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Chicago & Philadelphia in 11 days

2 sightseeing days in Chicago, a dedicated relocation day, then 8 days in Philadelphia. Includes Millennium Park and Philadelphia Museum of Art, with guide-listed dining suggestions.

Adapted from community travel guides · Researched Sources & notes

The stops are drawn from the guides below; daily order, times and durations are our suggested adaptation. Available map pins are approximate, not provider-verified; missing coordinates remain unset. Prices are left unknown; check tickets, opening hours and transport before booking.

Route data adapted from Wikivoyage contributors, with our own selection and suggested timing; shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source pages link to contributor histories. This is an editorial multi-day schedule; the source community has not rated this itinerary.

  • Stay in Chicago for the first 2 sightseeing days; move to Philadelphia on day 3, then stay for 8 sightseeing days. Book accommodation in both bases rather than returning each night.
  • The 1068 km figure is approximate straight-line separation, not transit distance. The relocation day reserves room for travel and check-in without promising a direct service or a same-day connection. Verify the journey before booking this two-base plan.
  • City visits and restaurants are adapted from the linked retained community-guide material, not newly verified opening hours, live menus or first-hand visits. Suggested times are editable planning blocks. Check closures, reservations, accessibility and dietary needs.
  • Cover photo shows the first city. Original source and photo credits remain attached. Adapted community route selections retain CC BY-SA 4.0 attribution; source research dates remain in the individual stop and dining notes.
5 local dining picks added to this itineraryDining sources

These picks have positive travel-guide coverage or a named professional recommendation; they are not live customer ratings. Suggested times are not reservations. Confirm service days, dietary needs and prices. Other days remain open for your own food discoveries.

  • Day 1 · Russian Tea Time — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 2 · Boni Vino — Pizza, pasta. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 4 · Vetri — Pasta. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 5 · Amada — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 6 · Dahlak — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗

Sources checked 2026-10-30. Community-guide dining data is adapted from Wikivoyage contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; source pages link to contributor histories.

Chicago & Philadelphia itinerary: 11 days at a glance

Review the original daily plan before editing below. Times and durations are suggested planning blocks; dining stops are not reservations. Your personal edits appear in the editor and downloads.

Day 1: Chicago: Millennium Park & Art Institute of Chicago

  • · Millennium Park · 120 min
  • · Art Institute of Chicago · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Russian Tea Time (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 2: Chicago: Chicago Riverwalk & Field Museum

  • · Chicago Riverwalk · 120 min
  • · Field Museum · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Boni Vino (Pizza, pasta) · 75 min

Day 3: Chicago → Philadelphia: travel and check-in

  • · Relocate: Chicago → Philadelphia · 600 min

Day 4: Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art & Rodin Museum

  • · Philadelphia Museum of Art · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Rodin Museum · 30 min
  • · Rodin Museum · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Vetri (Pasta) · 150 min

Day 5: Philadelphia: Independence Hall & Liberty Bell Center

  • · Independence Hall · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Liberty Bell Center · 30 min
  • · Liberty Bell Center · 75 min
  • · Dinner: Amada (Traditional) · 75 min

Day 6: Philadelphia: Independence National Historical Park and Visitor's Center & National Museum of American Jewish History

  • · Independence National Historical Park and Visitor's Center · 120 min
  • · Transfer to National Museum of American Jewish History · 30 min
  • · National Museum of American Jewish History · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Dahlak (Traditional) · 75 min

Day 7: Philadelphia: Independence Seaport Museum & Museum of the American Revolution

  • · Independence Seaport Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Museum of the American Revolution · 30 min
  • · Museum of the American Revolution · 120 min

Day 8: Philadelphia: The Mütter Museum & The Franklin Institute Science Museum

  • · The Mütter Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to The Franklin Institute Science Museum · 30 min
  • · The Franklin Institute Science Museum · 120 min

Day 9: Philadelphia: John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum & Franklin D. Roosevelt Park

  • · John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Franklin D. Roosevelt Park · 45 min
  • · Franklin D. Roosevelt Park · 120 min

Day 10: Philadelphia: National Constitution Center & The African American Museum in Philadelphia

  • · National Constitution Center · 75 min
  • · Transfer to The African American Museum in Philadelphia · 30 min
  • · The African American Museum in Philadelphia · 120 min

Day 11: Philadelphia: Fireman's Hall Museum & Museum for Art in Wood

  • · Fireman's Hall Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Museum for Art in Wood · 30 min
  • · Museum for Art in Wood · 120 min

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Day 1
  • 10:00120m
    Chicago

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Approximate map pin from a community guide; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chicago/Loop (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 14:00120m
    Chicago

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Approximate map pin from a community guide; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chicago/Loop (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    77 E Adams St

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Sun-Thu 11AM-9PM, Fri Sat 11AM-midnight. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.1 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chicago/Loop (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5397543; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 2
  • 10:00120m
    Chicago

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Map pin unavailable; locate the entrance before navigating. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chicago/Loop (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 14:00120m
    Chicago

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Map pin unavailable; locate the entrance before navigating. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chicago (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    111 W Van Buren St

    Pizza, pasta. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Mon-Fri 10AM-midnight, Sat 10AM-5PM. Recheck with the restaurant. Route distance is unknown; check travel time and the entrance. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chicago/Loop (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5397543; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 3
  • 08:00600m
    Chicago → Philadelphia

    Dedicated relocation day from Chicago to Philadelphia; no transport is booked. The city centres are approximately 1068 km apart in a straight line, not a measured road or rail route. Choose and book a suitable flight, train, bus or ferry; confirm operating days, total door-to-door time, luggage rules and arrival before making reservations. This full-day block is reserved time, not a timetable. Move the following day if your journey needs longer.

Day 4
  • 09:30120m
    26th St and Benjamin Franklin Pkwy

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/Center_City_West (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Philadelphia

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.76 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    2151 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/Center_City_West (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:00150m
    Dining
    1312 Spruce St

    Pasta. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Mon-Sat 6PM-9PM, Sun closed. Recheck with the restaurant. About 1.9 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/Center_City_East (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5386011; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 5
  • 09:3075m
    Chestnut St between 5th and 6th Sts

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/Old_City (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Philadelphia

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.1 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Market St between 5th and 6th Sts

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/Old_City (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    217-219 Chestnut St

    Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Weekday lunch/weekend brunch: 11:30AM-2:30PM daily; dinner: Mon-Fri 5-10PM, Sat Sun 4-10PM. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.5 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/Old_City (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5386014; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 6
  • 09:30120m
    6th and Market Sts

    Check weather and access conditions; arrange any required ferry or return transport separately. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/Old_City (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Philadelphia

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.18 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    101 South Independence Mall East

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/Old_City (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    4708 Baltimore Ave

    Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Daily 4PM-10:30PM. Recheck with the restaurant. About 5.9 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/West (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5360447; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 7
  • 09:30120m
    211 S Columbus Blvd

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/Old_City (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Philadelphia

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.53 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    101 S 3rd St

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/Old_City (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 8
  • 09:30120m
    19 S 22nd St

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/Center_City_West (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Philadelphia

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.64 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    222 N 20th St

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/Center_City_West (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 9
  • 09:3075m
    8601 Lindbergh Blvd

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/West (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0045m
    Philadelphia

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (6.99 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    1500 Pattison Ave

    Check weather and access conditions; arrange any required ferry or return transport separately. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/South (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 10
  • 09:3075m
    525 Arch St

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/Old_City (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Philadelphia

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.24 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    701 Arch St

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/Center_City_East (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 11
  • 09:30120m
    147 N 2nd St

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/Old_City (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Philadelphia

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.18 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    141 N 3rd St

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/Old_City (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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