Car Rental in Chicago

One has several options to rent a car at the airport. Car rental firms provide a free shuttle service from each terminal. The shuttles depart from the exit from the arrival area at the lower level. There are specialized places, which are marked by the information boards. The following reliable vehicle rental companies operate in O'Hare International Airport: Advantage, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Hertz, Enterprise, National, Thrifty, and Payless. Another option is to apply to the car rental centre. It is situated between International Terminal 5 and economy parking, along Bessie Coleman Dr.

An integrated transit centre is being put into operation. There will be parking spaces and a car rental centre in its territory. Besides, shuttles will drive from here to the terminals, and transfers will run to hotels and remote long parking lots. At the present time, several types of parking are available at the airport. There is valet parking (level 1), short (level 1) and long parking (levels 2-6), positioned in the central parking garage, as well as economy parking (along Bessie Coleman Dr) and a car park next to the international terminal. A special parking module is accessible on the website of the airport, so that the customers may make a preliminary reservation or obtain current information on parking spaces.

The territory of ORD encompasses only one hotel, which is the Hilton Chicago O'Hare, nestled between the terminals and the parking garage. The recreation rooms for the passengers, who have to wait for their flights for a long while, may be provided in Terminals 2 and 3. Read all...

All fans of painting will be definitely impressed by the Art Institute of Chicago. It was founded in 1879 and occupies the most beautiful historic building. The museum collection includes invaluable paintings of Renoir, Monet and Cezanne. You can also find here the famous works of Matisse and Picasso. Besides pieces of art, the museum also houses collections of unique old pictures and weapons. One of the most interesting collections includes pieces of African art.
The unchangeable symbol of the city is the famous Chicago Theatre opened at the beginning of the 20th century. Since its foundation, it has offered its guests a wide choice of interesting cultural events. Besides theatrical performances, different concerts, comedians and even magicians’ shows are held in the theatre. Now, its old building is considered as one of the most beautiful in the city. From the inside, the theatre has almost completely preserved its original interior.

Chicago is famous for its legendary skyscrapers, the most interesting of which is the Willis Tower. Since its construction and by 2009, it had been the highest building in the city. The skyscraper is 442 m high. It has 110 stories. The height of the skyscraper with antennas really surprises - it is 527 m high. To build such a high building, a special pillar system was created. The pillars are very high and reach the 90th floor, which makes the building so secure.
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