This hotel is right in the thick of things.
He designed Canberra,but in his home town of Chicago,you have to work hard to find someone who knows who Walter Burley Griffin is.
Does Donald Trump's hotel deliver the same over-the-top excess as the man himself? We find out.
A quick guide on what to see,eat and do in Chicago.
Take in some tacos,extraordinary mural art splashed upon the walls,and stay a night with Virgin.
The first in the planned chain of Virgin Hotels has the happiest happy hour you can find.
Sorry,I'm not going to do a 14-hour flight sitting bolt upright.
Jo Stewart hits the bar at a genuine 1920s Chicago speakeasy.
Held over five weekends,this festival in the Italian capital of white truffles dates back 84 years.
Brian Johnston seeks out the top 10 overseas science museums,guaranteed to fire the imagination.
Richard Tulloch finds a fresh artistic breeze blowing through Chicago.