This walk took place last June when we visited Chicago. Taking advantage of the long summer days, one day we went to visit Evanston, a town located north of Chicago.
We were staying in Hyde Park in the southern part of the city, so getting to Evanston on the L, Chicago’s subway, took us a little over an hour.
When we arrived, we headed to a café in downtown Evanston since my husband had to take a work call, so my son and I went for a walk, which I’m sharing here for this #wednesdaywalk.
I’d read about a quirky shop in town that specializes in selling rocks, so we headed there.
In Evanston, just like in Chicago, there’s a lot of street art. I loved this one on the sidewalk in fron of the cafe.
On our way, we came across this other super colorful mural on the sidewalk.
My son was leading the way, and it seemed to me that we were going around in circles a lot, haha. Maybe because it was around noon and quite hot.
Some more murals along our route.
Evanston is much quieter than Chicago, and the pace of life on its streets feels more leisurely; plus, everything looks very clean and beautiful
We finally reached the block on Main St. where the store was located. The name of the store is Dave’s Down to Earth Rock Shop.
The shop sells all kinds of stones, from the most common to semiprecious ones, as well as jewelry, but the most interesting part is the small museum they have in the basement.
The exhibit features some interesting fossils and curious rocks. It’s a great place to visit with kids and is definitely worth a stop if you’re in Evanston.
After taking a tour of the museum and buying a couple of souvenirs at the gift shop, we headed back out onto the street.
I already mentioned it was noon, so we were getting a little hungry. The plan was to go back to the café to pick up my husband and go get lunch. But we walked past a place called Button Bakery where everything looked really good, so we bought a slice of pizza to have a snack. We ate it right away, and I forgot to take a picture of it, hehe.
We continued on our way through the different streets of Evanston, enjoying the local atmosphere.
Until we got back to Café Colectivo, where my husband was waiting for us. From there, we went to find a place to eat. But for now, I’ll leave the story of our walk here.
This is my post for this week's #wednesdaywalk challenge hosted by @tattoodjay
Thank you for reading.
All images and writing are my own unless otherwise stated.
© CoquiCoin
November 11, 2026
