Though there are many ways of orientation available for tourists in Chicago but the best one by par is the internet simply because it costs nothing from your pocket.

Even if you choose to buy a guide book or an orientation map of Chicago from a government institute like the Chicago Tourism Department you will have to spend some money and more than that it might often be the case that it would not provide you with the exact information you need.

This difficulty is very effectively overcome by the internet as it provides you the exact piece of information you need without any cost.

There are many websites that provide you tourist information about Chicago. Official sites include the Illinois Tourism Department site, the US tourist Survey Organization and the Chicago Mapping Foundation.

Google Maps are also a useful resource for the same purpose.

http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en.html

http://www.chicagotraveler.com/

http://www.choosechicago.com/Pages/default.aspx

Chicago is a place of great history. There are a number of places that are very much linked with the previous history of Chicago. These places have now turned into famous tourist spots. They attract tourist from all over the world to Chicago.

What can be better than visiting these places on a cruise? The important places of historical values are:

1. The Ferris wheel, Navy pier. This wheel towers 148 feet over the lakefront with a capacity of 240 people

2. Post war Chicago - marina towers and other places related to the Chicago's post war

3. The rush street Bridge after the great Chicago fire in 1871

4. Port Chicago it is one of the Chicago river's crowded place

http://www.chicagoline.com/historical.php