Secret Chicago The Unique Guidebook to Chicago's Hidden Sites, Sounds & Tastes

by Weller, Sam

• ISBN13: 9781550224931
• ISBN10: 155022493X
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: ECW Press

Summary

New visitors and longtime residents alike will find unique locales in this guide to the Second City's hidden treasures. Far beyond the predictable tourist routes, these listings reveal the arcane, cool, and hush-hush hotspots of Chicago. From white sand beaches that include urban skylines and smoky jazz clubs where it's always midnight to piercing palaces and tasty taquerias, Chicago's diverse destinations are described in detail for travelers willing to step off the beaten path.

Author Biography

Sam Weller is a regular contributor to Chicago Tribune Magazine and NewCity and teaches creative nonfiction at Columbia College. He lives in Chicago.

Table of Contents

Introduction	9	(1)
How to Use Secret Chicago	10	(3)
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African-American	13	(2)
Al Fresco	15	(3)
Antiques	18	(3)
Architecture	21	(6)
Barbecue	27	(2)
Baseball	29	(3)
Beaches	32	(3)
Beer Gardens	35	(1)
Bicycling	36	(2)
Bird-Watching	38	(4)
Blues	42	(3)
Bocce Ball	45	(1)
Books	46	(2)
Booze	48	(1)
Bowling	49	(1)
Boystown	50	(2)
Breakfast	52	(2)
Camping	54	(1)
CDs	54	(2)
Chicago Fire	56	(3)
Chinese	59	(3)
Chocolate	62	(1)
Christmas	63	(1)
Classical	64	(2)
Clubs	66	(2)
Coffee	68	(3)
Comedy	71	(2)
Comic Books	73	(1)
Curiosities	74	(2)
Delicatessens	76	(2)
Dog Friendly	78	(3)
El	81	(4)
Erotica	85	(2)
Ethnic Bakeries	87	(2)
Fast Food	89	(1)
Feminism	90	(1)
Foreign Video	91	(1)
Frank Lloyd Wright	92	(2)
Gardens	94	(4)
God	98	(4)
Graveyards	102	(2)
Hamburgers	104	(2)
Hangover Cures	106	(1)
Health Clubs	107	(1)
Herb	108	(2)
High Tea	110	(2)
Hoity-Toity	112	(1)
Hot Dogs	113	(3)
Ice Cream	116	(1)
Ice Skating	117	(2)
Indian	119	(1)
Italian Ice	120	(2)
Jazz	122	(2)
Jewelry	124	(1)
Jukeboxes	125	(2)
Kids	127	(4)
Kissing	131	(1)
Kites	132	(1)
Kitsch	133	(1)
Lake Shore Drive	134	(1)
Land Of Oz	135	(1)
Lawn Art	136	(2)
Libraries	138	(1)
Lingerie	139	(2)
Lodging	141	(3)
Martinis	144	(1)
Maxwell Market	145	(2)
Meat Markets	147	(2)
Media	149	(4)
Mexican	153	(5)
Movies	158	(3)
Museums	161	(2)
Navigation	163	(1)
Neighborhood Bars	163	(4)
Newsstands	167	(1)
Niche Bookstores	168	(3)
Oldest Profession	171	(1)
Olfactory	172	(1)
Outlets	173	(2)
Paper Arts	175	(1)
Parks	176	(3)
Periodicals	179	(2)
Photography	181	(2)
Picasso	183	(2)
Pizza	185	(2)
Police	187	(2)
Polynesian	189	(2)
Pool	191	(1)
Porn	192	(1)
Restrooms	193	(1)
Rick Kogan	194	(2)
Rock	196	(3)
Romantic Restaurants	199	(2)
Saganaki	201	(1)
Sandwiches	202	(1)
Shortcuts	203	(3)
Skyline	206	(2)
Smelt	208	(1)
Spanking	209	(1)
Spice	210	(1)
Spoken Word	211	(2)
Street Fests	213	(2)
Stringed Instruments	215	(1)
Sunday Brunch	216	(3)
Surgery	219	(1)
Sushi	220	(1)
Tattoos	221	(1)
Theater	222	(4)
Toll Booths	226	(1)
Toys	227	(2)
Trattorias	229	(2)
24-Hour Dining	231	(1)
UFOs	232	(1)
Used Books	233	(2)
Vegetarian	235	(1)
Vietnamese	236	(2)
Vintage	238	(4)
Voyeurism	242	(2)
Web Cams	244	(1)
Weddings	245	(3)
Wellness	248	(1)
Writers' Bars	249	(2)
'Zines	251	(2)
The Secret Future	253	(1)
Photo Sites	254	(1)
Subject Index	255	(14)
Alphabetical Index	269