The University of Chicago's neo-gothic quad was patterned after several of the colleges at Oxford. Mehr erfahren.
This beloved Chicago drive-in is like a blast from the past. The rooftop figures of ‘Superdawg’ (in a Tarzan suit) and his lady companion have been winking at patrons since the 1940s. Mehr erfahren.
When to go: This bar/liquor store opens at 7am—sometimes earlier—if you need a final stop on that all-nighter. Mehr erfahren.
Tuesday nights here are devoted to Rock Band (7–11pm), with drink specials like the $5 rum-based Pourhouse Punch and the occasional open bar. Mehr erfahren.
Try the pulled-pork. It's spicy and savory with succulent pork, cucumber, pickled carrots, cilantro and chili mayonnaise all on a lightly toasted roll. Sandwiches range from $6.75 to $8.75. Mehr erfahren.
For a weekday binge, start at this sports bar. From noon to 7pm, hoist $3 Bud Light drafts and two-for-one Absolut cocktails, Cruzan mojitos and bottles of Bud. Mehr erfahren.
Could Rutgers join the Big Ten? As the conference prepares to expand by as many as five teams, it seems increasingly likely. But it'll cost $5 million to leave the Big East... Mehr erfahren.
The Music Box is on Chicago's Southport Avenue corridor, a great place to do some shopping. For more information on Southport's boutiques and designers, visit www.chicagofashionresource.org Mehr erfahren.
Located on the famous Gettysburg Square. Hey there General, after a day of battlefields, you deserve a burger and a beverage. Mehr erfahren.
If you like the “gravy” they sell it in jars to go! Mehr erfahren.
Check out the E7 locomotive, featured on the CD cover of Country superstar Alan Jackson’s album, “Freight Train." Mehr erfahren.
This is the spot to get your "We the People" on. Did you know that the dimensions of Signers’ Hall are the same as the room where the document was signed in Independence Hall, only two blocks away? Mehr erfahren.
Bill White, who was president of the museum, resigned abruptly on May 19, 2010, one year after the New York State Attorney General began investigating him. Mehr erfahren.
The 47th Street Green Line Station is also featured in the famous "Shake a Tail Feather" scene in "The Blues Brothers" (1980). Mehr erfahren.
Sweat is rarely sexy, unless we’re talking about watching shirtless St. Judes boys work out. Come to work out . . . but stay for the show. Mehr erfahren.
Decorated in deep reds, greens and oranges, this restaurant's interior replicates the owner's childhood living room in Mexico City. So does the menu, which includes an assortment of tortas at lunch. Mehr erfahren.
While away the afternoon with $3 pints of malty Wells Bombardier—from 3 to 8pm (and 1 to 8pm on weekends), all drinks are half off. Mehr erfahren.
For nearly 12 years, the Marriott in downtown Brooklyn has been the borough's only full-service hotel. That's ending with the debut of this 321-room Sheraton. Mehr erfahren.