Chicago
Chicago is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles. With 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in both the U.S. state of Illinois and the American Midwest. Its metropolitan area, is home to 9.5 million people and is the third-largest in the United States. Chicago is the seat of Cook County.
Today, the city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation, with O'Hare International Airport being the busiest airport in the world.
Chicago hosted 46.37 million international and domestic visitors, an overall visitation record contributing more than US$12.8 billion to Chicago's economy (2012).
Chicago was chosen as one of the "Top Ten Cities in the United States" to visit for its restaurants, skyscrapers, museums, and waterfront (2013).
We recommend you stay in Chicago for at list 4 nights. Main sights recommended are:
- Navy Pier on the shoreline of Lake Michigan. The pier is one of the most visited attractions in Chicago.
- Magnificent Mile Chicago's largest shopping district with retail stores, restaurants, museums and hotels.
- Chicago Water Tower is one of the few surviving structures of the infamous Great Chicago Fire.
- Millennium Park has modern sculptures in steel and glass, including Chicago’s newest must-photo for visitors.
- Buckingham Fountain located in Grant Park designed after the Latona Fountain at Versailles.
- Chicago River, the beautiful mile-long pedestrian River walk through the downtown district.
- The Willis Tower (Sears Tower) with an observation deck opens to tourists year round.
- John Hancock Center Chicago’s fourth-tallest building including the world’s highest indoor swimming pool.
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