Chicago - Lake View & Wrigleyville (PDF Chapter)
This is the Lake View & Wrigleyville chapter from Lonely Planet’s Chicago guidebook.
Most visitors start at Wrigley Field. The area around the ballpark is like a street festival on game days; nongame days see action too, as the park next door to Wrigley hosts free concerts, alfresco fitness classes and farmers markets.
- spend an afternoon in the bleachers at Wrigley Field, hot dog and beer in hand, hoping for a win at the ivy-clad home of the Cubs
- maps
- hear a soon-to-be-famous band at Metro, Chicago’s premier loud-rock venue, a tastemaker for more than three decades
- transport
- join the thumping nightlife amid the rainbow flags in the city’s main gay neighbourhood, Boystown
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Sights, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping, Sports & Activities.
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