Product Description

Discover Chicago

Splash in Millennium Park's Crown Fountain, with its gargoyle-style video fountain
Canvass West Loop galleries, Chicago's beachhead for contemporary arts
Browse Wicker Park boutiques for vintage pillbox hats, graphic novels and Tortise CDs
Score bleacher seats for the Cubs at Wrigley Field

In This Guide:

Three authors, 1800 research hours, 97 well-tested bars, clubs and concert halls
Expanded coverage of Chicago's culinary scene, from gourmet hot dogs to celebrity chefs
New itinerary Builder helps you choose your own adventure

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #141924 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 280 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781741047677
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
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From the Publisher
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Customer Reviews

Great Guide to Chicago
This guide book was our Bible during our short trip in Chicago. It was right about most things we had a chance to check out, e.g. where to catch the best view of the city. Other helpful information included as well. For example, average prices for meals in restaurants were very helpful when planning where to eat. Very important information, I think, when coming abroad is the information how to tip etc. It's all there.

Good book for tourists
If you are thinking of taking a trip to Chicago, this book is great to have. The only thing was that it was a little confusing trying to figure out the different areas in the city - I wish it would have been a little more descriptive for those of us who haven't gone many places in Chicago. However, we did try several of the restaurants that were recommended, and we were satisfied with all of them! Great tidbits of knowledge on the city as well, learned a lot before even going!

Very Good Guide to Chicago
My wife and I used this guide for a vacation to Chicago in October 2006. I am generally a big fan of Lonely Planet Guides, and this one did not disappoint. We stayed in hotel in the Gold Coast but used public transportation to get around to several other sections of the city, and this guide covered all of the areas that we visited very well. Information was concise and useful, and overall I was really pleased with this book. It's maps were invaluable while traveling around - it is worth the price for them alone.

However, there were a couple of recommendations in the book which I did not feel were very good. One restaurant in particular that the guide recommended was awful, and because of that I gave the book 4 stars instead of five.

Despite this, Lonely Planet Chicago is still a very good guide and I would recommend it without hesitation.