Illinois Tips & articles

Tips & articles

  1. 50 best US presidential sites

    01 February 2012

    Presidents’ Day: that strategic February Monday holiday in the US that’s situated at arm’s length between George Washington’s birthday (February...

    Read more

  2. Route 66: Motoring the mother road

    30 June 2011

    This itinerary from Lonely Planet’s USA’s Best Trips, written by local expert authors Amy Balfour, Alison Bing, Jennifer Denniston, Lisa...

    Read more

  3. A perfect day in Chicago

    17 June 2011

    Writer Nelson Algren summed up Chicago best: ‘Like loving a woman with a broken nose, you may well find lovelier...

    Read more

  4. American pie: slicing across the country

    24 November 2010

    Pie is turning up all over the US, having reinvented itself from a dowdy church supper ware to a stylish...

    Read more

  5. Rick Bayless’ Mexico and US food travel tips

    04 October 2010

    Long before Rick Bayless was one of the most recognizable chefs in the US, he was an avid traveler.In the...

    Read more

  6. Road trip rules for Labor Day weekend

    31 August 2010

    Labor Day in the US signals two major things – the last-bash of summer travel when, the AAA estimates,...

    Read more

  7. Cows and fried Coke: it’s state fair season in the USA!

    20 August 2010

    As summer winds down, state fair season ramps up in the United States. Prepare for an old-fashioned dose of root...

    Read more

  8. Chicago's jazz and blues shrines

    21 July 2010

    The world’s biggest free blues fest? Everyone knows Chicago has that. A martini-pouring jazz club where Al Capone bootlegged whiskey?...

    Read more

  9. 10 ways to kill time at the airport

    03 June 2010

    Your bags have been checked, your boarding pass issued… and now you’ve got hours to wait before getting on your...

    Read more

  10. All-American Classic: Route 66

    11 November 2009

    For a classic American road trip, nothing beats good ol’ Route 66. Nicknamed the nation’s ‘Mother Road’ by novelist John...

    Read more

  11. Chicago: a starter guide to the Windy City

    04 August 2009

    Welcome to the Windy City! While Chicago’s nickname is courtesy of the blustery weather, it’s the heights that it should...

    Read more

  12. Top 10 scenic drives - USA

    22 June 2009

    They don’t call it America the Beautiful for nothing. Roll down that car window and feast your eyes.A road trip...

    Read more

More about Illinois

Illinois

Things to do

Make it happen