help me make the most of 4 days in chicago,where,whatdo i see,where do i eat...help?

Answer 1

Chicago has alot to offer, however depends how far and how much you can go in those four days. Anyways the best place to start is from downtown ofcourse;michigan avenue has some great places to eat and shop. Must visit the cheesecake factory, grand lux cafe, california pizza kitchen, girodanos - for the best pizza, bucca de beppo(great place for italian food). Do not miss the john hancock centre for a good view of the city(observatory deck). Please take a boat ride - again from michigan avenue; an excellent way to experience the chicago architecture. Take a drive down the lake shore drive down to rogers park; diverse cultures and good food.
The shedd aquarium, the planetarium and the museum all sit next to each other, must visit those for all the fun plus and extremley good view of the chicago city. Millenium park, buckingham fountain and sears tower are a must on the list since the represent chicago. one more place-greek town, visit the greek island for an excellent taste of greek food.
Hope these keep you busy for those four days. Enjoyyyy.

Answer 2

I am originally from there (have been living in London for 3 years though!). There is SO much to do in Chicago, but it really depends on what you like. I would start on South Michigan Avenue at the Field Museum and Planetarium, then walk your way North. On the corner of Michigan Avenue and Congress, there's a wonderful little cafe (Greek owned) called the Artist's cafe. I used to study design in the building and would go there all the time. The food is fab! Just across Michigan Avenue is Buckingham Fountain, which is a gorgeous place to take pictures any time of day. The whole city is in the back drop and it's beautiful! A bit further along Michigan Avenue is the Art Institute (has one of the best genearl art collections i have EVER seen...a wonderful collection of world art, sculpture, paintings from all periods, just fab). New to the North of the Art Institute is the Millenium Park. The giant bean was designed by architect/furniture designer Frank Ghery. The entire park is really interesting and well taken care of. The Chicago Architecture Foundation is right across the street from this park and is an interesting shop with great books about the city and it's buildings.
Further down Michigan Avenue, across the river, is shopping shopping shopping! Watertower Place is towards the end just south of the Handcock building. It's a shopping centre with wonderful things to buy. If you're not afraid of heights, then go to the top of the Handcock building for a drink! There's a great restaurant up there called the Signature Room. The food is wonderful and it's also the number one place to get engaged in the city. Other great restaurants include Gibsons on Rush Street (steak house), Nacional 27 (Latina Food), Brasserie Jo on Hubbard Street (French). Good places for a drink in the evening: The Underground Wonderbar (off rush street), Mondellis Lounge on Oak, The Drake Hotel's Gold Room, and Bar Louie in the South Loop at the very end of Dearborn. Greek Town is on the other side of the highway, not far from the sears tower, and has a GREAT selection of Greek food. Santorini is my personal favorite! A good idea for additional days is the Bucktown and Wicker Park Area. Take the subway (blue line) to Damen. There's an intersection called Damen/North/Milwaukee. Lots of little shops have opened up and good restaurants as well. I recommend Silver Cloud Cafe....great value and excellent food, as well as extremely friendly staff. This area also is quintessential Chicago. I would also consider going to Belmont and North Halstead. Belmont is sort of alternative. There's a shop called the Alley (people there are metal heads and have piercings...but very interesting). A few blocks down from the Belmont station is North Halstead (the gay neighborhood). Very Amsterdamish.
Also, you can not go to chicago without seeing Wrigley Field, where the cubs play, it's in Lakeview!!!
What else? Buy a guide!!!! I'm moving back there in a few months and CANT wait.
I'm not sure what festivals are going on, or when you'll be there, but the website called (www.metromix.com) has EVERYTHING you need to know. Have a GREAT time!!!

Answer 3

Lou Malnati's pizza #1, Gino's East pizza #2. Michigan Ave, the bar area around Oak/Division, the lakefront and Navy Pier, Field Museum, Chicago Art Institute, Shedd Aquarium, Museum of Science and Industry, Hancock and Sears towers, Wrigley field, Oak Street beach, LIncoln Park Zoo or Brookfield Zoo

Answer 4

Depends on what four days you're talking about. There are a lot of events that pop up throughout the week. check here (www.metromix.com). There's a little calendar on the right side of the home page. Click on the days you're here and you can see what's going on that day.

And, yeah, there are the usuall stuff... Millenium Park, navy pier, blah blah blah. I'm sure everyone else will mention those.