"Top 10 reasons to visit Chicago" Top 5 Page for this destination Chicago Favorite Tip by Dabs

Favorite thing: 1) Food-Come for the infamous Chicago hot dogs or deep dish pizza or top ranked restaurants like Tru and Everest. My favorites tend to be mid priced ethnic restaurants out in the neighborhoods.

2) Architecture-Several of the tallest buildings in the world are in Chicago but the architecture I like best are the old buildings with the fabulous detail work. Take the fabulous Architectural River Cruise or one of their neighborhood tours.

3) Museums-Chicago has several top notch museums including the Art Institute, Field Museum, Museum of Science & Industry, Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium. There are also many smaller fine museums throughout the city.

4) Summer-best time to visit Chicago, festivals every weekend, free concerts and movies in the parks. Go boating on Lake Michigan or walking/biking/ rollerblading on it's shores or just catch a few rays on it's many beaches.

5) Neighborhoods-Chicago is made up of many distinct interesting neighborhoods. Visitors should spend some time outside of the tourist areas to really get a flavor of the city.

6) Festivals-Chicago has festivals like no other city. From the biggies like the Taste of Chicago, Blues Fest, Venetian Night, and the Chicago Air and Water Show to the smaller equally entertaining neighborhood festivals, there is always something going on in Chicago.

7) Theater-Chicago is home to Second City, the Steppenwolf, the Chicago Shakepeare Theater, the Goodman and several theaters that offer comedy productions.

8) Sports and recreation-Rent a bike for a ride along the lakefront, take a walk through the parks, roller blade, ice skate or join one of the many organized bike rides or runs that occur throughout the summer.

9) Shopping-spend time shopping on the Mag Mile, State Street or boutiques in the neighborhoods.

10) Spectator Sports-Chicago has a major league team for every type of spectator sport-baseball, football, basketball, hockey, soccer plus several minor league teams.