2 November 2009 - Top Places to Visit with Car Hire Chicago Airport

Located 18 miles from the downtown is the Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD). It is one of the busiest airports in the world and is the largest hub of United Airlines and American Airlines. The airport is one of the busiest and well connected airports in the United States which was adjudged as the “Best Airport in North America” during the year 2000. Over 70 million people travel through this airport. The Chicago Airport provides excellent connectivity with the rest of the city. The airport lies on interstate highway 190. From airport if you intend to go to central Chicago take interstate 90 to visit west suburbs take interstate 88 then interstate 294. Visitors can reach the city center with help of car hire Chicago Airport. The airport offers modern amenities to its passengers by way of its existing four terminals: 1, 2, 3 and 5. Each terminal is equipped with shops, foreign exchange outlets, ATMs, fax, club lounges facilities and newsstands. All terminals have world duty free shops and different stores catering to gift shops and stores like Hudson Group, Mindworks, Mont Blanc etc. A multi-level car parking and additional ground level car parking service can be found on Terminals 1, 2 and 3. With a car hire Chicago Airport, you can visit various attractive places in Chicago like:

Sears Tower – It is the tallest skyscraper in the city of Chicago and all of the United States. The building is made up of nine framed tubes and has up to ninety floors. The building looks differently from separate angles. The observation deck or the skydeck of the tower is the most famous attraction. The most stunning attraction at the skydeck is ‘the ledge’ it is a glass balcony which extends to 4.3 ft from where you can look straight down.

Fisher Building – Designed by Charles Atwood of D.H. Burnham and Company, this 18-storey building measures about 230 feet tall is the second-tallest building in the city. The building is inspired by the Gothic cathedrals of Europe and is one of the city’s earliest skyscrapers.

Buckingham Fountain – With car hire Chicago drive towards this popular landmark of the city. The Buckingham Fountain located in Grant Park is really a must see attraction. It is officially known as the 'Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain'.

Chicago Temple - Formed in 1831 it is the first United Methodist Church and the largest church building in the world (568-foot-tall or 173m). There is no wonder how it houses the oldest United Methodist congregation in the city.