Architecture, blues and deep-dish pizza. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

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When to visit Chicago

Best months: May, June, July, August and September.

What to see in Chicago

1. Millennium Park (Cloud Gate)
   The Cloud Gate is a polished steel sculpture whose curved surface reflects the sky, the towers of the Loop and the visitors walking up to it.
2. Art Institute of Chicago
   The museum brings together paintings you will recognize as soon as you walk in, but the depth of the collections is what stays with you.
3. Croisière architecture sur la rivière
   This river cruise on the Chicago River shows the city from the water, where the skyscrapers along Wacker Drive and Michigan Avenue reveal their full scale.
4. Willis Tower Skydeck
   From the 103rd floor, the grid of Chicago, the Loop, the river and Lake Michigan come together in a single view, which makes the city easier to understand before you walk it.
5. Navy Pier
   A former harbor pier turned into a leisure promenade, Navy Pier gives you direct access to Lake Michigan, a rare thing in the heart of a big city.
6. Wrigley Field
   Opened in 1914, Wrigley Field is one of the oldest ballparks still in use in the United States and the home of the Chicago Cubs.
7. Field Museum
   The Field Museum sits in a neoclassical building on the shore of Lake Michigan, within Chicago's Museum Campus.
8. Magnificent Mile
   The Magnificent Mile is the stretch of Michigan Avenue where Chicago shows its commercial and architectural history most clearly.

A sample itinerary for Chicago, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Budget

Expect about €213 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

My Chicago itinerary, hour by hour

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