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The Windy City whips up a heady mix of basement blues, penthouse views, elevated rails and lake-front trails.

The university campus of this lakeside city contains many of its cultural treasures, while a canal meanders through the adjoining green parks.

You don’t have to be a student to appreciate the attractions and ambiance of this celebrated university on the banks of Lake Michigan.

You don’t have to be a student to appreciate the attractions and ambiance of this celebrated university on the banks of Lake Michigan.

Shining golden in the Chicago sunshine, this installation outside the Adler Planetarium will impress you with its beauty and help you know what time it is.

An avenue brimming with superb shops and restaurants, the Magnificent Mile more than lives up to its name.

See mind-bending sculptures, a musically-inspired lawn and giant water fountains that double-up as video screens.

The Willis Tower is at its best when you\'re dangled over one of its glass-bottomed balconies 396 metres above Chicago.

Take a tour of Evanston’s 19th-century lighthouse, which was once used to guide ships into Chicago Harbor and today stands as an eye-catching lakeside landmark.

Opportunities for fun, learning and wonder abound at this historic and state-of-the-art museum on the pretty shore of Lake Michigan.

Take a tour of Evanston’s 19th-century lighthouse, which was once used to guide ships into Chicago Harbor and today stands as an eye-catching lakeside landmark.

See mind-bending sculptures, a musically-inspired lawn and giant water fountains that double-up as video screens.

Stroll along the waterfront of the Chicago River to pass some of the city’s most appealing attractions and appreciate how a once grim area has been successfully revamped.

One of Chicago’s most popular attractions, especially on a hot day, with its fun fair, boats, circus and theatre.

Opportunities for fun, learning and wonder abound at this historic and state-of-the-art museum on the pretty shore of Lake Michigan.

Opportunities for fun, learning and wonder abound at this historic and state-of-the-art museum on the pretty shore of Lake Michigan.

Take a tour of Evanston’s 19th-century lighthouse, which was once used to guide ships into Chicago Harbor and today stands as an eye-catching lakeside landmark.

You don’t have to be a student to appreciate the attractions and ambiance of this celebrated university on the banks of Lake Michigan.

You don’t have to be a student to appreciate the attractions and ambiance of this celebrated university on the banks of Lake Michigan.

See mind-bending sculptures, a musically-inspired lawn and giant water fountains that double-up as video screens.

The university campus of this lakeside city contains many of its cultural treasures, while a canal meanders through the adjoining green parks.

Take a tour of Evanston’s 19th-century lighthouse, which was once used to guide ships into Chicago Harbor and today stands as an eye-catching lakeside landmark.

An avenue brimming with superb shops and restaurants, the Magnificent Mile more than lives up to its name.