J Parker

Chicago


It's all about the view from the 13th-floor rooftop bar of the Hotel Lincoln. And it delivers, sweeping over the park, the lake and downtown skyline. Prepare to jostle with a young and preppy crowd, especially if it's a warm night.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Chicago attractions

1. Green City Market

0.04 MILES

Stands of purple cabbages, red radishes, green asparagus and other bright-hued produce sprawl through Lincoln Park at Chicago's biggest farmers market…

2. Farm-in-the-Zoo

0.15 MILES

Located at the Lincoln Park Zoo's southern end, the farm features a full range of barnyard animals and offers frequent demonstrations of cow milking,…

3. Couch Tomb

0.2 MILES

This 50-ton mausoleum – designed in 1858 by John Van Osdel, Chicago's first professional architect, for Ira Couch, a successful hotelier – is the sole…

4. Lincoln Park

0.22 MILES

The park that gave the neighborhood its name is Chicago’s largest. Its 1200 acres stretch for 6 miles from North Ave north to Diversey Pkwy, where it…

5. Chicago History Museum

0.26 MILES

Curious about Chicago’s storied past? Multimedia displays at this museum cover it all, from the Great Fire to the 1968 Democratic Convention. President…

6. Standing Lincoln Sculpture

0.27 MILES

Sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ Standing Lincoln (1887), considered one of the best statues of the 16th US president, shows him deep in contemplation…

7. Archbishop’s Residence

0.42 MILES

The 1885 mansion, complete with 19 chimneys, is where seven of Chicago's past archbishops lived. World figures from Franklin D Roosevelt to Pope John Paul…

8. Lincoln Park Zoo

0.45 MILES

The zoo has been around since 1868 and is a local freebie favorite, filled with lions, zebras, snow monkeys and other exotic creatures in the shadow of…