When I think of Chicago, I think great food, skyscrapers, layers of streets (think the Dallas high-5 as a high-3 and put it underground!), and the Magnificent Mile aka shopper's paradise. On this, my third trip, I took the time to explore more of what Daniel Burnham, architect, urban planner, and Director of Works for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, called "Paris on the Prairie" in 1909.
Rising from the ashes of the 1871 fire which destroyed all of the central business district and one-third of the city, Chicago became an architectural boomtown. The site of the first steel-skeleton construction skyscraper, its various buildings have claimed "world's tallest" many times, only to be outdone by one of their own.
I love taking photographs of buildings and architectural details and this time was no exception. I did manage to go inside though and visited the Field Museum, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Art Institute of Chicago, as well as a too-brief tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio.
And did I mention the great food?
For a fun view of the Chicago skyline, visit http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago and scroll down to "Cityscape."
Kay Layton Sisk finds that the only thing better than traveling to a new locale is coming home and sharing the experience. Visit her blog, http://kaysisk.blogspot.com and her website, http://www.kaysisk.com.