| Chicago, also known as the Windy City is located in | | | | for years. All of these professional sports can be seen |
| the state of Illinois and is the largest metropolitan area | | | | in the downtown area and many visitors center their |
| in the Midwest. It is a beautiful old city located right on | | | | visit surrounding one of these games. The Chicago |
| Lake Michigan offering it fantastic water views from | | | | fans are some of the most loyal and vocal fans in the |
| the many high rise buildings there. Chicago had a | | | | country so getting a ticket to a game should be done |
| horrible fire in 1871 where much of the city was | | | | well in advance. |
| devastated and had to be rebuilt by contractors in | | | | Chicago is also known for the great museums, zoos |
| Chicago. During that time, amazing architecture was | | | | and aquarium. If you are a fan of the arts, the Field |
| produced by a Chicago general contractor and | | | | museum and the Contemporary Museum of Art rival |
| architects and much of it can be enjoyed on the | | | | other art museums in larger cities and should be seen. |
| architectural cruise in the city. | | | | The Shedd Aquarium also is a great place to visit and |
| There are so many wonderful things to do and see in | | | | has the largest collection of Beluga Whales in North |
| Chicago and this article will just touch on a few | | | | America. The Lincoln Park Zoo is also one of the |
| favorites. It is recommended that you stay in one of | | | | oldest free zoos in the country so a visit to that is |
| the fine hotels near the magnificent mile on Michigan | | | | great and obviously inexpensive too. |
| Ave. or near the recently constructed Millenium Park. | | | | Food is a big reason people like to visit Chicago. There |
| Both of these locations are great and close to the | | | | is a Little Italy as well as a Greek town in Chicago that |
| many different sites to see. If you are not afraid of | | | | have amazing restaurants to be found. Two foods |
| heights then a visit to the tallest building, The Sears | | | | that this city is known for are the Chicago style deep |
| Tower is a must see for a complete aerial view of the | | | | dish pizza and the infamous Superdawg hot dog that |
| downtown area as well as the lake. Because it is so | | | | is served with a variety of condiments special to |
| high, the building has been known to close the top | | | | Chicago like mustard, no ketchup, onion salt and a |
| floors down on windy days. | | | | kosher pickle. There are also several top restaurants |
| For sports fans, Chicago is a great city with two major | | | | available for the foodies traveling here too. |
| league baseball teams, The Chicago Cubs and The | | | | Chicago is a great city to see and many celebrities are |
| Chicago White Sox, a huge football stadium to see the | | | | proud to call it their home like Oprah Winfrey, President |
| Chicago Bears NFL team play and the famous NBA | | | | Barack Obama, and many actors and musicians. |
| team the Chicago Bulls where Michael Jordan played | | | | |