Sleep well at Generator Hostel, offering dorm beds from €17 and private rooms for one or two with en-suite bathrooms from €70.
Grab a gourmet snack at K25, home to 11 top-tier eateries that make choosing a delight.
Combine fun and culture: Dive into ABBA's world at the museum, sing, dance, and get filmed reliving the glory—from €26 entry.
Unlock the city with the Stockholm Pass: Access 60+ museums, attractions, Hop On Hop Off buses, and boat tours (public transport excluded)—from €62 for 24 hours.
Fly there: Paris-Stockholm round-trip from €130 (www.travelby.airfrance.com).
Guidebook: “Stockholm the Essential” by Laëtitia Lorieul, Éditions Nomades, €8.50.
Tourist Office: www.visitsweden.com.
Rest stylishly at The Robey Hall, the chic new design hotel-hostel with raw concrete walls and shabby elegance. Share its sibling hotel's stunning rooftop bar, Up & Up, overlooking the skyline. Doubles from €140, breakfast extra.
Savor southern Mexican-inspired dishes at Dove’s Luncheonette, paired with tequila or mezcal amid vintage decor and 60s-70s tunes.
Explore and eat: Tour vibrant Wicker Park and Bucktown on the “3-1” food walk—beef sandwiches, deep-dish pizza, donuts, falafel, and decadent hot chocolate. 3 hours from €42 (www.chicagofoodplanet.com).
Admire architectural marvels: Join a 2-hour Art Deco skyscraper tour from €17 or a 4-hour Frank Lloyd Wright house and studio visit from €47 (www.architecture.org).
Fly there: Paris-Chicago round-trip via Reykjavik from €335 (Wow Air); or €492 with Icelandair, including up to 7 free nights in Reykjavik.
Guidebook: "Chicago in a Few Days," Lonely Planet, €9.99.
Tourist Office: www.choosechicago.com.
