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Attractions in Chicago

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in Chicago, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

208 places

SightSupreme Life Building

SightPillar of Fire

SightStanding Lincoln

SightPontiac Building

Sighthouse

SightRoute 66 Sign

MuseumMuddy Waters MOJO Museum

SightRobert W Roloson Houses

SightMuhammad Ali House

SightCooper Dual Language Academy

SightArts Incubator

SightArgyle Street

SightUptown Poetry Slam

SightHoly Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral

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DestinationsWhere to go, when to go and how to get around in 221 countries. Every practical fact shows the date we checked it and who checked it.Where to stayNeighborhoods walked end to end: who each area suits, how far it is from the airport train, and the hotels we would book ourselves.PlanVisas and entry rules, travel insurance, eSIMs and rail passes, explained in plain words and rechecked when the rules change.EventsFestivals, concerts and tours with confirmed dates, rooms near the venue and the fastest way on to the next city.StoriesField reports and data stories from the road. We time the queues, count the costs and say what changed since last year.