Table of Contents
1 Experience Chicago 6
18 Ultimate Experiences 8
What's Where 16
Chicago Today 18
What to Eat and Drink in Chicago 20
An Architecture Lover's Guide to Chicago 22
Chicago's Best Outdoor Adventures 24
Under the Radar Chicago 26
Chicago Then and Now 28
Chicago Sports Teams 30
Best Tours 32
Free and Almost Free 34
Chicago with Kids 35
What to Watch and Read 36
2 Travel Smart Chicago 37
Getting Here and Around 38
Essentials 44
Contacts 52
On the Calendar 53
3 The Loop 55
Neighborhood Spotlight 56
The Loop 57
South Loop 86
West Loop 94
4 Near North and River North 103
Neighborhood Spotlight 104
Near North 105
River North 131
5 Pilsen, Little Italy, and Chinatown 145
Neighborhood Spotlight 146
Pilsen 147
Little Italy 153
Chinatown 155
University Village 157
Prairie Avenue 159
6 Lincoln Park and Wicker Park 161
Neighborhood Snapshot 162
Lincoln Park 163
Wicker Park 180
Bucktown 189
Logan Square 194
7 Lakeview and the Far North Side 201
Neighborhood Spotlight 202
Lakeview 203
Far North and Far Northwest Sides 214
8 Hyde Park 223
Neighborhood Spotlight 224
9 Day Trips from Chicago 235
Welcome to Day Trips from Chicago 236
Planning 238
Aurora and Vicinity 239
Brookfield 239
Evanston 247
Glencoe 248
Glenview 248
Highland Park 248
Lisle 250
Oak Park 250
Skokie 253
Vernon Hills 255
Wheaton 255
Wilmette 255
Index 257
About Our Writers 272
A Guide to the Art Institute 74
The Sky's the Limit 116
Chicago Sings the Blues 175
Frank Lloyd Wright 240
Maps
The Loop 58-59
South Loop 88-89
West Loop 96-97
Near North 106-107
River North 134
Pilsen, Little Italy, Chinatown, University Village, and Prairie Avenue 148-149
Lincoln Park and Wicker Park 166-167
Bucktown and Logan Square 190-191
Lakeview, Far North, and Far Northwest Sides 204-205
Hyde Park 226-227