LATEST BLOG POSTS

  • Iconic Chicago
‘Y’ Does Chicago Have a Secret Symbol?

eATLAS’ Hidden in Plain Sight scavenger hunt Adventure asks you to solve clues that will take you to seven locations where Chicago’s Y-shaped municipal device is displayed. The symbol is also featured on our CHIstory ScavHunt Adventure, which takes place May 31st-June 2nd, with a chance to win cash prizes totaling $5,000. By Dave Lifton […]

April 25, 2024

  • 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

Women’s History Month
  • 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

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