Why Chicago: A City Full of Tour Guides

Chicago residents are familiar with visitors. Don’t believe me? Navy Pier alone attracts nearly 8 million visitors. The Obama Celebration at Grant Park drew over 100,000 people from across the U.S. for one night. Michigan Avenue’s Magnificent Mile provides ethnicities from around the world with shopping, dining, and entertainment on a daily basis.

With millions of annual tourists, Chicagoans have emerged as an immense group of volunteer tour guides ready to assist confused visitors upon first sighting of a fanny pack. Don’t believe me? I challenge anyone (skeptics, adventure seekers, etc) to tour the city with a camera asking for directions. A day of work should probably yield 50-60 helpful responses and also some local insight from Chicago’s hospitable residents.

Transform Chicago’s desire to share directional knowledge with the world into a WHY CHICAGO video. Read more on the Competition Guidelines page about requirements and the Grand Prize to Vancouver. This is your chance to ask another city for directions!