Chicago is one of the top cities in the United States and should definitely be on your bucketlist to visit even if you are not a travelista. It is a city for everyone because the culture and amount of adventure you can find in this city located in the state of Illinois is large. As a New Yorker myself I would say Chicago is a cousin of New York. I am not going to give a history of Chicago because there are so many others I feel have perfected the delivery of Chicago's history far superior and rightfully so with either being a resident or research. What I will do is provide places that you should definitely check out while you're in Chicago and what you should know.

Downtown Chicago

Willis Tower aka "Sears Tower" for Chicagoans

Giordano's for a Chicago deep dish pizza

Portillo's for a Chicago hot dog. It is their signature restaurant, but there are countless restaurants that offer the same quality if not better.

Chicago Numero Uno's for deep dish pizza

Chicago river boat-good at day or night

Chicago Theater

Londonhouse rooftop bar for spectacular views of the Chicago River

Millenium Park

The Bean aka the Cloud Gate Sculpture located in the millenium park

Venturing out to other Chicago neighborhoods:

Logan Square

Wicker Park (Watch The Wicker Park movie first!)

Visit The Fairlife office nearby

Check out movie film locations for:

Blues Brothers

Transformers 3

Save The Last Dance

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