Top Attractions in Millennium Park: Cloud Gate, Crown Fountain & Pritzker Pavilion
Millennium Park in Chicago features iconic artworks like Cloud Gate, Crown Fountain, and Pritzker Pavilion, showcasing stunning public art.
Touring Chicago’s gangster heritage – from Prohibition to the Untouchables
A Chicago gangster tour can help piece together the city’s unwanted past – as can visits to the Valentine’s Day Massacre site and the Green Mill. The efforts to gloss over Chicago’s gangster past Dressed in his snazzy fedora and wide pin-stripes, Southside tells it…
Revisiting Chicago – and why the third visit to a city is often the best
A third visit to Chicago provides a valuable lesson to apply to the rest of the world. First time vs second time in Chicago The first time I visited Chicago, I was thoroughly bowled over. The skyline got me giddily excited, the vibe seemed right…
Love at first sight: Is Chicago the best city in the US?
This article was written in 2010, after I’d arrived in Chicago for the first time. I’ve republished it not as a guide, but as a reminder of the instant joy and enthusiasm felt for the city. The train from Chicago O’Hare Before I’d even ventured…
Tribune Tower, Chicago – The Building That Stole The World
In the walls of Chicago’s Tribune Tower, you can see chunks of the Alamo, the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China and the Parthenon. The opening of the Tribune Tower It’s fair to say that no newspaper these days would dare to open offices…
Chicago from down low: Kayaking the Chicago River
A kayak tour on the Chicago River brings a closeness to the water – and views of some of the most spectacular architecture on earth. Kayaking around Goose Island It’s not the Chicago I was expecting. The only company when kayaking along the Chicago River…
The best places in Chicago for Frank Lloyd-Wright architecture
For lovers of Frank Lloyd-Wright’s architecture, the best places in Chicago to visit are his Oak Park studio and Frederick C Robie House. Chicago’s most famous architect For a city so famous for its skyscrapers, it’s perhaps ironic that the single most celebrated Chicago architect…