Our blog is filled with fun stories and little-known facts about special places.
Come learn about those places and the people who made them unique, as well as highlights of our Adventures.
Photograph credits: @ChiCitiGirl
LATEST BLOG POSTS
- Tours
How Route 66 Became America’s “Mother Road”
eATLAS has two tour Adventures dedicated to Route 66. The first explores 12 landmarks that can be found near its terminus point in Chicago’s Loop, and the second is a 300-mile excursion that spans the entirety of the road in Illinois, from Chicago to the Chain of Rocks Bridge in Granite City, with stops at […]
April 18, 2024
- City
- Tours
Prairie Avenue: Chicago’s First “Millionaires’ Row”
Found on the Near South Side, the Prairie Avenue District has some of Chicago’s most historic mansions. eATLAS’ CHIstory ScavHunt Adventure, which takes place May 31st-June 2nd, will immerse you in the Windy City’s storied past, with a chance to win cash prizes totaling $5,000. You can get full details here. By Dave Lifton (@daveeatschicago) […]
April 11, 2024
- Food
- Tours
Chicago Pizza Isn’t Only About Deep-Dish
eATLAS’ new Brown Line Pizza Tour Adventure shows off the diversity of both Chicago’s neighborhoods and its pizza culture by sampling six variations of pizza close to six stations on the CTA’s Brown Line, from the Loop to Lincoln Square. The birth of deep-dish will also be part of our Chicago ScavHunt 2024, which will […]
April 5, 2024
- Travel
Cape Town: A Cosmopolitan Mecca of Culture, History and Food.
Welcome to Cape Town, the Rainbow Nation city that blends natural beauty with cultural abundance. Tour the City on a Culinary Adventure with the Cape Town Food Tour. Post and photos by Kelly Kniewel (@ChiCitiGirl) Located at the southwestern tip of Africa, Cape Town offers a unique experience that caters to every traveler’s desires, especially […]
April 2, 2024
- Celebration
Meet Crusading Civil Rights Journalist Ida B. Wells
Created by Larissa Rolley, eATLAS’ Women in Chicago tour Adventure visits 17 locations throughout the city focusing on women who shaped the city’s past, including Ida B. Wells, and are defining its future. By Dave Lifton (@daveeatschicago) In 2019, Congress Parkway in Chicago was renamed Ida B. Wells Drive. It was the first time the […]
March 21, 2024
- Tours
Discover Wynwood: Miami’s Most Colorful Neighborhood
Wynwood is celebrated for the street art that can be found on walls throughout the Miami neighborhood. You can find six pieces made by world-renowned artists, and learn more about them, by taking our app-guided mural tour of Wynwood Adventure. By Dave Lifton (@daveeatschicago) In 1917, Josiah Chaille and Hugh Anderson bought farmland with the […]
March 15, 2024