Chicago

[Davel]

Earlier this year I found out that I had a half-sister living in Fort Wayne and other relatives in South End and surrounding areas.

So I'm planning to visit in the Spring and meet them and maybe hire a motorcycle or car.

I don't think Route 66 is far away but where else should I be visiting please?

I love parks and small towns rather than large cities really but, as this will be my first trip to the USA I really haven't a clue

[RC1807]

Chicago and the surrounding area is a great place to visit.
I've been there many times as my brother and his family live in the greater Chicagoland area.

What kind of things do you like?
There's quite a bit on this website, and I really like visiting Cantigny Park
https://www.enjoyillinois.com/explore/listing/firs...

If you're into sports, Chicago has some great home teams ....
(ETA: when I travelled long haul for work, I always looked for events in the city I was visiting to get out of usual bars / restaurants... ice hockey, baseball, basketball, concerts, comedy clubs, etc.)

If you wanted to rent one of those (horrible) Harley things, a trip to Milwaukee, WI, may interest you?
It's not far.

[Davel]

Thanks for that.

Not too bothered about the sports stuff as I’m an old fart now but will look into the other things

Of course I could rent a motor home

Edited by Davel on Sunday 6th November 18:11

Edited by Davel on Sunday 6th November 18:12

[belleair302]

I have a great friend in Chicago what are you wanting to know?

[Davel]

Good question

How easy is it to get to Fort Wayne and South Bend.

Anywhere where I can hire an interesting car or pick up for a week before renting a bike for two weeks.

How far out are the scenic parks / towns and areas

Any general pointers I guess about where to stay preferably with character

[parabolica]

Watching with interest, planning to go to the EAA show at Oshkosh next year and thinking of spending some time in the Chicago area around the dates.

[K50 DEL]

So it's a while ago now, but I started one of my US road trips from Chicago...

https://www.roadtripamerica.com/forum/showthread.p...

This link should take you to the trip report I wrote at the time, I imagine most of the tourist stuff still exists, though prices will be different lol

[Davel]

That's amazing and gives me some great pointers

Thank you

[Kirkmoly]

Off topic, a little, but on the flight over you should plan to read ‘The Devil in the White City’ which tells the story of one of the most fascinating events in Chicago’s history in a spectacularly entertaining way.

[Davel]

Thank you all again

Edited by Davel on Sunday 8th January 20:04