| facilities include a business center and over 18,000 sq ft of meeting space. this upscale hotel in downtown evanston is a 4-minute walk from northwestern university and 4. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. all rooms offer contemporary decor and custom-designed beds, plus desks, flat-screen tvs and wifi. 6 miles to the illinois holocaust museum & education center. amenities include a contemporary lounge and a cafe and bar (offering breakfast for a surcharge), plus a 24/7 fitness center. suites add sitting areas
O'Hare International Airport 40 min
875 North Michigan Avenue (30 min)
Skyscraper observation deck offering panoramic city views from 1,000 feet up, plus food & drink. Cloud Gate (33 min)
Huge outdoor sculpture shaped like a bean & allowing for views from its many mirrored sides. Chicago Riverwalk (31 min)
Riverside pedestrian path featuring city views & dining, plus bridges, fishing piers & boat docks. Buckingham Fountain (32 min)
Among the world’s largest, Grant Park’s 3-level rococo fountain (1927) offers light & water shows. Chicago Cultural Center (32 min)
Free art & shows in an 1897 Beaux-Arts building with vaulted lobby, mosaics & 2 stained-glass domes. Crown Fountain (32 min)
Public sculpture with a pair of 50-ft. LED towers & a reflecting pool, by Jaume Plensa, a Catalan. 360 CHICAGO (29 min)
Observatory on the 94th floor of the John Hancock Building with a tilting glass lookout 1000 ft. up. Millennium Park (32 min)
24.5-acre green space with a video display, the reflective Bean sculpture & an outdoor theater. City Gallery in the Historic Water Tower (30 min)
Chicago-focused gallery, specializing in photos, inside a 19th-century Gothic limestone landmark. The Art Institute of Chicago (32 min)
Renowned art museum holding nearly 300,000 works from all over the world, spanning many centuries. Chicago Botanic Garden (27 min)
385 acres of landscaped gardens displaying millions of plants & flowers in a variety of settings. Wrigley Field (28 min)
Ivy-covered walls & manual scoreboard add retro charm to 2nd oldest baseball stadium in the majors. Navy Pier (32 min)
Former Navy training center draws crowds with carnival rides, restaurants, shops & fireworks. Lincoln Park Zoo (28 min)
Small, free zoo with lions, primates, reptiles, a children's area & an interactive farm exhibit. Skydeck Chicago (37 min)
103rd floor of the former Sears Tower with clear observation boxes & views extending to four states. | 
