Chicago Airport & Attractions - USA
Chicago airport information, travel advice, links and guides
Chicago O'Hare International Airport Phone: +1 773 686 2200 or 773 686
3700. Airport Location & Facilities: Chicago O'Hare is located 18 miles (30km) northwest of
Chicago.Facilities at the airport include
restaurants, bars, shops, duty free, bureaux de change and ATMs.
The Hilton Athletic Club provides a health club, sauna, steam room
and massage. Laptop Lane, in Terminal 1, offers fax, Internet and
photocopying services. The nearby Hilton hotel provides more
extensive services. Disabled facilities are good; those with
special needs should inform their airline in
advance. Departure Tax: Airport Transfers & Parking: Blue Line trains run frequently between the
airport and Chicago; the journey takes around 40 minutes and the
fare is $1.50. For safety reasons travellers are advised against
using the Blue Line at night. Taxi ranks are situated outside the
arrivals hall in each of the airport terminals; the fare is around
$40 for the 30-45-minute journey from the airport to downtown
Chicago. There are two airport express services, which have coaches
leaving from all the terminals every 15 minutes to central Chicago;
the Omega Airport Shuttle also links O'Hare to Midway
Airport.Long- and short-term parking is available and
there is hourly parking available next to the terminal for those
dropping off and picking up. Valet parking is available
also. Website: www.ohare.com
Top Things to Do In Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago An impressive pair of bronze lions guards the
entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago in South Michigan Avenue,
housing one of the greatest art collections in the world. The Field Museum Chicago's awesome Field Museum of Natural
History in Lake Shore Drive is home to 'Sue', the largest and most
complete Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil ever found. Frank Lloyd Wright's Home America's most renowned architect lived and
worked in the complex, which served as private residence, studio
and architectural laboratory for the first twenty years of his
career, between 1889 (when he was 22) and 1909. Lincoln Park Lincoln Park, beginning at North Avenue and
following the shore of Lake Michigan northwards for several miles,
is Chicago's largest park. The Museum of Science and Industry Explore everything from monster trucks to
genetic codes at Chicago's most popular tourist attraction, the
massive Museum of Science and Industry. The Shedd Aquarium One of Chicago's best known attractions the
Shedd, which opened in 1930, remains the world's largest indoor
aquarium. Rockford Illinois' second city, Rockford, is just a
hop and skip to the northwest of Chicago, set in rolling hills.
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Travel Guide - Chicago
Chicago is the major metropolis of America's
heartland, with three million people hustling and bustling in the
city of skyscrapers that appears to rise straight out of the waters
of Lake Michigan, in northern Illinois.
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