Chicago on a Budget: Plan a Mini Getaway

Feel like you need to just need to get away but your on a budget? Here are some ideas to help you plan a mini vacation- getaway in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.

1. Plan to do the activities you keep meaning to do

Ok, you might not be actually getting on a plane or driving far, but planning a whole weekend of fun or new activities can really make you feel refreshed come Monday morning.

• Be a tourist, plan a trip to that museum exhibit you have been meaning to do all year.
• Go to that great  new restaurant you have been wanting to try.
• Go see a show whether it’s comedy, musical, or your favorite band.
• Be spontaneous and drive off to explore something new.

Fun for a group, check out these tours?

• Untouchable Tour
• Chicago Ghost Tour
• Weird Chicago Tour
• Chicago Architecture Tour
• Goose Island Brewery Tour (Great deal only $5)
• Chicago Chocolate Tour
• LoCo Winery Tour

2. Check out a fabulous local Chicago hotel

It will feel relaxing just to get out of your normal routine. Chicago is full of fantastic hotels, why not take advantage of them? You can also get really good deals if you sign up for their email specials through the hotel websites, and make sure you follow your favorite hotels on Twitter for last minute savings and weekend packages.

3. Head Out of the City

Here are great places to visit outside of the city.

• Go to one of Chicago’s favorite wineries, Lynfred Winery. You can take a tour, and even stay for the night at their European Bed & Breakfast.
• Enjoy the Fall, do some hiking or biking and stay the Starved Rock Lodge.
• Spend the weekend at Grand Geneva in Wisconsin.
• Get away with your friends to St.Louis and stay at the Bissell Mansion and enjoy a Murder Mystery Weekend.