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Airport serving Chicago, Illinois, United States
Photo: Payton Chung] from Chicago, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is one of the biggest and busiest airports in the world. It serves the city of Chicago and the rest of the Chicagoland area, with connecting flights to smaller cities throughout the Midwest.
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Airports are big affairs with large budgets, but only a few can boast a complete dinosaur skeleton. And not just any skeleton, but that of one of the largest animals ever to walk the earth. The Brachiosaurus cast skeleton is in Terminal 1's Concourse B indefinitely as part of a promotional agreement between the airport and the Field Museum in Near South. It used to stand in Stanley Field Hall at the museum and its construction was financed in large part by the contributions of over 6,000 individuals, schools and companies. It's certainly worth a look if you are in the terminal, and don't worry — you can't miss it.
A replica of the F4F-3 fighter plane flown by the airport's namesake hangs in the main hall of Terminal 2.
In Terminal 3 and want a respite from the airport chaos? In the mezzanine level of the Terminal 3 rotunda, in between the G and H gates, lies the O'Hare urban garden, an aeroponic oasis where vegetables and herbs are grown and then used in a few of the terminal's restaurants. There are a few small tables and it is considerably quieter than the rest of the airport. If you need further R&R, there is a yoga room on the same level.
Oprah's taste in popcorn perhaps exceeds even her taste in books, and her favorite Chicago popcorn shop has two locations in the airport. Drench those little guys in caramel, cheese, etc., and toss in some macadamias, cashews, and almonds, and you have yourself a meal.
6AM-10PM in Terminals 1, 2, and 3, has tasty popcorn & nuts for a takeaway salty fix.
Lives on in Terminal 1 C26, outlasting the original nineteenth century location in the Loop. Bratwurst loyalists will have to take the classic German food wherever they can get it! Of course, you'd miss this, thinking it was just another shoddy airport sandwich shop, but for the lines. The Berghoffés beer or root beer goes just right with a signature Berghoff reuben.
Rick Bayless of the very highly acclaimed Frontera Grill & Topolobampo downtown runs what is almost certainly the only airport sandwich shop that lists the local farms from which it gets its produce and meat! The tortas (Mexican sandwiches) are of a high enough quality to land this place in top ten lists of the best airport restaurants worldwide, and it's just a sandwich shop! The Bloody Marys are there waiting for you in the morning after an overnight.
Only location with online ordering.
No allergen info for this location.
Mexican food, a Chipotle imitator. The food is just okay, but for vegan travelers it's one of the few places in O'Hare where you can find a meal that will actually fill you up (and for less than $10).
A bar with beer from a local Chicago brewery. Paninis, salads and sandwiches available.
A cocktail lounge and bar.
More than 850 rooms and sound-resistant windows.
About two miles (3 km) from the airport.
About two miles (3 km) from the airport. This building used to be a Holiday Inn, and it was here that Murph and the Magic Tones played in the movie The Blues Brothers.
The budget-minded imprint of the W. Styled to be young and trendy, the hotel offers a ton of the same great amenities of the pricier Marriott properties. Swanky bar, cool design, and great entertainment set-up in each room.
The rooms are a little dingy and the internet was spotty at last check, but it's not bad. Has a sports bar and a diner on-site.
About five miles (8 km) from the airport.
Big hotel with a sports bar and grill on-site.
About one mile (2 km) from the airport.
Lounge, restaurant, pool, and the rest. For travelers who like to cut it close, shuttles run to O'Hare every 20 minutes, 24 hours per day.
About 1.5 miles (2 km) from the airport.
About five miles (8 km) from the airport.
Contemporary facility with newly renovated guest rooms and meeting space.
Home-y hotel with separate kitchens.
Indoor swimming pool. Free 24-hour shuttle service to O'Hare Airport, located by the L stop.
253 suites with separate living rooms and bedrooms.
About 1.5 miles (2 km) from the airport.
Just five minutes from the airport.
Giant hotel about 1.5 miles (2 km) from the airport, with copious meeting space.
About five minutes from the airport.
One mile (2 km) from the airport, this hotel has won the Torch Bearer award for excellent customer service and quality two years in a row
Close to O'Hare and the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont.
More than 500 pretty rooms with a long list of amenities.
Four shops selling alcohol, perfume and tobacco.
Three kiosks, by gates M8, M10 and M14.
Airside shuttle buses
United Airlines runs an air-side shuttle bus between Gate E2A in Terminal 2 and Gate C9 in Terminal 1 (convenient for people going from a United Express flight to a Star Alliance flight).
Airport Transit System
O'Hare has an automated, land-side, transit system cleverly called Airport Transit System or ATS.
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