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This is a great option for budget-minded travelers. Rooms at this centrally located inn are small, but they have all the essentials. A branch of the Coco Pazzo restaurant chain is on site.

Daniel H. Burnham’s stunning glass-and-white-glazed-terra-cotta building (1895) is now the Hotel Burnham.

The steel skeleton on this 1895-built skyscraper allowed it to be wrapped in glass. It offers an excellent example of the Chicago window, which is characterized by a bay window placed between two narrow, double-hung windows – a signature feature of the Chicago school of architecture. Occupied by the Hotel Burnham the interior sports replicas of original features.

On the south bank of the Chicago River, this 27-story hotel affords amazing city views. Inviting guest rooms feature muted colors and warm woods, and the staff graciously accommodates all guests, even the four-legged ones.

A perfect choice for modern American food (like the signature onion-crusted sturgeon) before or after a concert.

This effective, if corrupt, Chicago mayor (1902–76) served longer than any other.

The Ritz has it all – superior service, an award-winning dining room, spa, and state-of the-art-business facilities. Impressive views complement the classic furnishings and fine art in its spacious guest rooms, but it’s the little things, like Bulgari toiletries and toys and cookies for the kids that puts it in a league of its own.

An in-store steakhouse and power-eatery, furnished in upper crust style by the Ralph Lauren Home shop while elegantly attired hostesses sport Polo.

This splendid 1909 residence by Frank Lloyd Wright is easily spotted by its steel-beam roof, which overhangs the building by 20 ft (6 m) at each end. Take a tour through its lowceilinged interior, and past more than 170 art-glass windows and doors, to gain insight into the ongoing, extensive ten-year restoration program. The building was a private home until 1926, when it became a dormitory for the Chicago Theological Seminary. It was later bought by a development firm, who donated it to the University of Chicago in 1963, the same year it was designated a National Historic Landmark.