Comments on: The Quick 10: 10 Places I Demanded to Stop on my Road Trip

By: Melinda

Melinda — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:11:00 +0000

I know how much you love cemeteries, and Chicago and it’s suburbs are filled with some great ones. You should check out Graceland Cemetery in Chicago. It’s just down the street from Wrigley Field. If you get out to the suburbs, you should stop by Hillside, IL and visit Mt Carmel and Queen of Heaven cemeteries. They are located right next to each other. Mt Carmel is the final resting place of Al Capone. Several of the victims of the St Valentine’s Day massacre and other notorious mob bosses of the day are also buried in the adjoining cemeteries.

Other must see venues in Chicago include the Art Institute, Field Museum (across the street from Soldier Field), and the Hancock Building. The view from the Hancock Building is much better than the view from the Sears Tower. That’s my opinion anyway:)

By: Mamamo

Mamamo — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:10:00 +0000

Shame you didn’t actually tour Ringling. John and Mabel’s are finally buried on site. The museum is made of three parts in three seperate buildings. The house with its beautiful lead glass windows, the art mueum with the cast of David which is the symbol for the City of Sarasota and the Circus museum. The Circus covers all aspects of the circus with emphasis on costumes. The clothes General Tom Thumb was married in are usually on display.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:33:00 +0000

You really need to go see the University of MS or Ole Miss as we call it! Its pretty close to Holly Springs and to Memphis. It has a confederate grave yard- but the stones were removed so they could clean and mow the lawn but they forgot where they went so now there is just a memorial. The Lyceum is a must and the Grove is also pretty popular. You can also see Rowan Oak- which is William Faulkner’s house… So much to see in our sleepy little college town!

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:51:00 +0000

And for Milwaukee, I’d second the Safehouse. And if you look for the Fonz statue there, you need to also look for the Bob Hartley (from the Bob Newhart Show) in Chicago.

Also, one of the lesser known, and odder things, in Chicago is the cowpath that still runs across Michigan Avenue and through a building in Chicago.

On the South Side of Chicago is Stephen Douglas’s grave (which can be seen from the Dan Ryan), and on the North Side you have the amazing cemeteries of Rosehill and Graceland (the latter should really be on your itinerary, it includes the baseball shaped gravestone of first NL President William Hulbert, Charles Dickens’ brother’s grave, George Pullman’s grave (buried in a sleeper car, inside a cement vault, banded with steel cables to keep it from being stolen and vandalized).

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:42:00 +0000

While I’m all up for your graveyard trip (cause I do that, too), I have to say that “obscure celebrity” strikes me as an oxymoron.

And this from someone currently writing an article about Ben Turpin.

By: Phrank Loyed

Phrank Loyed — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:33:00 +0000

Hey,

I live here in middle Georgia and was thrilled to see Julliette, GA on your list. It is more than a little bit out of the way but a pretty cool place to visit.

I have not been there in a couple of years but they used to have a functioning Whistle Stop cafe there that did indeed serve fried green tomatos but no BBQ. (Like fried okra, it is only good when it is still hot from the frier.)

The rest of the town was nothing but facades. It is also next to a Georgia State Park that is fun to visit and just hang out.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:17:00 +0000

I concur on the City Museum, fun and interesting. Wear play clothes!

Also like the Safe House in MKE.

reCAPTCHA: walloped rears

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:38:00 +0000

City Museum in STL is fantastic! If you wear jeans, wear your stretchy ones that you don’t care if they get ripped…lots of small holes and tight corners but incredible amounts of fun! Make sure you see all of City Museum, not just the mazes/tunnels/slides.

In Chicago, if you’re interested in architecture, the Chicago Architecture Foundation does walking tours of both Historic and Modern skyscrapers which are a lot of walking but fantastic! (I took a class in architecture last fall and we took a weekend and went up to Chicago, it was a blast!) You can also do boat tours of most of the same buildings and see the grounds of the 1893 Colombian Exposition. Also, I highly recommend going to the Hancock Building at night and going to the top floor, getting a drink (once you go up there, you have to get something but the view is SO worth it!) and using the restroom…the view is the best from the women’s restroom!

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:07:00 +0000

I’ve been to Cash’s grave, in 2005. Though I hadn’t planned it, the day was Johnny’s birthday. There weren’t a lot of other people around, but a woman who I later determined was his daughter paid a quick visit. It was an amazing experience.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:24:00 +0000

The Ringling house made me of a house near where I grew up, both are quirky. Its nicknamed the Pyramid House by locals, basically its a gold plated pyramid shaped home, with a 60 foot statue of Ramses in front. It is located in Wadsworth IL, which right off the highway between Chicago and Milwaukee.