

Looking for laughs? Stand-up and improv comedy are both exceptionally popular there-find an open mic and you might catch an up-and-comer.īook your next flight to Chicago (O’Hare) with Southwest Airlines and get ready to see what Chicagoland has to offer. Depending on the time of year, you may be able to visit a vibrant street festival or catch a Broadway show that’s also in town.

Hungry for more? Explore the city’s past and present at the Chicago History Museum, the Chicago Cultural Center, and the Chicago Architecture Center. Italian beef, thin-crust tavern-cut pizza, and all-beef hot dogs covered in veggies (but never, ever ketchup) are Chicagoland classics but generations of immigrant communities have brought foods and flavors from far and wide to the city’s gastronomic landscape. Quintessential, can’t-miss Chicago includes indulging in some of the city’s most famous foods. From Uptown and Andersonville to Hyde Park and Archer Heights, plenty of vibrant local and transplanted culture awaits, whether you drive or take advantage of public transit. Want to see real Chicago? Explore one of the 77 designated communities in the City of Neighborhoods to get a taste of what Chi-Town is like for a real Chicagoan (who would not actually call it Chi-Town). That’s with good reason-there’s plenty to see, do, and eat! But these tourist favorites are just that. The Loop, Restaurant Row, the Museum Campus, and the Magnificent Mile are likely all places that have been suggested as destinations during your visit. When you deplane at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, you’ll find yourself on the northwestern-most edge of the city and Cook County-call or rent a car or hop on the Blue Line of the CTA’s “L” to get yourself into the action. Once dubbed freight handler to the nation, Chicago may not be the transportation hub of generations past but it’s still as much a hub of culture as it ever was.
