The Local Tourist provides inspiration for your next adventure, focusing on road trips, culture, history, the great outdoors, and destinations large and small.
What is a Local Tourist?
The Local Tourist has a simple goal:
to help you experience the fascination of a tourist while feeling the comfort of the local, no matter where you are.
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Escape with Alex Paige Travel Mysteries
Get away from it all with these “unputdownable” mysteries featuring travel writer Alex Paige.
With engaging characters, stunning locations, and plenty of twists and turns, Peril on the Peninsula, Revenge in the Rockies, Betrayed at the Beach, and Ruin on the River are must-reads for fans of cozy mysteries and travel writing alike.
BONUS: Peril on the Peninsula is FREE!
Recently on The Local Tourist
Find travel inspiration and tips with these stories and guides.
- Magnificent Mile Lights Festival: A Chicago Winter Delight
- No Sky Like a Kansas Sky: Hiking in Konza Prairie
- Where to Stay in Downtown Chicago: 33 Amazing Hotels
- Hildebrand Farms Dairy: From Edelweiss to Ice Cream
- A Kansas Diamond: Junction City Brigade and Historic Rathert Field
- Geary County Historical Society: Where Past Meets Present
Writing & Publishing
Not only do I write about travel, I can also teach you how to tighten your writing, bring destinations to life, be found by the readers who need you, and get raving fans. I can also help you learn how to publish your own books and control your author life.
Mother Nature’s a magnificent artist with limitless creativity.
Step into her gallery and get some fresh air.
Road Trips
There’s nothing like hittin’ the road for a great adventure! Check out these guides before you venture out.
- Where to Stay on a Road Trip: How to find Hotels
- Best Road Trip Organization Hacks and Tools: How to Organize your Road Trip
- Best Tips on How to Budget a Road Trip: Simple Steps to Create Your Budget
- 16 Best Road Trip Apps to Plan Your Adventures 2024
- 41 Best Road Trip Planning Tools and Apps in 2024
- Driving the Scenic Great River Road In Illinois
Destination Guides
Go beyond the standard “what to do” with these in-depth destination guides.
- Best Things to do in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: Discover its magnetic pull
- 30 Fun Things to do in Yuma Arizona
- 23 Best Things to do in Chicago in Winter
- Delightful Things to do in Brown County Indiana & the Making of a Tourist Destination
- Beyond the Buggy: Things to do in Shipshewana
- 28 Best Things to do in Fort Wayne, Indiana
CHICAGO
The Local Tourist began as a Chicago guide in 2002. Explore the Windy City and fall in love.
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Our philosophy is all about making the world a better place through meaningful and fun experiences.