Downtown Chicago is 30 minutes away by train (a15 minute walk from the house). Chicago is a fantastic city where you will find 5 star restaurants to inexpensive ethnic cuisine from around the world and everything in between. Downtown has world-class museums of natural history, science and art as well as the "Magnificent Mile" for shopping. There are a multitude of ethnic neighborhoods that are fun to explore (such as Mexican Pilsen, Indian Devon Avenue, Chinatown) as well as trendy neighborhoods. If you're into spectator sports you can easily see the Cubs or White Sox (Chicago's baseball teams) play. Neighborhood and music festivals are plentiful all over Chicago, as well as nightclubs and bars, featuring Chicago Blues, Jazz, Gospel or Latin music. Six Flags Great America, a well known amusement park, is about 45 minutes drive away. Chicago is also a premiere city for theatre.