Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Roadtripping through Chicago....is it worth it? -

My friends and I are road tripping to see our friend who now attends the University of Wisconsin. We re leaving Oklahoma City and going through Tulsa, St. Louis, and both Springfields. Along the way, we re mostly looking to see either big monuments or sports stadiums, and we were wondering if it was worth the trouble of going through Chicago traffic just to stop by and take pictures in front of a few monuments. I ve been in Chicago before and I know the traffic there can be murder, and we ll be there mid-morning on a Friday. So is it worth it, or will it take too much of our time?

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Only you know how much time you have but just the driving out of your way portion is 3 hours round trip at least.If it was me, I would stick with I-39 North to Madison. Of course I live in Chicagoland.

No, there s nothing there worth seeing

it is only the greatest city in the universe in every way. so proud to live here!

yes, its a pretty sweet place, maybe park outside the city and take the L downtown