Set an enviable three blocks north of the Magnificent Mile, this 1873 brick town home is the ideal place to get a feel for Chicago's chichi side. It's set on a tree-lined street dappled with preserved Queen Anne homes from which well-coiffed women wearing Prada drift in and out with their terriers in tow. Sunny but cramped, the inn's biggest draw is its backyard patio that spills into a private, statuary-splayed garden. Ask the owner, Sally Baker, for discounted tickets to Chicago's First Lady, worthwhile architecture-focused boat tours along the Chicago River (spring, summer, and fall only).
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