Originally Posted by
allegro
Are you staying downtown? What kind of things do you like to do? It's hard for us locals to give recommendations if you don't give us some clues. This is a really big city. Also note that us locals do the boat cruises, museums, etc., a lot, too, we consider those things reasons why we love this city. (The tourists mostly want to do Al Capone tours.). The museums are always changing; the Art Institute is doing a really cool Impressionism and Fashion thing right now. By the way, for the record: That "Chicago Style" pizza? Primarily TOURISTS eat that. Chicagoans are obsessed with THIN CRUST pizza. REALLY thin crust. I'm a hand-tossed pizza fan so I prefer that over Chicago thin crust and "Chicago style" pizza but you'll have a hard time finding anything BUT thin thiiiiiiiiiin crust if you're not at a typical "Chicago Style" pizza joint.