Baseball
America's summer pastime
is a treat to watch
wherever you are, but at
Chicago's ivy-clad
Wrigley Field, where the
score and the pitchers'
numbers are still
changed by hand, it's
simply irresistible.
Modern Architecture
The history of modern
architecture is writ
large on Chicago's
dramatic skyline, where
the world's first
skyscrapers now stand in
the shadow of sleek
corporate monoliths.
Art Institute of
Chicago
Take in the Art
Institute of Chicago's
renowned trove of
Impressionist and
contemporary paintings,
including a series of
Monet's Haystacks
and Grant Wood's American
Gothic, the famous
if often parodied
portrait of a
hardscrabble farming
couple with pitchfork.
Brother Jimmy's BBQ
Get a taste of Chicago's
love for ribs - a
leftover from its old
meatpacking days - at Brother
Jimmy's BBQ , where
the barbecued ribs are
served with candied yams
and collard greens, as
well as live music on
weekend nights.
Sears Tower
The world's tallest
building until 1997,
when it was topped by
Malaysia's Petronas
Towers, the Sears Tower
offers predictably
stunning views from its
observatory - and the
stomach-churning
one-minute elevator ride
up is a thrill in
itself.
The Skyline at Sunset
The sunset cruises of
the Chicago Architecture
by Boat tours give you
the city's impressive
skyline - filled with
the finest modern
architecture anywhere -
bathed in a stunning
orange hue.
Chicago Blues
Chicago is chock-full of
flavorful nightclubs for
urban blues, such as the
storied Checkerboard
Lounge on the South
Side.
Oak Park
Stroll through Oak Park,
the lush suburb once
home to Ernest Hemingway
and Frank Lloyd Wright -
with Hemingway
memorabilia at the
neighborhood's
Historical Society, and
several of Wright's key
buildings, including the
stunningly spare Unity
Temple, dotting the
landscape.
