With a car, you can discover the city of Chicago in the United States of America on your own and enjoy the atmosphere of the metropolis. Chicago is located in the U.S. State of Illinois on the southwestern shore of Lake of Michigan. Some 2.8 million people, which Chicago takes the third place of the largest cities in the United States live in the town. Even almost ten million people live in the metropolitan area around Chicago. Since the 19th century, Chicago occupies an important position in the field of economy in the United States. If you choose for a car, numerous car hire agencies available is available in the entire city.
The Airport Chicago O'Hare International Airport offers the service of all major car hire companies directly on arrival, so that you easily can rent a car is on your website. The O'Hare International Airport is the largest international airport in Chicago, there is still the smaller Airport Chicago Midway. The large airport is located approximately 27 km northwest of Chicago. Every year 70 million passengers are handled, and the O'Hare International Airport is the airport with the highest passenger traffic in the world to Atlanta. Daily flights to destinations such as New York, Frankfurt and Vienna are available here.
Downtown Chicago is characterized by a collection of modern and high buildings that give their own view of the city. Already come from the 19th century a large number of typical skyscraper. Chicago is considered even as the birthplace of this famous high-rises as here in 1885 with the story home insurance building the first skyscraper, whose Skelett was completely made of steel. Tower of Willis is counted toward the tallest building in Chicago and even to the highest skyscraper in the United States. The building was completed in 1974 and has an altitude of 442 meters.
The gastronomy in Chicago is extremely diverse and has guaranteed to offer something for every taste. In particular with international specialities are very popular. In the first place, the Italian cuisine is available, but also Thai, German, Eastern European, Chinese and Mexican cuisine are well received in the metropolis. Adam's ribs, cooked on the grill are a typical specialty, which goes back to the time when Chicago was still considered "Fleischbank of the nation".