Ok I'm asking for input again... from residents of those cities or anyone who knows them well

in 8 weeks, pretty much, I'll be on my way to the US and passing through these cities... what should I see and do? specifically I'm asking for free or very low cost things to see and do as I'll be on a very strict budget

If anyone can help me I would be very thankful
[Edited 2/16/07 5:18am]

wha.. No arizona?

IAintTheOne said:

no unfortunately won't have the time or money

Natisse said:

well there's always vegas we'll see what the time frame is

IAintTheOne said:

really? 20 - 22nd April... I'd SO love to meet you both!!

mods just to point out this is NOT about any "I words" ...purely to get info about these particular cities for myself

Natisse said:

oooo...let's see march 8-13th we'll be in NY we'll see might work

Hi, Natisse.

Try this: www.gochicagocard.com

You may not choose to use the card, but it can give you ideas/times for during your Chicago stay. I hope.

Have a wonderful and safe journey!

IAintTheOne said:

I'll be there too!!

Natisse said:

now that might work, we'll go for a drink or somethin'

SHANNA said:

awesome thank you Shanna!!! thank you very much for that x

IAintTheOne said:

sounds great! we'll work out some details beforehand

Natisse said:

sounds like a winner to me

IAintTheOne said:

woohooo I'm finally gonna meet 'ness and PK!!

Natisse said:

You're welcome.

SHANNA said:

Natisse said:

Natisse said:

I can't wait to see you.

There are so many free things to do here and one of the best is the Prince party at Berlin which happens to be free. There are free days here at most of our museums and you can see Millineum Park.

Stymie said:

Shedd aquarium.. OMG i looooove that place
Milennium park is wild, it has a big ass screen where it has people's faces on it and one of the best cities to hunt for really hard to find music.

Stymie said:

aww hon I can't wait to see you either!!!! I can't believe it's coming around so quickly... been organising and saving for it for so long now! I'm gonna miss Berlin unfortunately and the big NPG get together will be 3 weeks before I get there I'll still get to see you, Kristina, Illustrator and Julian (hopefully Julian, anyway) so it's all good

Natisse said:

Oh I thought you were coming at the end of March?

So it's April? I think I will be hanging out with you in San Fran, too.

Stymie said:

No hon I don't fly out until April 8th there are a few things that I'm going to miss out on because of the bad timing both in the US and back home in Australia.

and YAY for you hanging out in San Fran too!!

I won't be online now for a few days but if anyone has more suggestions I'd be very very grateful!

please?

overwhelming response thanks guys...

It seems that if you were on a strict budget you would cut one of these cities. If it were me I would vote D.C. off the island.

Chitown, Vegas and San Fran have great public transportation, be prepared to walk a little and spend money. Are you prepared to stay in a hostile? How much money do you think you're going to need to eat and live while traveling, then how much money will you have for entertainment?