Chicago or Washington DC @ end of October?
Discussion
F1sh said:
Which would be the better choice. I have two weeks off at the end of October and as I've never been to either I thought I'd ask some advice.
Which would you recommend for a solo traveller?
F1sh
You can do a lot more than one city in two weeks!Which would you recommend for a solo traveller?
F1sh
What sort of thing do you want to see/do? nightlife? city sights? scenic stuff outside of a city? sports? etc...
F1sh said:
Matt, the idea is to visit one or the other then fly into Denver to watch the Bronco's play at Mile High on the 27th.
F1sh
Given the lack of info I'd say go to chicago for a few days (go and see an NHL/NFL/NBA game), then fly out to SLC/Denver and go to Moab, then end up in Denver for the Broncos game.F1sh
davepoth said:
I'd go with DC personally. It's about the right time of year because in summer it's like an armpit and it can be ridiculously cold in winter. You should be there at the right time for peak fall leaf colour too, which is very pretty. Chicago is awesome too though.
A very good point, its a good time for that part of the country. Maybe a trip down to the Blueridge Parkway? It's not too far from dc.Well I'm biased and would recommend Chicago as I live here. A very pretty and great city with lots of interesting history, fabulous architecture, great food and lots of world class attractions.
Weather is still decent in October too. DC also has a lot going for it but I'm not as familiar with it.
If I were you though I'd be tempted to try and do DC, Chicago, and Denver in that time, 4 or 5 nights in each depending on what you want to see. As an FYI Chicago is the biggest city of the three by quite some margin with probably the most to see and do.
Weather is still decent in October too. DC also has a lot going for it but I'm not as familiar with it.
If I were you though I'd be tempted to try and do DC, Chicago, and Denver in that time, 4 or 5 nights in each depending on what you want to see. As an FYI Chicago is the biggest city of the three by quite some margin with probably the most to see and do.
You could see an awful lot of DC in 5 days or so, ditto Chicago.
DC isn't a very big city actually, and most of the stuff that a tourist would want to see/do is going to be relatively close to the mall.
The Smithsonian is amazing, especially the Udvar-Hazy center but that's near Dulles airport.
Chicago is a much more "typical" city; full of skyscrapers and general hustle and bustle and also one of my favorite places, October shouldn't be too cold but at the end of October you can see freezing temps there at night. If I had a few days there... Well, you're on PH so you'll appreciate the Museum of Science and Industry.
Go to Lou Malnatis for deep dish pizza. Be a real man and get one with lots of meat.
Get an Italian beef sandwich.
Go to the Green Mill in uptown, its a prohibition-era Jazz club that was once a favorite hangout of Al Capone (and the interior looks to date to the 30s).
If you can, go to a cubs game at Wrigley field. If you have one chance to go to an American baseball game you'd be hard pressed to beat Wrigley, and this is coming from a diehard, lifelong Yankees fan.
Chicago is one of very few places that I could happily live outside of the NY City area.
DC isn't a very big city actually, and most of the stuff that a tourist would want to see/do is going to be relatively close to the mall.
The Smithsonian is amazing, especially the Udvar-Hazy center but that's near Dulles airport.
Chicago is a much more "typical" city; full of skyscrapers and general hustle and bustle and also one of my favorite places, October shouldn't be too cold but at the end of October you can see freezing temps there at night. If I had a few days there... Well, you're on PH so you'll appreciate the Museum of Science and Industry.
Go to Lou Malnatis for deep dish pizza. Be a real man and get one with lots of meat.
Get an Italian beef sandwich.
Go to the Green Mill in uptown, its a prohibition-era Jazz club that was once a favorite hangout of Al Capone (and the interior looks to date to the 30s).
If you can, go to a cubs game at Wrigley field. If you have one chance to go to an American baseball game you'd be hard pressed to beat Wrigley, and this is coming from a diehard, lifelong Yankees fan.
Chicago is one of very few places that I could happily live outside of the NY City area.
Thanks for the replies, and yes I should have given a bit more detail.
The Denver side of the trip is mainly to see the Broncos. Yeah I know I'm mad, but I see it as no worse than some football supports going all over the world watching their team.
The trip in total would be circa 8-10 days, with say 3 being Denver (been there enough to know what's good there). So really it's just a case of what/where else to go and I'd never been to either, usually a west coast person.
F1sh
The Denver side of the trip is mainly to see the Broncos. Yeah I know I'm mad, but I see it as no worse than some football supports going all over the world watching their team.
The trip in total would be circa 8-10 days, with say 3 being Denver (been there enough to know what's good there). So really it's just a case of what/where else to go and I'd never been to either, usually a west coast person.
F1sh
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