The best place to start exploring Chicago is the Loop, the city"s downtown and birthplace, with the "Rough Guide" map in hand you"ll be able to easily locate the main attractions, the city"s premier art museum and the quarter-mile-high Sears Tower. Handy listings point you to the best places to eat, drink and stay. Like all maps in the "Rough Guides" series, the Chicago map features a time chart of opening hours and full coverage of the outskirts and day-trip options. The map"s detailed transport information and clear layout will help you make the best use of the "El" (the subway and elevated train system) and the city"s buses. You can fold it, abuse it and stuff it in your pocket and it will never fray or fall apart.