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Category Archives: Illinois Hotels
Magnificent Mile Lights Festival 2010 – Chicago, IL
It’s time to face it: the holidays are comin’, and you can embrace them or perish. For the last 50 years, Chicago has chosen the former.
2010 Summer Festivals in Chicago
Kick-off the Chicago summer festival season with USA Travel Guide. Here’s our quick and comprehensive list of what you should see and do.
Valentine’s Day in Chicago – Hotel and Package
Chicago can be a little chilly come mid-February, I think I once called it life-sucking, but that’s all the more reason to bring along your sweetheart to keep you warm. Truth is we love Valentine’s Day in Chicago. You can go super-fancy with it, some of the nation’s best restaurants are in town, or you [...]
See Walking with Dinosaurs: The Arena Spectacular
At USA Travel Guide, we don’t often feature traveling shows or exhibits, especially if show dates are no more than a couple days each. This is because we like to recommend hotels and all that, and with traveling shows that always feels a little silly. However, and this is the official vocabulary, exceptions can and [...]
Body Art Expo – Travelling Tattoo Convention in 2010
We got such a great response back in June when we covered the Body Art Expo in Pomona, California, that for next year we wanted to be ahead the game. The sensational tattoo, body art and lifestyle convention is hitting the road in 2010 with four major destinations on the tour. Time it right and [...]
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 10th Anniversary
When we looked to do a piece on Chicago’s Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, we found we couldn’t have timed it better. The esteemed museum is soon to celebrate its 10th anniversary, and that means great one-time-only programming for guests.
Second City Chicago – Shows and Tours
There are few places in the United States more densely-packed with visual wonderment and historical fascination as Chicago. You can pick your favorite: Buckingham Fountain, Sears Tower, The Mart, Shedd Aquarium, Wrigley Field. But for my wife and me, it has to be the original Second City in Chicago.
The quintessential comedy troupe, Second City is [...]
2009 Chicago Marathon – Make Your Reservations Soon!
Registration for the 2009 Chicago Marathon is sold out, and area hotels aren’t far behind. This post is a little early for us, but with rooms going every day, we want to make sure you participants and spectators can find a good hotel deal for the Chicago Marathon.
This year the 45,000-participant run takes place on [...]
Must-See Museums: The Field Museum in Chicago
We visit another one of Chicago’s world-class museums. T-Rex skeletons, killer lions, chocolate – it’s got it all!