One of the loveliest and most liveable suburbs of the metropolitan Chicago area and an architect's dream, Oak Park is a few miles west on the Eisenhower, home of McDonalds' founder Ray Kroc, writer Ernest Hemingway and Prairie architect Frank Lloyd Wright, with the largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright designed buildings in the world.
Stay at - The Carleton of Oak Park
Go shopping - Oak Park Avenue and Lake Street
Eat at - Philander's, The Carleton
Poor Phil's, The Carleton
Hemmingway's, The Write Inn
Take side trips to - downtown Chicago
Be sure to visit - the many Frank Lloyd Wright buildings in Oak Park
Hemingway Museum
Best time of year to go - April through October
Best things to buy - Local arts and crafts, antiques, furnishings, clothing
Best indulgence - An evening at Philander's with live music
Fly into - Chicago O'Hare (ORD) or Midway (MDW)
Transportation - Take suburban cabs from the airports, which have a flat rate to Oak Park. While in Oak Park, there are good local cabs available, and much of the downtown is very walkable. Elevated trains ("The L") runs right from downtown Oak Park to downtown Chicago and The Loop. Unless you've driven your own car to the Chicago area, you shouldn't need one, but rental cars are readily available at both airports and in the suburbs.
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