Mrs B has given me a pass to go to the good ol' US of A for a week's break in Sept '16 with a good friend of mine. We have decided that we didn't want to do the usual touristy cities such as New York, San Francisco, LA & Vegas but would rather go somewhere a bit different (I've been to Orlando twice so that's out). We're both older blokes so we're not interested in beach holidays etc, but the good thing is we have plenty of time to prepare - we won't be able to book flights/hotel until next October.
We both wrote down various cities to visit, cross-referenced what we had and made the decision to go to Chicago. I'm just looking for ideas on where's good to visit whilst we're there. We will mostly be city-bound but we will be hiring a car for a day or two to drive the 3 hours down to Indianapolis to visit the speedway and museum. We are big foodies so are also looking for recommendations on steakhouses, deep-dish pizza and seafood. My thoughts are to get a hotel in the Downtown Loop, maybe the Magnificent Mile or possibly Lincoln Park if the first two are out of budget. We've both been trawling Trip Advisor but personal recommendations are always useful.
So who's been, and what are you suggestions? 
