🍸 El Alma (for margaritas on the roof with a side of chips and queso/guacamole)
🍽️ Suerte or its more seafood-focused sister restaurant Este
🏛️ Walk along the boardwalks of Lady Bird Lake
⭐ Try more iconic Austin foods like breakfast tacos from Veracruz and BBQ from La Barbecue
☕ Plein Air Cafe with a view of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House next door
🍽️ A Chicago style deep-dish pizza from Pequod's Pizza and/or the lesser-known tavern style pizza from John’s Pizzeria
🏛️ In good weather take the Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise or in bad weather explore The Art Institute of Chicago
⭐ Go a bit out of town for more iconic Chicago dishes like a Chicago style hot dog from Superdawg Drive-In and/or an Italian beef sandwich from Johnnie's Beef (both ~20 min outside the city center)
🍺 Thin Man
🏛️ Red Rocks Amphitheater (20 mins from Denver)
🍽️ Pancho Maiz for lunch and Micaela Mar & Leña for dinner
🏛️ A walking tour through plazas, parks, and monuments from the center up along Paseo de Montejo
⭐ A day trip to the Uxmal Ruins (with the option to stay there one night to experience the magic of the ruins in the morning right when it opens)
🍺🍸Tio Pepe
🏛️Museo Nacional de Antropología and the view from Chapultepec Castle
⭐ Teotihuacan (1 hr from the city)
🍽️ Dooky Chase
⭐ A Po’boy from Parkway Tavern and a muffuletta from Central Grocery
☕ Night Moves (there's also a great bar next store called Lambs)
🏛️ Explore the beautiful coastal paths near Portland Head Lighthouse
⭐ Enjoy an iconic Maine lobster roll with an epic view at The Lobster Shack at Two Lights
🍽️ M.E.C.
🏛️ Portland Japanese Garden and the nearby hike to the Pittock Mansion
⭐ Walk to the top of Mt. Tabor
☕ Kohi (there are two locations but this one has a cute tiny back patio looking out at the water)
🍸 Early drinks and happy hour at The Red Inn followed by sunset drinks with a view at Land's End Inn across the street
🏛️ Walk along the breakwater from Pilgrim's Point Landing Park to the beach beside Wood End Lighthouse
⭐ Rent a bike and bike the beechwood forest and province lands bike trails in a loop
🏛️ Walk from the Cabrillo Bridge to the Botanical Building and explore Balboa Park
⭐ The Salk Institute (requires a tour reservation) or take the trolley to Tijuana, Mexico for the weekend!
☕ Buttermilk (for coffee & biscuits)
🏛️ Ca' d'Zan at the Ringling Museum of Art
⭐ Guided or Self-Guided Tour of Mid Century Modern Architecture through SAF
☕ Elm Coffee Roasters with a stop at London plane and the UPS Waterfall nearby
🍽️ The Walrus and the Carpenter
🏛️ Gas Works Park followed by a drink at Russell’s Tavern
⭐ Ballard Locks Park before or after a fishwich and shake from Red Mill Totem House
