Chicago is one of the most diverse cities in America, and this is due to its variety of neighborhoods, each exuding the character and culture of immigrants who established them. Some of them may even make you believe that you are on a typical neighborhood of a foreign country, for many blocks at a time. Chicago’s ethnic neighborhoods are indeed an added attraction for visitors to explore the city.

The Irish, one of the notable political power-brokers in the city most of the last century, has its communities within the Far Southwest Side, where they even have an Irish castle. Moving further inland, a good number of Polish and Mexican communities can be found, as well as eastern European families. Chicago’s Chinatown is among the most active in the world that it even has its own stop at Chicago Transit Authority’s red line.

This diversity in Chicago’s community extends into its dining options. For example, no Chicago connoisseur would prefer to eat Indian food that comes from Devon Avenue in Rogers Park, a paradise with anything Indian, from spices to saris and latest Bollywood films. The vibrant Korean community can be found at Albany Park’s Lawrence Avenue, sometimes referred as Seoul Drive.

You might be wondering if you’re still in America or wandering elsewhere in Uptown’s Argyle and Broadway intersection as the Vietnamese, Thais and Laotians make up local population and as well as restaurants and grocers. You’ll possibly feel the same experience when you’re in Pilsen and Little Village along the Lower West Side; Spanish signs outnumber English ones. That’s made possible by the fact that Chicago has the second largest Mexican and Puerto Rican populations outside of their respective home countries.

So if you fancy seeing the world’s distinct cultures without leaving America, look no further than making a Chicago travel. Experience the food and daily lifestyle amidst a variety of Chicago hotels not far away.