A selection of Chicago's architecture from the Chicago River.

Ten reasons why Chicago is the best city in the US

David Whitley rates Chicago as his favourite city in the US – and here are ten reasons why. Over my twenty-plus year career as a travel journalist, I’ve visited dozens of US cities. Many of them more than once. I thoroughly enjoy most of them,…
Sue the T-Rex inside the Field Museum, Chicago.

Ultimate guide to parking at the Field Museum (Chicago)

The Field Museum sits at 1400 South DuSable Lake Shore Drive, in the heart of Chicago’s Museum Campus. Parking on the Museum Campus is operated by the Chicago Park District and managed by Standard Parking. On special event days such as Bears games, concerts, or festivals,…

Experiencing different pizza styles in Chicago’s West Loop

Taste Chicago’s best pizza styles on a West Loop guided tour, exploring top pizzerias while discovering the neighbourhood’s history and culture. What makes West Loop special 20 years ago, West Loop was a thoroughly unappealing, sleeves-rolled-up industrial area, dominated by meatpacking warehouses. Many of those…
Nathan G Moore House in Oak Park, Chicago.

The best way for architecture-lovers to see Oak Park, Chicago

Discover Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpieces on an Oak Park guided tour, with expert insight, historic homes and Prairie-style architecture. Why visit Oak Park? Out west, safely into suburbia, Oak Park in Chicago comes over as a leafy, well-to-do area of carefully primped lawns and sizable…