Price drop: 6 percent
Average daily rate: $150
Chicago boasts a number of museums, restaurants, and landmarks. Millennium Park is a public park that has the Jay Pritzker Pavilion for concerts, the Lurie Garden, and the Cloud Gate, also known as the Bean for its shape – all free of charge. The Magnificent Mile has hundreds of shops, businesses, and historic buildings, stretching from Michigan Avenue to Oak Street. Hungry? The Billy Goat Tavern and the Chicago Diner offer inexpensive eats.