Chicago Travel Guide

Chicago Travel Guide Chicago is one of the largest cities in the world and one of my favorite destinations for a long weekend. Here you will find some useful information about this city, you can create your own escape to Chicago.HistoryIn 1673 French researcher Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet through what is now Chicago. Chicago, the first European settler was Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, another trader from Santo Domingo, the French, of African origin. He built the first settlement in 1779 at the mouth of the Chicago River. The construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, which connects Chicago and Mississippi and fueled population growth in the region in 1830. In Italy was founded in 1837 and had a population of 4170. The city became a center of transportation, in 1848, when the Illinois and Michigan Canal was completed and the first locomotive arrived. Chicago is also known for its slaughterhouses served the nation between 1865 and 1971.On the 8th October 1871 the Great Fire of Chicago (supposedly started when a cow stepped on a lante) started and claimed 300 lives, left 90,000 residents homeless and essentially destroyed the entire city. It 'tued into one of the greatest opportunities for Reconstruction and within a few years, the entire city was reconstructed.During second half of the 19th Century, the city? S growing population of industrial workers for better working conditions, wages and better working eight hours. There have been several clashes between workers and police forces, the best known was the Haymarket Square Riot of 1886.In 1893 he hosted the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition, where nearly 26 million visitors during the six months. For transport to the exhibition, the Chicago Transit Authority first elevated trains to Chicago. Today is the system of "L" train encircles the city of Central Business Area, as the "Loop". Chicago cultural interest may be in the moment, as his orchestras, libraries and museums have been. In 1909 Daniel Buham global city has been published, a lake, a system of urban parks and green woods preserves.Alteate era of corruption and reform characterized the city? Political history in the early 20th Century. In 'Summer of 1919 race riots erupted in the United States, the worst in Chicago on July 27. The riots shocked the nation, and many efforts toward racial equality through volunteer organizations and reform legislation. The ban, during the period of 1920 was a lot of work in progress. Al Capone was the most famous gangster. His illegal activities culminated in the Saint Valentine's Day massacre of 1929, a fierce gunfight with its competitors. He was the evasion of income tax in 1931, sentenced to 11 years in prison and was in trial in 1939. Crippled by syphillis he spent the rest of his life in a villa in Miami Beach, Chicago Florida.In 1933 to host the fair in the world, called "A Century of Progress", to show the results of technological civilization, because the city is was. The exhibition has attracted 39 million visitors in two years period.Richard J. Daley was elected mayor of Chicago, for the first six times in 1955. For 21 years, Daley served "the city that works." During his time in office, O'Hare Inteational Airport (which is one of the largest in the world) in operation, the Sears Tower (one of the highest building in the world) was erected and McCormick Place Convention Center (the largest in North America) opened.In 1976 Mayor Daley died in office. Since then, Chicago elected its first woman mayor (Jane Bye in 1979) and its first African American mayor (Harold Washington in 1983). In 1989, Mayor Richard M. Daley, son of Richard J. Daley was elected mayor and still holds the position.The city of Chicago has its exposure to a world city that hosts the World Cup soccer touament in 1994, the Democratic National Convention in 1996, the Inteational Pow Wow in 1998 and an Inteational Millennium Celebration in 1999/2000.NeighbourhoodsChicago 's multicultural heritage is reflected in their neighborhoods, today thousands of visitors each year. E 'home to nearly three million people from around the world. The population of African, Chinese, German, greek, Vietnamese, Italian and Scandinavian descent are among those who have made their home in Chicago. After Warsaw, Chicago is the second largest population of Polish people in world.ArchitectureChicago is the cradle of mode architecture. From historic buildings for contemporary art, Chicago is home to unique and innovative designs that have shaped American architecture. Chicago is a living museum of architecture, thanks to geniuses such as Daniel Buham, Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Helmut Jahn, Frank Gehry and many others.MuseumsChicago world is renowned for its collection of various museums in a variety of subjects including Chicago history, art, African American culture, astronomy, natural history and more. The Museum Campus in Grant Park, John G. Schedd Aquarium, the Adler Planetarium and the Field Museum of Natural History. Other famous museums of Chicago, Chicago Historical Society, the Museum of Science and Industry and the DuSable Museum of African - American History. Various ethnic groups, including Mexican, Polish, Lithuanian, Dutch, Swedish, greek, Ukrainian and Jewish population, have their own museums, shows its history, art and costumes. The Museum of Contemporary Photography and the Museum of Holography is for people who have an interest in visual arts.ToursChicago can be explored on foot, by bus, bicycle, boat or plane and its famous reference can be found on land, river, sea or sky. The Chicago Architecture Foundation offers guided tours and river near the city to explore the unique architecture.TasteChicago has thousands of restaurants, a multitude of culinary delights for every taste, every budget and every mood. Taste of Chicago is an annual festival with specialties from dozens of restaurants in town. E 'during the last week of June and the first week of July and attracts hundreds of thousands of culinary fans.ShoppingShopping in Chicago began on State Street, the center of the loop. The original and flagship Marshall Field's Department Store opened in 1852 on State Street. The famous "Magnificent Mile" along Michigan Avenue Chicago River to Oak Street offers hundreds of specialty stores and boutiques, top-of-the-line goods from around the world. Oak Street features designs from Paris, Milan and Manhattan.Family EntertainmentNavy Pier offers more than 50 acres of shops, restaurants, gardens and places of entertainment. It has a 15-story Ferris wheel, an IMAX theater and the Chicago Children's Museum. Kids on the fly "is a" satellite "Chicago Children's Museum is located at O'Hare Inteational Airport, which manages and educates children during layovers or waiting at the airport. The Children's Zoo free admission at the Lincoln Park Zoo includes live animal presentations, a petting zoom, a zoo nursery and a hands on leaing center for children. MusicChicago is one of the hot bed for jazz and blues. Jazz began to withdraw from the south from 1910 to 1920 and Chicago was the nation of jazz in 1920. "Chicago style" jazz emerged in 1920 and 1930, Benny Goodman, once a child prodigy of a poor family in Chicago, was known as "King of Swing." In 1930 and 1940 finally blues north of Chicago, and is a genre of popular music and time again. Today, the city with many places of jazz and blues and hosts a variety of music festivals throughout the year, including the Chicago Jazz Festival, the Chicago Blues Festival, the Chicago Gospel Festival, the Chicago Country Music Festival, the "Viva Latin Music Festival in Chicago and the World Music Festival.Chicago park features 7300 acres, including 552 parks, 33 beaches, nine museums, two world-class conservatories, 16 historic lagoons, 10 bird and wildlife gardens. Historic Grant Park and newly created Millennium Park are among the most famous of Chicago's green spaces. Chicago also 6 golf courses, 9 lakefront harbors, and a multitude of tennis courts for outdoor recreation. The water route along the coast of Lake Michigan is a mecca for runners, cyclists and inline skaters.Chicago is a great sporting city and home to several professional sports teams including the Chicago Bulls (basketball), the Chicago Bears ( calcium), the Chicago Cubs (baseball), the Chicago White Sox (baseball), the Chicago Blackhawks (hockey) and the Chicago Wolves (semi-pro hockey). He holds historic sports venues such as Wrigley Field, Comisky Park - now known as the United States of America. Cellular Field, and Soldiers Field.Susanne Pacher is the publisher of the site: Travel & Transitions (travel and transitions with unconventional travel and is full of hints, tips, travel experiences in real life, interviews with travel experts and travelers , insights and reflections, including cultural issues, contests and many other features. 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