Chicago (City Guide)
Label : Lonely Planet
Publisher : Lonely Planet
Studio : Lonely Planet
Discover Chicago
Splash in Millennium Park's Crown Fountain, with its gargoyle-style video fountain
Canvass West Loop galleries, Chicago's beachhead for contemporary arts
Browse Wicker Park boutiques for vintage pillbox hats, graphic novels and Tortise CDs
Score bleacher seats for the Cubs at Wrigley Field
In This Guide:
Three authors, 1800 research hours, 97 well-tested bars, clubs and concert halls
Expanded coverage of Chicago's culinary scene, from gourmet hot dogs to celebrity chefs
New itinerary Builder helps you choose your own adventure
Learning a new city (2008-11-29)
My family and I relocated to the Chicago area, and wanted to learn as much about it as we could. Streetwise Chicago Map Laminated City Center Street Map of Chicago, Illinios Folding pocket size travel map with CTA & Metra map including lines & stations The book has been very helpful. We've have already hit some of the great locations recommended. The books concise descriptions helped us determine where we did or did not want to go.
Chicago in a Minute (2008-10-21)
Great book for a person looking for new things to do in Chicago or for someone vising the first time and includes a map!
Fantastic Guidebook (2008-09-26)
I've written books about Chicago and all I can say is I wish I'd written this one. Smart, savvy, sly, Zimmerman and co. have nailed America's most dynamic city. It's almost more fun reading this book than experiencing the city itself. Almost! Buy a copy so you can avoid every trap and revel in every pleasure.
Good book for tourists (2007-03-22)
If you are thinking of taking a trip to Chicago, this book is great to have. The only thing was that it was a little confusing trying to figure out the different areas in the city - I wish it would have been a little more descriptive for those of us who haven't gone many places in Chicago. However, we did try several of the restaurants that were recommended, and we were satisfied with all of them! Great tidbits of knowledge on the city as well, learned a lot before even going!
Very Good Guide to Chicago (2007-02-12)
My wife and I used this guide for a vacation to Chicago in October 2006. I am generally a big fan of Lonely Planet Guides, and this one did not disappoint. We stayed in hotel in the Gold Coast but used public transportation to get around to several other sections of the city, and this guide covered all of the areas that we visited very well. Information was concise and useful, and overall I was really pleased with this book. It's maps were invaluable while traveling around - it is worth the price for them alone.
However, there were a couple of recommendations in the book which I did not feel were very good. One restaurant in particular that the guide recommended was awful, and because of that I gave the book 4 stars instead of five.
Despite this, Lonely Planet Chicago is still a very good guide and I would recommend it without hesitation.