Travel in chicago

[DaWhim]

I am thinking if I should leave the car in the hotel and take subway/train or if that is possible to drive around in the city of chicago?

so how's the parking situation in there?

I am going there tomorrow from NY

 

[Schadenfreude]

Parking is ~$18 for all day around downtown, give or take a few bucks. But the public transportaion is all very well done in Chicago. You might have a bit more of a conumdrum if you're going in from the Chicagoland area ('burbs) and plan on taking the public commute option, but it still shouldn't be a problem.

 

[DainBramaged]

You don't want to have to park in Chicago. Take the el.

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
You don't want to have to park in Chicago. Take the el.

roger that. thanks

what's there to see in "chicagoland area"? the area outside downtown?

 

[Random Variable]

park by me and then walk 20 miles

 

[JLGatsby]

I once walked, on foot (yes, I walked on foot) from Lincoln Park to the Field Museum and back.

 

[UpgradeFailure]

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
You don't want to have to park in Chicago. Take the el.

roger that. thanks

what's there to see in "chicagoland area"? the area outside downtown?

Frys

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
You don't want to have to park in Chicago. Take the el.

roger that. thanks

what's there to see in "chicagoland area"? the area outside downtown?

Depends on how far out you go, but Corn. Lots and lots of Corn.

one the side, the Jim Beam national HQ is here out in the burbs (apparently), so that might be a hoot if you're a Whiskey drinker.

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
You don't want to have to park in Chicago. Take the el.

roger that. thanks

what's there to see in "chicagoland area"? the area outside downtown?

Me.

 

[TheChort]

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
You don't want to have to park in Chicago. Take the el.

roger that. thanks

what's there to see in "chicagoland area"? the area outside downtown?

there's always Abbot Laboratories in North Chicago
btw, "North" is a little misleading. It means 40 miles to the north of chicago proper

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: TheChort

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
You don't want to have to park in Chicago. Take the el.

roger that. thanks

what's there to see in "chicagoland area"? the area outside downtown?

there's always Abbot Laboratories in North Chicago
btw, "North" is a little misleading. It means 40 miles to the north of chicago proper

Why would he want to go there?

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: TheChort

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
You don't want to have to park in Chicago. Take the el.

roger that. thanks

what's there to see in "chicagoland area"? the area outside downtown?

there's always Abbot Laboratories in North Chicago
btw, "North" is a little misleading. It means 40 miles to the north of chicago proper

Nerd!

 

[EvilYoda]

Don't forget the shopping in Schaumburg (IKEA+malls) in the burbs...I'll be in Chicago from the 30th of March through April 2nd, should be fun. I love Chicago

 

[gocubs2k5]

if you happen to enjoy barbecue ribs or chicken, then i heartily recommend Carson's Ribs in Chicago. Its on ontario, or at least next to it if i'm not mistaken...tasty sauce though...

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
Don't forget the shopping in Schaumburg (IKEA+malls) in the burbs...I'll be in Chicago from the 30th of March through April 2nd, should be fun. I love Chicago

I have to pay the same tax rate in chicago as I am in ny. no point of doing shopping there.

 

[TheChort]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged

Originally posted by: TheChort

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
You don't want to have to park in Chicago. Take the el.

roger that. thanks

what's there to see in "chicagoland area"? the area outside downtown?

there's always Abbot Laboratories in North Chicago
btw, "North" is a little misleading. It means 40 miles to the north of chicago proper

Why would he want to go there?

one of two things
1. He's a nerd, and stuff like that gives him a hard on
2. Im trying to show off my 1337 knowledge of the region

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
Don't forget the shopping in Schaumburg (IKEA+malls) in the burbs...I'll be in Chicago from the 30th of March through April 2nd, should be fun. I love Chicago

I have to pay the same tax rate in chicago as I am in ny. no point of doing shopping there.

Honestly, everything cool is in Chicago, imo. Good food, good drinking, awesome museums, awesome music. Can't go wrong.

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
Don't forget the shopping in Schaumburg (IKEA+malls) in the burbs...I'll be in Chicago from the 30th of March through April 2nd, should be fun. I love Chicago

I have to pay the same tax rate in chicago as I am in ny. no point of doing shopping there.

Honestly, everything cool is in Chicago, imo. Good food, good drinking, awesome museums, awesome music. Can't go wrong.

that's why I am visiting there for my spring break

 

[MDE]

The parks are pretty cool, especially Millennium Park. Make sure to hit up the Museum of Science and Industry too. As for parking, don't bother. Take the L\subway and buses.