Discovery World (by Sea), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Beautiful sunset pictures of Discovery World

Mining Museum, Platteville, Wisconsin, USA

Famous for lead in the past. Enjoyed a personally guided tour of the museum. And the mine is underground. Connected to the Rollo Jamison Museum.

The Falls, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USA

Many villages have outgrown their namesake - especially if their name includes a "Falls". So it is with Menomonee Falls but they have recently redone their downtown Falls.

Smale Riverfront, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Multicolored lights, falling water, and flowing water.

John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Crossing from Cincinnati to Newport, Kentucky, with beautiful views at night.

Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Baseball. Cincinnati. The Reds. What's greater than the Great American Pasttime? Great American Ballpark!

Cincinnati Union Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Trains come in and leave in the middle of the night. And passengers arrive to an eerily sounding organ playing. Very cool.

Midway Airport, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Midway at Midnight. 2nd Largest Airport in Chicago 

Grandad Bluff, La Crosse, Wisconsin

And I thought all the interesting things in La Crosse were along the river...

Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area, Horicon, Wisconsin

They say to come back when the geese are here. Google the pix of that to find out what I mean.

Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Largest collection of Biblical Artifacts in the Western Hemisphere. Thank you John D. Rockefeller! The Assyrian record of the Siege of Lachish and Jerusalem is among their more valuable possessions.

Capitol Building of Virginia, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

The site where Patrick Henry gave his famous speech to the House of Burgesses. Alas, the originals burned, so this is actually the third Capitol, from the 1930s.

Crystal Court, IDS Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Center Lounge in the Tallest Building in Minneapolis - the IDS Center. With beautiful views from the 50th Floor "Windows on Minnesota" non-Observation Deck (closed to the public)

First Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia

Past President of the Southern Baptist Convention, Charles Stanley, is the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia. The building is rather boxy.