Frommer's 2009 Chicago( Series - Frommer's Chicago )

Written by more than 175 outspoken travelers around the globe, Frommer's Complete Guides help travelers experience places the way locals do.

- More annually updated guides than any other series

- 16-page color section and foldout map in all annual guides

- Outspoken opinions, exact prices, and suggested itineraries

- Dozens of detailed maps in an easy-to-read, two-color design

Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), "Frommer's Chicago" features gorgeous full-color photos of the urban splendor that awaits. Our local author will steer you away from the touristy and the inauthentic, and show you the real heart of Chicago, from the best local pizza joints, to cutting-edge art galleries; from blues clubs, to the lakeside parks.

Whether you're visiting for business or vacation, you'll travel Chicago like a pro with our candid advice. Also included are accurate city and regional maps (including a map of Chicago in the movies, and a map for pizza afficionados), up-to-date advice on finding the best package deals, planning your trip around the city's major conventions, a free color fold-out map, and an online directory that makes trip-planning a snap