Tagged: chicago

We Toured the New Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. Here's Our Review

Variously likened to a Tatooine Sandcrawler, a mausoleum, a Minecraft creation, and a giant thumb drive, the architecture of the long-awaited Obama Presidential Center has inspired no…

The New Obama Presidential Center in Chicago Opens Next Month. Get Tickets Before They Sell Out

The Obama Foundation has announced that tickets to the sprawling Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will be available for purchase starting at 9am on Wednesday, May 6.Tickets to the…

Warning: American Airlines Customers Are Accidentally Booking Bus Rides Instead of Flights

Like a college freshman trying to bluff through a philosophy midterm, American Airlines seems to have gotten tripped up in a category error.The carrier has classified some bus rides as…

Where Was 'The Bear' Filmed? A Chicago Tour for Fans and Foodies

There are plenty of movies and TV shows set in Chicago—many of them are even filmed here. And yet it’s pretty rare to get an onscreen depiction of the city that actually feels like…

How Much Is a Hotel Room Gonna Cost in 2024? Where Rates Are Rising Fastest

Hotel room rates in many major cities around the world are expected to continue their skyward climb in 2024—rising by double-digit percentages in many places, according to the Hotel…

Lyft Airport Pickup Just Got a Lot Easier for Some Riders

The tricky task of timing pickup at the airport from a ride-hailing app is getting easier for a lot of Lyft users this summer. The company has launched a new feature that lets you…

Dunes Dues: Indiana’s Popular Lakeside National Park Adds Steep Entry Fee

This summer, lazing on the sand at Indiana Dunes National Park will no longer be free. The 15,000-acre swath of forest, marshland, and beaches dotted with towering dunes next to Lake…

Teen Artist's Incredible Chalk Drawings Will Take You Around the World

While most of us have been cooped up at home since March, 9-year-old Camden Everett of Libertyville, Illinois, has been to the Great Wall of China, the Grand Canal in Venice (pictured…

Meet the USA's Newest National Park

The United States has a new national park.Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore has been re-designated Indiana Dunes National Park thanks to a provision in the same spending bill that…

Mascot Hall of Fame Ready to Rev Up Crowds Near Chicago

Original Phillie Phanatic Dave Raymond founded the Mascot Hall of Fame in 2005 to pay tribute to professional and college sports teams' costumed crowd pleasers.The enterprise started…

Tiger Woods Designing Public Golf Courses in Missouri and Chicago

It has become common for golf greats to turn into course designers. Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, and Jack Nicklaus all went in that direction—a career avenue that seems unique to their…

Huge Projections and New Architecture Center Added to Chicago Riverwalk

The Chicago River has had about as strange a career as any waterway in North America, starting with its namesake city's decision in the late 19th century (enacted in the early years of…

New Great Wolf Lodge Water Park Opens in Chicago Burbs

Midwesterners in search of chlorinated fun have a new destination in the Chicago suburbs. Great Wolf Lodge Illinois, the 17th outpost in a chain of Northwoods-themed indoor water park…

Rental Car Rates Could Zoom Sky-High Thanks to Lobbyists

Today, the American Car Rental Association (ACRA), a lobbying group for the car rental industry, is wrapping up its annual Washington, D.C. "Legislative Conference," during which it…

Visiting Chicago? You're Doing It Wrong

Here’s a typical tourist's sightseeing itinerary for Chicago: After some shopping on the Magnificent Mile, you snap your photo next to "the Bean" in Millennium Park, drag yourself…

American Writers Museum Opening Soon in Chicago

The first museum celebrating the collective achievements of the country's wordsmiths opens next week in Chicago.The privately funded American Writers Museum—which is located on…

American Writers Museum Opening, Widest-Ever European River Ship, and Supersonic Transatlantic Flights: Today's Travel Briefing

MAY 16, 2017 — Good morning, everybody! Here's the latest from the world's museums, jets, and cruise ships. AMERICAN WRITERS MUSEUM OPENING IN CHICAGO (New York Times)The first museum…

Reappraising (And Exploring) Chicago's Underrated South Side

The way Chicago works is the way many big cities work: You can spend your entire life there, being born and going to school and living and working and dying, all without barely…

Best Hotels in North America Rankings

The best hotels in North America have been named in U.S. News & World Report's seventh annual rankings.Taking top honors: Chicago's posh the Langham, which opened in 2013 in…

Vacations with Capone: Sightseeing Chicago's Gangster Years

Al Capone, for better or for worse, remains an unofficial ambassador for Chicago, even some 100 years after he ruled the city’s Prohibition era gangster scene. Something about the…

Trump Tower a Delicate Matter for Chicago Tour Guides

You can add Chicago tour guides to the list of people made miserable by the 2016 presidential election.The city’s popular architecture cruises drift past a number of pioneering…

Trump Tower Vexes Chicago Tour Guides, More Business Travelers Use Uber, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Well, folks, we finally made it to Election Day 2016. Don't forget to vote! If you aren't sure whether you're registered (and in some states you can still do that today) or don't know…

Runway Fire at O'Hare Throws Debris Nearly Half a Mile

Debris from a fiery runway accident at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport last week was thrown as far as nearly a half mile, investigators have revealed.The incident took…

The Airbnb of Cannabis Tourism, TripAdvisor Expands Into Cuba, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Good morning, everybody! Here's the latest from the world's islands, airport runways, and vacation rentals. * RUNWAY FIRE AT O'HARE THROWS DEBRIS NEARLY HALF A MILE (Reuters) Debris…

App for Speeding Up Customs Process Now Live at 14 Airports

A mobile app designed to move you through customs quickly and efficiently is now available at 14 of the country's international airports. The latest addition, Washington Dulles in…