Chicago Vacation Ideas : Travel Channel

Oyster's Top Hotels For The Best Shopping

Check out Oyster's picks for the hotels with the best on-site shopping, including Chicago's Drake Hotel and Boston's Mandarin Hotel.

Mancation Music Festivals

For those guys who love to rock out, check out our list of the best mancation music festivals around.

Christmas Shows

Dazzle your family's imagination and rekindle your holiday spirit with these live Christmas shows.

Family-Friendly New Year's Eve Parties

Celebrate the last night of the year with the entire family at these great family-friendly New Year's Eve parties.

Tours of Chicago

All the world's great cities have tour companies that, for a small fee, show you around. Those new to Chicago, a half-day motor coach or on-and-off "trolley" tour is the perfect way to get oriented.

Chicago's Best Value Hotels

Travel Channel and Oyster.com's top picks for hotels in Chicago where you get the best value for your money.

Get to Know The Magnificent Mile

Take a trip down Chicago's Magnificent Mile; A strip filled with shops, restaurants, hotels, occasional street entertainers and evidence of a convention city's love of unconventional architecture.

Enjoying Chicago's Parks

The city of Chicago has more than 500 parks. Some are no more than a sandbox and a few swings -- but many are grand, sprawling green spaces with ball fields, golf courses, gardens, lagoons and zoos.

Chicago's Sports Stadiums

Chicago is undoubtably a great sports town, but what about it's venues? Check out some of the most historic and classically built stadiums in the country.

Gangsters in Chicago

Take the Untouchable Tour, a gangster tour of Chicago started by Craig Alton in 1988. Al Capone, the most famous gangster in Chicago history is at the center of this thrilling tour of the city.