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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Chicago - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Just north of Uptown there's a neighborhood that feels like a small town and still shows signs of the Swedish settlers who founded it. Andersonville...Read More
Just beyond Wrigleyville lies this section of Lakeview; it's been a major "gayborhood" since the 1970s, which also makes it one of the country...Read More
Michigan Avenue, or Mag Mile as some call it, is a potpourri of historic buildings, upscale boutiques, department stores, and posh hotels. ...Read More
Pilsen's main commercial strip is loaded with tempting restaurants, bakeries, and Mexican grocery stores. At 1515 West 18th, past the "Bienvenidos...Read More
Also known as Little Saigon (and Little Chinatown and North Chinatown), this area is anchored by the red pagoda of the El's Argyle Street stop...Read More
The strip from Lake Shore Drive to Sheffield has an entirely different character than the residential streets nearby. Yes, it has Starbucks...Read More
If you like sweets or have kids in tow, keep an eye out for this bakery, which stocks a mind-boggling array of treats. ...Read More
Chicagoans flock here to satisfy cravings for Indian, Middle Eastern, and Asian fare, or, as the avenue moves west, a good Jewish challah. Indian...Read More
At the southern border of Wicker Park, Division Street has become a shopping and dining destination in its own right. Bars, boutiques, and trendy...Read More
This stylish neighborhood is filled with chic restaurants, trendsetting galleries, shops, and showrooms for cutting-edge design and green living...Read More
This small strip may as well be half a world away from the rest of the West Loop. Greek restaurants are the main draw here. Continue west on...Read More
Since the late 1960s, Halsted Street near 18th Street has lured a large number of artists, who live and work in the mixed-use community known...Read More
Two- and three-story gray-stone houses and other residential buildings line the quiet, leafy side streets heading east and west of Boystown...Read More
Long known for its Teutonic heritage, Lincoln Square is home to two annual German fests—Maifest in late May (held around a 30-foot-tall maypole...Read More
A vibrant dining scene and lots of good bars and clubs (including the famed Second City) make Old Town a top nightlife destination. ...Read More
Bounded by Congress Parkway on the north, Polk Street on the south, Plymouth Court to the east, and the Chicago River to the west, this district...Read More
North of the Merchandise Mart and south of Chicago Avenue, between Orleans and Dearborn, is a concentration of art galleries carrying just about...Read More
Southport and other streets that travel north to Irving Park Road are lined with independent shops, many of which cater to well-dressed young...Read More
In the mid-19th century, when Italians started to migrate to Chicago, about one-third of them settled in and around Taylor Street, a 12-block...Read More
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