Chicago may be urban, Midwestern, hardworking. But it's not often celebrated for its lighter side on the east: a sparkling lake sprinkled with sailboats.
East of Soldier Field on Chicago Park District property, is Gold Star Families Memorial & Park.
Here the names of more than 500 Chicago Police killed in the line of duty are enshrined.
Over the Chicago River are a number of bridges. Some of the busiest bridges in the world, the time to view them is at the beginning of the boating season when all of the little sailboats are taken from drydocks storage, out onto Lake Michigan.
According to the Bridges Department of the City of Chicago, a "boat run" starts around 9:30 on Wednesday's and Saturday's during the spring and fall boating season.
A voyage on a paddlewheel offers a glimpse into the delightful incongruities of Bangladesh, still caught between its colonial past and its bright, bustling future.
As we were approaching Yellowstone National Park, the day was slowly fading. I saw a turn off and instinctively took it.
Don't be insulted. The massive animated portraits in Chicago's Millennium Park spit at you because they like you.
Art tourists come to Chicago to visit the city's best-known museum, the renowned Art Institute. But the architecture tourists have their own gallery.
China: cooking onboard on the Li river
US Cellular Field, home of the 2005 World Series champions does not have a bad seat in the house. True Chicago White Sox fans know that fireworks go off whenever a Sox player hits a home run.
Home to the 2003 Major League All-Star Game, billed as "This time it counts", because the winning league would retain home field advantage during the World Series.
From April thru October, Chicago baseball is a reason by itself to come to Chicago.