New York holidays from the travel experts at Safeway Travel. New York offers the ultimate big city holiday experience. New York City is associated with the enormous towering buildings that make up the borough of Manhattan. The most famous building is the massive Empire State Building, a colossal 102-storey structure that, although it is no longer the tallest, is still one of the most iconic and most visited buildings in the world.

Together with Central Park, the Empire State building is New York's most popular holiday attraction.

Chicago is America’s second city and is famously known as the “windy city. Chicago is located in the state of Illinois, northern USA, and has an impressive skyline of modern architecture with its legendary skyscrapers that seem to emerge majestically out of Lake Michigan. The shimmering waters of Lake Michigan host a range of activities including canoeing, fishing and swimming.

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The Sears Tower is the tallest building in the United States, by the measurement from the ground to its roof. Commissioned by Sears, Roebuck and Company, it was designed by chief architect Bruce Graham and structural engineers Srinivasa "Hal" Iyengar and Fazlur Khan of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

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The Art Institute of Chicago, was founded in 1879. Built on rubble from the 1871 Chicago fire, the museum houses a collection that encompasses more than 5,000 years of human expression from cultures around the world, and the school's graduate program is continually ranked as one of the best in the country.

One of the great art museums of the world, the Art Institute of Chicago presents a collection spanning 5,000 years of artistic expression. Paintings, prints and drawings, sculptures, photographs, video, textiles, and architectural drawings and fragments are complemented by a year-round schedule of exhibitions. The museum presents programs-lectures, workshops, performances, symposia, travel, or courses, every day. From Mini Masters to Elderhostel, there is something for all visitors to do

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unique urban experience awaits you! Four inspiring outdoor festivals beckon you to return at least once a season! You'll find world-class shopping, dining, lodging and leisure entertainment throughout the Magnificent Mile area. There's something for everyone.

With four shopping centers, world-renowned boutiques and locally acclaimed designers, Chicago's Magnificent Mile area is a shopper's paradise. After you've shopped 'til you dropped, enjoy a moment to revive and replenish at one of our superb restaurants.

Once refreshed, take some time to see Chicago's famous skyline from a birds-eye view, or catch a star at any one of the theater performances in area venues. You'll undoubtedly find you can't squeeze all the fun into one day, so plan to spend a night, a weekend, or an entire week exploring North Michigan Avenue at one of our exceptional hotels.

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