Chicago Hotels

Chicago is the home of the blues and the truth of jazz, the heart of comedy and the idea of the skyscraper. Here, the age of railroads found its center, and airplanes followed suit. When staying in Chicago, we recommend La Quinta Inn and Suites Chicago Downtown, Central Loop Hotel, Hotel Allegro Chicago - a Kimpton Hotel, Hotel Burnham - a Kimpton Hotel, and theWit a Doubletree Hotel.

Loop

The Loop is the central business district of Chicago, bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Harrison Street to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east.

Near North

The Near North is the shop-and-awe center of Chicago. It's bounded by North Avenue to the north, the Chicago River to the west and south, and Lake Michigan to the east.

Rogers Park

Rogers Park is the northern border of Chicago — the wild-eyed inheritor of uninhibited lakefront, swamps become beaches, and the beauty of Chicago bricks.

Hyde Park

Hyde Park is one of Chicago's most famous neighborhoods, most certainly so on the South Side, located along the south lakefront.

Lakeview-North Center

Lakeview has the lion's share of Chicago nightlife, starting with Wrigleyville, home of the Chicago Cubs and major players in the city's theater and music scenes, and Boystown, one of the largest and most vibrant GLBT communities in the United States.

Wicker Park

Wicker Park is the vanguard of music, nightlife, and fashion in Chicago. This article also includes the sly, enjoyable Ukrainian Village, immediately south, and pieces of the greater West Town area.

Southwest Side

The Southwest Side of Chicago is far off the beaten path. Plenty of visitors know Midway Airport, but never see anything beyond.

Lincoln Park-Old Town

In Lincoln Park, collegians mix with freshly-minted lawyers and barrel-chested brokers, all come to sing their good fortune in beer gardens on the north side of Chicago, a short walk from miles of beautiful parks and the fabulous Lincoln Park Zoo.

Bridgeport-Chinatown

Bridgeport-Chinatown is the South Side at its most dynamic, as the old South Side Irish neighborhood of the Daleys increasingly blends with the old Chinese immigrant community to the north.

Uptown

Uptown is a scruffy, jazz-inflected neighborhood on the north side of Chicago. Within its boundaries, off to the side of the action, are the residential areas of Sheridan Park and Buena Park, and an exciting Southeast Asian community based around Argyle Street.

Far Northwest Side

The Far Northwest Side of Chicago includes the neighborhoods of Avondale and the Polish Village, with large Polish communities; …

North Lincoln

North Lincoln is a collection of neighborhoods on the north side of Chicago through which Lincoln Avenue wanders, remembering treasures and curiosities of the last century in Chicago life, moving along, and forgetting them all over again.

Near West Side

The Near West Side of Chicago has two of the city's premiere culinary strips, Little Italy and Greektown, and basketball legend Michael Jordan's old stomping grounds with the Chicago Bulls.

Far West Side

Chicago's Far West Side is best known for being impoverished and crime-ridden, but it has at least one major attraction as well as some fabulous parks, vibrant immigrant communities, and blues legends.

Pilsen

Murals of Mexican cowboys notwithstanding, Pilsen is a lot like the Wild West: only a few minutes from the center of Chicago …

Near South

The Near South is the home of several of Chicago's main attractions: the splendid Museum Campus, with three world-class natural science museums on the lakefront; Soldier Field, home of the NFL's Chicago Bears; and McCormick Place, the city's massive convention center.

Chatham-South Shore

Chatham-South Shore is a district at the heart of Chicago's South Side, home to the real Chicago blues, some mind-blowing BBQ, and the best soul food in town.

Logan-Bucktown

Logan Square is an expansive neighborhood with sweeping boulevards on Chicago's West Side.

Bronzeville

Bronzeville, the Black Metropolis, is a mecca of African-American History on Chicago's South Side, just miles south of downtown.

O'Hare International Airport

O'Hare International Airport is one of the biggest and busiest airports in the world.

Far Southeast Side

The Far Southeast Side of Chicago is a huge section of Chicago with only one large tourist draw: the Pullman Historic District.

Far Southwest Side

The Far Southwest Side of Chicago is home to a large Irish-American community, a ton of Irish pubs, and even a replica Irish castle.

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Go to the Museum of Science and Industry and see the Fairy Castle. It is a huge, 7 ft. tall, doll house that was created by a very wealthy woman in the 1920s. It includes such things as miniature versions of contemporary literature, signed by the authors, tiny ancient artifacts, and a tiny pistol … Samantha D.

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I don't like chicago. I cannot put my finger on it, whether it be the endless traffic, the fact that I paid to go to the top of the Sears tower and couldn't see a thing, or that O'Hare airport is the worst in the country. Their transit system is nice. The downtown area is nice if you take a river … Michael R.More Chicago Tips  GeckoGo