Chicago. City of the Big Shoulders. What started off as a small fur-trading settlement is today
a bustling metropolis. Once considered the hog butcher of the world stacker of wheat and
player with railroads Chicago's colorful past remains hidden in the nooks and crannies of this
wonderful windy city. Adventures await from the glamourous to the gritty: Sip dirty martinis
in an elegant underground 1920's bank vault. Paddle a kayak down the infamous Bubbly Creek of
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. While away an afternoon in a salt cave or smoke a classic cigar
in the oldest family-run tobacco shop in the U.S. Snorkel a 32-acre limestone sheet shoal one
of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the Midwest. Dine outdoors in a 23rd floor Beaux-Arts
cupola overlooking the Chicago River. Whether you're an out-of-towner or a diehard Chicago
dweller who thinks you've seen it all these 111 hidden places are waiting for you to seek out
and enjoy.
