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Chicago’s front yard is a pretty landscaped park, which is home to public art displays, museums, themed gardens and international music festivals.

Bordered roughly by the surrounding elevated train circuit, this Chicago neighborhood has restaurants, galleries, parks and a giant silver bean.

Look down the chute of Cascade Falls from a rickety bridge and admire the brilliant hues decorating the canyon’s sandstone walls in this eclectic park.

Look down the chute of Cascade Falls from a rickety bridge and admire the brilliant hues decorating the canyon’s sandstone walls in this eclectic park.

A modern metropolis on the shores of Lake Michigan that’s defined by a love for fine art, baseball and the blues.

The lodge provides a luxurious base from which to explore trails leading to bluffs and canyons of this riverside park. Try ice climbing and eagle spotting in winter.

A ferris wheel, shopping, restaurants and more can be found in this waterfront  entertainment district.

Chicago’s front yard is a pretty landscaped park, which is home to public art displays, museums, themed gardens and international music festivals.

Built by famed 19th-century architects and renovated in 1907 by Frank Lloyd Wright, this early skyscraper is a great stop on a Chicago architecture tour.

A modern metropolis on the shores of Lake Michigan that’s defined by a love for fine art, baseball and the blues.

Look down the chute of Cascade Falls from a rickety bridge and admire the brilliant hues decorating the canyon’s sandstone walls in this eclectic park.

A modern metropolis on the shores of Lake Michigan that’s defined by a love for fine art, baseball and the blues.

The lodge provides a luxurious base from which to explore trails leading to bluffs and canyons of this riverside park. Try ice climbing and eagle spotting in winter.

Learn about one of the most revered presidents of the United States through museum artifacts and presidential papers.

A modern metropolis on the shores of Lake Michigan that’s defined by a love for fine art, baseball and the blues.

A dynamic village and suburb of Chicago with shopping centers, comedy clubs and a restaurant where you can watch medieval jousts. 

A ferris wheel, shopping, restaurants and more can be found in this waterfront  entertainment district.

A modern metropolis on the shores of Lake Michigan that’s defined by a love for fine art, baseball and the blues.

A modern metropolis on the shores of Lake Michigan that’s defined by a love for fine art, baseball and the blues.

A modern metropolis on the shores of Lake Michigan that’s defined by a love for fine art, baseball and the blues.

From barhopping to visiting museums, this college town and Silicon Prairie hub offers plenty to see and do.

Live demonstrations provide a fascinating experience at this blacksmith shop, with anvils and fire pokers glowing red hot and bending to the might of the hammer.