Spectacular Chicago celebrates Chicago in a format befitting one of the world's most beautiful and vital urban areas.The book surveys all the things that make Chicago great, from its checkered history and stunning architecture to its dynamic sports scene and colorful blues bars.

Visit the great collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, gaze at the stars in the Alder Planetarium and experience the wonders of Wild Reef at the John G. Shedd Aquarium. Whether it's to Navy Pier or atop the Sears Tower Skydeck, inside Wrigley Field or lingering at an outdoor art tour, this book takes you there.

Two hundred contemporary full-color photographs and over thirty-six pages of panoramic foldouts will delight Chicago native and visitor alike.