What con­sti­tutes “the best?” Well, like a lot of things, it depends on whom you ask. So, the Missouri Division of Tourism recently con­ducted an infor­mal Facebook poll where they asked their fans to tell them where to find things like “the best” of every­thing, from best cheese­burg­ers to best scenic drives.

From store­front the­aters in the neigh­bor­hoods and Tony-award win­ning regional com­pa­nies to major Broadway shows, Chicago is known through­out the world for its exten­sive selec­tion of critically-acclaimed the­ater. On any given day, vis­i­tors can ven­ture out into Chicago’s diverse com­mu­ni­ties for a pro­duc­tion at one of the city’s many off-Loop the­ater com­pa­nies or see a musi­cal in the bustling his­toric down­town the­ater district.

American Airlines cus­tomers depart­ing from select air­ports can choose to receive their board­ing passes elec­tron­i­cally on their mobile phones or PDAs, sav­ing time and bypass­ing the need to print and present a paper board­ing pass at the airport.

The 6th Annual Sock Monkey Madness Festival is hap­pen­ing this week­end, March 6th and 7th, in Rockford, Illinois. So grab your sock mon­key, load up your Kia, and head out!

March is an espe­cially excit­ing time in Ohio, as the birth of spring offers a num­ber of ways vis­i­tors can enjoy the sea­son in full bloom. Gather the fam­ily together and cel­e­brate the luck o’ the Irish in Dublin — Ohio, that is. Explore the sur­real inter­ac­tion between humans and ani­mals through Francisco Toledo’s art­work in the Glass City or flock to Hinckley for the return of one of Ohio’s most famous nat­ural phe­nom­ena. Or, if you’re look­ing to be inspired by true girl power, com­mem­o­rate Women’s History Month in the heart of the state’s capital.