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The Local Tourist: Chicago
The Local Tourist has become known as a trusted online resource for places to go
and things to do in Chicago. Now there's a downloadable ebook that highlights the best of the Windy City.
Blintzes, borscht, and barley, oh my! Steps away from the Art Institute and Symphony Center, this restaurant boasts “100% acceptance rate” for the many proposals proffered here. Maybe it’s the vodka shots.
This nuts & bolts guide from an Emmy winning blogger and one of the Windy City’s foremost experts includes quick tips & pointers and TLT's favorite attractions, restaurants, nightlife, and things to do. See world class attractions, dine at top restaurants, enjoy our amazing nightlife and truly get the most out of Chicago.
When this place opened a glass of beer was a nickel and the sandwiches were free.
What makes this even more special is the discounts and coupons to local businesses! Save money on attractions, dining, nightlife, and more including:
- 10% off at OpenBooks
- Free mojito at Nacional 27
- Free cocktail at C-House
- $5 off at over 30 Chicago Architecture Foundation Tours
- Free cocktail at The Joynt
- 15% off first purchase at The Poison Cup
- and many many more!
Oscar Wilde called it a “castellated monstrosity”. Grump. Chicagoans love it. It was one of the few buildings to survive the Great Fire, so it’s got the kind of stick-to-it-iveness we respect.
Plus things change often in the Windy City, so the guide includes updates for a year.
It doesn’t take long to see that Chicago is an amazing city with metropolitan sophistication and small town charm. It boasts world class culture and dining and Midwestern kindness and hospitality. It’s the birthplace of the skyscraper and the Ferris Wheel, elevated railways and Twinkies. It’s a city of neighborhoods, of individual communities made of bungalows and three-flats and high rise
Order The Local Tourist: Chicago and you will
Experience the fascination of a tourist...
Feel the comfort of the local
The Local Tourist has become known as a trusted online resource for places to go
and things to do in Chicago. Now there's a downloadable ebook that highlights the best of the Windy City.
Blintzes, borscht, and barley, oh my! Steps away from the Art Institute and Symphony Center, this restaurant boasts “100% acceptance rate” for the many proposals proffered here. Maybe it’s the vodka shots.
This nuts & bolts guide from an Emmy winning blogger and one of the Windy City’s foremost experts includes quick tips & pointers and TLT's favorite attractions, restaurants, nightlife, and things to do. See world class attractions, dine at top restaurants, enjoy our amazing nightlife and truly get the most out of Chicago.
When this place opened a glass of beer was a nickel and the sandwiches were free.
What makes this even more special is the discounts and coupons to local businesses! Save money on attractions, dining, nightlife, and more including:
- 10% off at OpenBooks
- Free mojito at Nacional 27
- Free cocktail at C-House
- $5 off at over 30 Chicago Architecture Foundation Tours
- Free cocktail at The Joynt
- 15% off first purchase at The Poison Cup
- and many many more!
Oscar Wilde called it a “castellated monstrosity”. Grump. Chicagoans love it. It was one of the few buildings to survive the Great Fire, so it’s got the kind of stick-to-it-iveness we respect.
Plus things change often in the Windy City, so the guide includes updates for a year.
It doesn’t take long to see that Chicago is an amazing city with metropolitan sophistication and small town charm. It boasts world class culture and dining and Midwestern kindness and hospitality. It’s the birthplace of the skyscraper and the Ferris Wheel, elevated railways and Twinkies. It’s a city of neighborhoods, of individual communities made of bungalows and three-flats and high rise
Order The Local Tourist: Chicago and you will
Experience the fascination of a tourist...
Feel the comfort of the local
This downloadable ebook highlights the best & leaves the rest. With quick tips & pointers and TLT's favorite attractions, restaurants, nightlife, and things to do, it's fantastic for both locals and tourists. Price: only $5!
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"We LOVE downtown Chicago, but living up in Milwaukee are unaware of the day to day events occurring there. {The Local Tourist} is so helpful. It helps us maximize our time spent downtown. The worst feeling, I think, is visiting a city & missing out on some great event because you were totally unaware of it...Visiting Chicago is like visiting another world for us. So continue your fine work here & see you soon! Thanks again.” Albo, Milwaukee, WI
"My wife and I live in Arkansas, and were able to spend a romantic weekend in Chicago after a business meeting. We had never toured the city together. We needed help in finding the who, what, when and where of one of the nation's largest cities. The Local Tourist laid it all out, plain and simple. I will never come to Chicago without the aid of The Local Tourist. It is that helpful and easy to use, even for a couple of Arkansans! Ha ha. Thanks for a great weekend!" Chris and Lindley Abrams, North Little Rock, AR
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