Chicago was the first major city since leaving, and also the first hotel splurge, which unfortunately, did not have working interent.

Having no particular destination, we started with the Museum of Science & Industry. This museum is enormous; we spent 1/2 a day there and only saw 1/4 of the exhibits. The U-505 submarine tour was one highlight, but most of our time was spent in the Body Worlds exhibit. This contains over 200 real human specimens preserved with a special plastic technology invented by a German scientist (and also a friend of my grandfather).

Growing up in a family with Anatomy professors, I've felt privileged to see a lot of interesting things in regards to the human body. This was the most remarkable, fascinating, frightening, inspiring, humbling exhibition I've ever seen. http://www.bodyworlds.com/en/pages/home.asp

We also happened to be in Chicago on Roger Ebert Day, and came upon an outdoor screening of Citizen Kane in the park. And, of course, a trip to Chicago would not be complete without some deep dish pizza.