Know More, Spend Less: A Native's Guide to Chicago

By Sharon Woodhouse

A unique 297-page insider's budget guide to the Windy City that takes readers beyond the standard tourist grounds and highlights hundreds of free, inexpensive, and unusual things to do around town.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 096424263X
• ISBN13: 9780964242630
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Lake Claremont Pr
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Sweet Home

Woodhouse and McNulty's love for their hometown shines like the city's skyline at night in this keen guide to thrifty treasures in the City of Big Shoulders. This is the one you keep at your fingertips as you explore Chicago, whether it's your first visit or you've lived here all your life. Affordability is key to the authors' selections. They dig far beyond the ordinary to serve up a true Chicago smorgasbord. The recreation options alone will wear you out, but you can take the appetite you'll work up to a veritable United Nations of eateries. They also highlight a sprawling range of options for every taste in music and theater; public celebrations (Celtic Fest, Taste of Chicago, the Air and Water Show, etc.); art fairs; neighborhood parties; and good old basic sightseeing. Rounding out this superb guide is a shopaholic's dream directory of outlet and specialty stores, resale shops and flea markets; a handy list of phone, radio, TV, Internet, and print resources; and some basic city maps to get you started. This is the most down-to-earth, economical red-carpet welcome to Chicago you'll find anywhere.

A really great guide

This is by far the best guide that I've seen for Chicago. I've lived in the city for the last 20 years and use the book myself for some new ideas and bargain hunting suggestions. I recently handed the book to some friends who visited from the UK and they found it very informative and extremely helpful. Highly recommended!!

Cheap guide by native Chicagoan

Different from corporate-written guides, Sharon Woodhouse seems to know and love Chicago inside and out. Humorous, quirky, complete. Good for Chicagoans and tourists