Chicago – The Famous City for Pizza and Also Referred as the Windy City

[Abbi Clarke]

Chicago is the third most populous city of USA. Chicago is also known as the Windy City because of the city boosters and the politicians who are filled with hot air. Chicago is sometimes called Pizza City. It is also famous for Sears Tower which is now known as the Willis Tower. Chicago is a very attractive city with lots of tourist attraction spots and many festivities to enjoy. It attracts millions of tourists every year from all over the world. The Sporting News named Chicago as the Best Sports City.

Best time to visit Chicago

The best time to visit Chicago is from April to May and from September to October. During the summer months the city becomes alive with its lots of festivals and there is enough scope of sightseeing. The time in April May is the best time to visit Chicago because during this time the city blossoms. The room rates are lower with high temperatures. During May a Green Festival takes place in Chicago and in early May or late April one can find Art Chicago. Another best time to visit Chicago is September to October when one can find lower room rates because of fewer crowds. In September the Chicago Jazz Festival takes place and in October there is Chicago Marathon and Chicago Film Festival.

Tourist Attraction

There are above 300 tourist attraction spots in Chicago. Some of these are discussed below. Art Institute of Chicago is the most important tourist spot of Chicago. It is an art museum which was built in the structure of Classical Renaissance. The entrance is guarded by two lions made of bronze. It consists of the rarest art collections of the world among which the American gothic is noteworthy. Another most important tourist attraction spot is Million Dollar Quartet. Here performances take place by the greatest music legends of the world like Rock N’ Roll Icons Elvis Presley, Jerry lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins etc.

The other spots of attraction include Symphony Centre - Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on Navy Pier, Cloud Gate, Looking glass Theatre Company, Millennium Park, Lake Michigan, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Richard H. Driehaus Museum, Museum of Science and Industry etc.

Some of the famous restaurants of Chicago are Wildberry Pancakes and Cafe, Hot Doug's Inc., The Purple Pig, Garrett Popcorn Shops etc.

If one wants to visit Chicago can browse through the website of Triphobo.com where the suggestions and directions are given in the proper way.