Chicago, Illinois · October 2025
Where I stayed · Park Hyatt Chicago
One night, on a Category 1–7 free night certificate from Hyatt, just to check it out.
Where I stayed · Loews Chicago Hotel
Three nights. It was my first time trying Chase's The Edit: 53,653 points with Points Boost, and I think I used a credit too, so it was good value. Breakfast for two and a $100 credit came with it. The room wasn't really too special, about the same level as a standard US city Hyatt Regency, so I didn't take many pictures.
The architecture river cruise
The Chicago Architecture Center's river cruise aboard the First Lady: west along the main branch, down the South Branch past Willis Tower, up the North Branch, and back.
Where the river meets the Magnificent Mile
Terracotta towers and bascule bridges
The Merchandise Mart and Wolf Point
Willis Tower and Bertrand Goldberg's River City
The Art Institute of Chicago
The pieces I liked most. No labels here, just the paintings.
Yoko Ono at the Museum of Contemporary Art
Pretty cool. No labels, just the work.
Walking around