My kind of town Chicago might be

[JPSmit]

SWMBO & I are heading to Chicago - won't have a ton of time (a full day and most of a day) but will have a rental car.

Any thoughts of things to see/do - I have never been there before.

 

[NutmegCT]

if you get hungry ...

The Berghoff

https://www.theberghoff.com/

Laschet's Inn

https://www.laschetsinn.com/

The Radler

https://www.dasradler.com/

All in central "loop" part of the City.

Man ist was er isst!

And in between meals ...

https://www.timeout.com/chicago

 

[AngliaGT]

Go see Navy Pier.

 

[Bayless]

Sorry, can't help.
Been to Chicago twice but both times in early January with about 3 feet of snow on the ground and too darn cold to do anything.

 

[Basil]

I lived in Troy IL for 4 years while stationed at Scott AFB, yet the only time I ever set foot in Chicago was changing planes at the airport.

 

[Boink]

Lived there in graduate school... and I'd not generally want a car in the Loop.

Art Institute (south Michigan Ave.).
Museum of Science and Industry (south side).

 

[sail]

Lived there in graduate school... and I'd not generally want a car in the Loop.

Art Institute (south Michigan Ave.).
Museum of Science and Industry (south side).

What he said. Chicago drivers I've found to be better than most cities but with public transport abundant no need to drive and try to park, which is the real problem. Walking, at the north end of Michigan Ave you can cross under the roads and be on the Lake Michigan boardwalk.

 

[maynard]

The Chicagoland MG Club's British Car Swap Meet is 3/18 at the Dupage County Fairgrounds.

 

[maynard]

Don't forget Manny's on Jefferson St.

https://www.mannysdeli.com

 

[Boink]

if you get hungry ...
The Berghoff
https://www.theberghoff.com/

Funny... I was told they were closing and hurried to visit the place in 2011... but it lives on! My dad used to go there in the 1940s and I still have a beer mug from the place.

Yes, I agree that an alternative for eating, that is also classic, is Manny's (for a HUGE corned-beef sandwich).
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[sail]

They have double decker tour buses, as a tourist i prefer to just walk around and see thats going on but in a large city i've done this to get my bearings. d

 

[PAUL161]

Funny... I was told they were closing and hurried to visit the place in 2011... but it lives on! My dad used to go there in the 1940s and I still have a beer mug from the place.

Yes, I agree that an alternative for eating, that is also classic, is Manny's (for a HUGE corned-beef sandwich).
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Reuben open face sandwiches, can't get them here, wife and I love them, can't get veal here either, (Veal Parmigiana), imagine that in cattle country! Have to go to a big city in the North or East! Bummer. PJ

 

[pdplot]

Is Carson's Ribs still there? Great ribs and Gold Brick Sundaes.