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The Albufera Lake, Before The 2024 Valencia Floods

The Albufera, which has long been one of our favorite areas in Valencia, was completely heavily affected by the flooding.

Wittenberg University Campus Fall Walk

Wittenberg feels like an oasis in the middle of Springfield; connected to the city, but very much separate.

Toads And Mushrooms at The Caesar Creek State Park

We decided to take advantage of a warm fall day in October in Ohio by hiking at Caesar Creek State Park, just an hour south of Springfield. This large state park surrounds a lake which was formed in the 1970s after the construction of a dam on Caeser Creek. With over 43 miles of hiking […]

What’s the Best Time to Visit Valencia’s Mercado Central?

Valencia is becoming more popular every year, and one of the places you really notice the increase in tourism is at the Mercado Central.

An Architectural Tour of Downtown Springfield

Today, the idea that Springfield, Ohio once enjoyed a brilliant moment in history might seem impossible to believe.

Random Impressions from World-Famous Springfield, Ohio

Hello from Springfield, Ohio! For the past sixteen years, we've been coming to this small Midwestern city to visit family. While it's not the type place we can breathlessly recommend to tourists, it has kind of grown on us.

Jungle Jim’s – A Shopping Safari in Cincinnati

Jungle Jim's was founded in 1974 by an Ohio entrepreneur named Jim Bonaminio, as a simple produce stand. But Bonaminio had aspirations far beyond that humble beginning,

The Bombas Gens Center of Digital Arts

The Bombas Gens building is by itself worth a visit. A former hydraulic pump factory, this is a prime example of early 20th-century industrial architecture.

The Westcott House: Springfield’s Frank Lloyd Wright Masterpiece

We recently took a tour of the Westcott House, where we learned about its troubled history and gawked at its meticulous interior design.

Don’t Come Digging in Valencia

Founded in 138 BC by the Romans as the colony of Valentia Edetanorum, Valencia has been continuously inhabited for over two millennia.