![]() And after all the suits and office workers have gone home, the centre can harbour some pretty aggressive begging. The Fuller Park area as well as the far West Side (after West Avenue) aren’t the nicest places to wander.Īll that said, you should be wary of your belongings in all areas of Chicago – especially the subway. There are, of course, some rougher areas that you might want to consider avoiding at night. The modern crime in Chicago is an issue for the city but happens in more isolated areas far from the central sights and lights of the city. Yes, there was all that Prohibition-era stuff, but that was 100 years ago and as a tourist you’re going to be fine here. Safety in Chicagoĭespite having a reputation as a major centre of crime, it’s a pretty safe city. It takes about 45 minutes and includes various facts about the early life of the young, future Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning Hemingway. One of the more unique things to do in Chicago – but a must if you’re a Hemingway fan – you can join a tour of his beautifully restored birthplace once every hour. Without doubt one of the most iconic (if not greatest) American writers, Hemingway spent the first 6 years of his life here. It’s here that on 21st July, 1899 – on the second floor of a Queen Anne-style home – that Ernest Hemingway was born. Just west of Downtown Chicago is the leafy, and fairly fancy, suburb of Oak Park. At the end you can even pick up kooky souvenirs from the gift shop. It’s worth a visit for the building alone. Think wood panelling and leather chairs, marble floors and gilded staircases. Luckily for the less strong of stomach, the museum is set in a lakefront, early 20th-century mansion. It’s filled with strange things like preserved heart valves in jars and graphic depictions of surgery from back in the day – well, actually 600 historic paintings – so if you’re squeamish… look away. Pay a visit to the actually beautiful International Museum of Surgical ScienceĪ trip International Museum of Surgical Science may be of the more unusual things to do in Chicago, but it’s actually a pretty fascinating (if gory) place. Over at Delightful Pastries, this family-owned operation has paczki – jam-filled donuts of Polish origin. Going strong for over 90 years (try the chocolate-coated). With a recent resurgence in the popularity of donuts in the city, believe it or not, there’s a few good’uns to discover if you’re in the search of off the beaten track stuff to do in Chicago, like donut-hunting. Dunked in coffee, old fashioned style, whatever you go for it’s bound to be literally delicious. It must be done – especially if you’re at all fond of these deep-fried rings of goodness. In case the pizza wasn’t unhealthy enough, we also have donuts!!!ĭonut miss out (sorry, that was awful) on sampling Chicago’s delicious donuts. ![]()
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