Chicago Tourist Guide

Chicago, situated in Illinois, USA, is located at 41 degree north, latitude; 87 degree west, longitude and at an altitude of 593 ft. Located between Great lakes and the Mississippi  Zone, Chicago is a metropolitan city of USA. The most common name given to the complete province of Chicago is “Chicago land”. And, this land is an amalgamation of more than 71 communities all across and every community provides a distinct tourist destination, making Chicago a versatile land of tourism. Chicago is known for many a thing, like Ecotourism, Nightlife, sports activities, art and cultural festivals and the list is long. In this tourist guide we will have a look to every possible tourist destination in Chicago.

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Excursions

• Museums and other art-cultural exhibitions

Chicago is a place for traditional musings. All the famous galleries and museums are located along Lake Michigan forming the world renowned Museum Campus. The three major museums in this lane are The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, The Field Museum, and The Shedd Aquarium. One of the most famous art museums in Chicago is Art Institute of Chicago. If you visit this city, don’t miss on these speciality museums, rarely seen in other parts of the world.

                                                                  (The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum)

• Events and Festivals

Chicago hosts a number of festivals and events, of various genres like music, dance, comedy, etc. Some of the famous shows include: Chicago Jazz Festival, Chicago Summer Dance Festival, Black Harvest Film Festival, Movies in the Park, City Lights Night Tour etc. Music, Dance and Lights are at the heart of these events and are enjoyed by youngsters.

• Green Chicago

This includes all the 600 parks and 8100 acres of greenery all across Chicago. Chicago is famous for its greenery and pure and loving environment and most of the tourists here are attracted by this green beauty. All these parks arrange for various shows to amuse their tourists. For instance, one can visit Chicago District Park or Millennium Park.

• Nightlife

Chicago’s night life is one of the best night lives. It offers a hell lot of fun and leisure activities during the night hours. There are many pubs and dance bars which are famous for their night amusement.  Few of these lounges include: 10pin Bowling Lounge, Andy's Jazz Club, and Winery, etc. Each of them has one or the other exciting activity, like, stand up comedies, bowling arena, jazz and music shows etc. Music and dance enthusiasts will love the night life in this city.

• Beaches

Along the Lake Michigan resides Chicago, offering it a long coastline for beach activities and relaxing. There are many beaches settled along this coastline. To name few we have :  63rd Street Beach, Loyola Park, Montrose Beach, North Avenue Beach, Northerly Island Prairie etc. One will find lot of tourists sitting and sipping cocktail for hours on a relaxing chair.

                                                                                                (63rd Street Beach)

• Public Art Arenas

Chicago is very famous for its public art. Full of creative beings, Chicago has a huge collection of beautiful and intriguing art forms exhibited in public where anyone can have a look without any charges. For example, LOOP, which is located in the city’s heart; West, Near south and north, etc.

• The Chicago Wildlife

Chicago has a dense wildlife with many zoos and sanctuaries. The most famous ones include: MONTROSE BIRD SANCTUARY, McCORMICK BIRD SANCTUARY, BILL JARVIS MIGRATORY BIRD SANCTUARY etc. As you can see, it is more famous for different bird species and are loved by bird watchers.

• Chicago Markets

Chicago is famous for its marketing areas. Tourists are very interested in purchasing the local products of Chicago. Mostly, these markets are filled with French products. Mainly, there are these three market areas which are famous, THE CHICAGO FRENCH MARKET, GREEN CITY MARKET and CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD FARMERS MARKETS. If you are short of time, you can visit the French market.

• Sports and other Recreational activities

This includes the various sports like biking, cycling etc. which are offered by the city in the open zones. It also includes the beach games which could be played on the famous beaches on the coast of Michigan.

So, this was all about the main attraction spots in Chicago. Now, let us take a look to the major restaurants and hotels in Chicago.

How to reach Chicago from India

Chicago is one of the most frequently visited tourist spot amongst Indians. And, due this frequency of travel, there are numerous flights running everyday from Indian states to Chicago. All the big airlines have more than at least two flights a day from major Indian states like Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi etc. to Chicago. The two major flights covered include:

• Delhi-Chicago-Delhi:  60,000 INR covering a distance of 7468 miles
• Mumbai-Chicago-Mumbai:  8044 miles in 57,000 INR