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.
Please allow me to introduce myself
Hi. My name’s Theresa and I’m The Local Tourist. Have we met? Well, then, please allow me to introduce myself.
Recently on The Local Tourist
Find travel inspiration and tips with these stories and guides.
- Goldmoor Inn: a Luxurious Getaway on the Great River Road
- Find the Best Places to Stay in Door County Wisconsin
- Chicago Field Museum: the Beloved Institution that Almost Wasn’t
- Canoe Bay Resort is Magic and Luxury in the Northwoods
- How I Conquered My Fear in Canoe Bay
- 8 Essential Road Trip Questions to Ask Before Your Next Adventure
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.
- 8 Essential Road Trip Questions to Ask Before Your Next Adventure
- 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
Destination Guides
Go beyond the standard “what to do” with these in-depth destination guides.
- Discover the Top Things to do in Shipshewana
- 33 Best Things to do in Chicago in Winter
- Best Things to do in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: Discover its magnetic pull
- 30 Fun Things to do in Yuma Arizona
- Delightful Things to do in Brown County Indiana & the Making of a Tourist Destination
- 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.