A South Asian family — father, mother, and young daughter — gaze up at the mirrored Cloud Gate sculpture in Millennium Park, the Chicago skyline reflected in its surface

United States

Chicago

Cloud Gate reflections, deep-dish crusts, and blues on the South Side.

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When to fly to Chicago

When to fly

A taste of Chicago

Culture

Art Institute of Chicago

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte and American Gothic in a Beaux-Arts palace on Michigan Avenue.

Food

Garrett Mix at Garrett Popcorn

The caramel-crisp and cheese-corn Chicago Mix from the 1949 Loop original.

Outdoors

Lakefront Trail

An 18-mile ribbon along Lake Michigan past beaches, harbors, and the whole skyline.

Night

Coffee at Intelligentsia Monadnock

A slow pour-over at the Loop roastery that helped start third-wave coffee.

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Stays

Hotels, apartments, and hostels on Hotellook.

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Trains & buses

Train, bus, and ferry routes across Europe, the US, and beyond on Omio.

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eSIM data

Data plans that work the moment you land, on Airalo or Yesim.

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Flight compensation

Flight delayed or cancelled? You may be owed money — AirHelp checks your claim.

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