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The basics: Chicago
Where to Stay: Many consider the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago [120
East Delaware; 312-280-8800] the city's finest address. Less pricey, but elegant, is
The Drake Hotel [140 East Walton; 312-787-2200], known as the Grande Dame of
Chicago. A bargain for good hotels is The Palmer Hilton Towers
[17 East Monroe, 312-726-7500], which has an unbeatable
location. Oh, there's always the Cobb Bed & Breakfast
with a special invite.
Where to Eat: For
steaks, Gene &
Georgetti [500 N. Franklin; 312-527-3718]; for cheese
burgers Billy Goat Tavern [430 N. Michigan; 312-222-1525] or Ed Debevic's [640 N.
Wells; 312-664-1707]; for contemporary American Printer's Row [550 S.
Dearborn; 312-461-0780] or Bandera
[535 N. Michigan; 312-644-3524]; for Mexican and great
margarittas visit Las Pinatas
[1552 N. Wells; 312-664-8277]; for pizza Ranallis [1925 N. Lincoln; 312-642-4700]; for make your own stir fry there's Flat Top Grill [319 North Avenue; 312-787-7676] for Thai hit Tiparos [1540 N. Clark; 312-712-9900] or Chinese visit Ben Pao [54 West Illinois; 312-222-1888].
Don't Miss: The Art Institute of Chicago [111 S.
Michigan; 312-443-3600]; Chicago
Board of Trade [141 W. Jackson; 312-435-3590]; International Museum of Surgical Science [1526 North Lake Shore Drive; 312-642-6502]; John G. Shedd Aquarium [1200 S. Lakeshore; 312-939-2438]; Museum of Science and Industry [East 57th and South Lake Shore; 773-684-1414]; Signature Lounge at the John Hancock Building [875 N. Michigan; 312-787-7230]; Second City [1616 Wells Street; 312-337-39921]; Chicago Neighborhood Tours [312-742-1190]; Magnificant Mile [along Michigan Avenue from the Chicago River to Oak Street]; The Green Mill [4802 N.
Broadway; 773-878-5552] is great for Jazz; Kingston Mines [2548
North Halstead; 773-477-4646]
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