While Chicago has some world class museums like the Field Museum and the Art Institute, those spots might not capture the interest of your youngest in tow. Here are some better spots to visit when traveling to Chicago with kids in the preschool set.

If you've never been to Taste of Chicago before, you might not know that the vast number of Taste of Chicago food vendors can be a bit overwhelming. Unless you have an unlimited budget (and unlimited appetite), it takes a little planning if you want to sample all the various food items that you really want. You certainly don't want to find yourself stuffed and penniless when you come across a tantalizing Bobak sausage, cursing yourself for eating that giant turkey leg instead.

Fortunately, for those with an iPhone or iPod Touch, there's a Taste of Chicago app that you can download for free before making your way to the massive food fest that kicks off today. The app gives you everything you need to effectively create your own custom Taste menu with sortable lists of all the restaurants and menu items at Taste.

But the app is more than just food -- it also has a complete schedule of music acts and chef presentations, a festival map, and even a way to email your Taste agenda to your friends. Download the Taste of Chicago app here.

Android users? Sorry, you're out of luck.

The annual Taste of Chicago food fest is only a couple of weeks away -- have you found a place to stay in Chicago yet? If not (or if you're planning way in advance for 2012), here's a list of some of the many hotels near Taste of Chicago and Grant Park.

While the Lollapalooza 2011 lineup was announced several weeks ago, fans were still kept in the dark as to who would play which of the music fest's multiple stages at one time, which often leads to a planning nightmare for fans of all sorts of music. Girl Talk or Coldplay? Eminem or My Morning Jacket?

Attendees of this year's Lollapalooza can start figuring out these quandaries starting today -- via our friends at Chicagoist, the entire schedule has been posted online.