The tourist issue

	Visiting ours: Play tourist in your own town by taking locals-only treks to attractions you normally avoid like the plague—starting with a magnificent day on North Michigan Avenue.
	Talk the talk, walk the ’Cock: Will we convince tourists that the Hancock beats the Sears as the spear of choice?
	Pier pressure: We set sail to discover Navy Pier’s buried cultural treasures.
	Exile in Crotchville: You can still live the bohemian life in chain-store, stroller-cramped Wicker Park—if you know where to look.
	Foreign exchange: Three visitors agree to take their shop class from Water Tower to Wicker Park.
	Red alert: Do tour guides roll out truths about Chicago, or are they taking us for a ride?
	Out of the park: You don’t have to be a Cubs fanatic to enjoy Wrigleyville, but you might want to skip the ’hood on game day.
	Damn right they got the blues: Two music lovers discover there’s more to Chicago’s most famous music genre than Halsted Street.
	Schlock treatment: Can these Chicago tourist traps really be all that bad? Yeah, pretty much—but some turn out to have more than a few redeeming qualities.
	Hello, dolly: One man bravely ventures into the tourist heart of sweetness: American Girl Place.
	Their kind of town?: Visitors give us a tourist’s-eye view of Chicago.
Plus:
	Who's just visiting?: Can you tell the tourist from the Chicagoan? Take our quiz and find out.
	Chicago’s finest: Our list of tourist attractions that also attract city dwellers.