Rental cars in Gold Coast from $43

If your trip to Gold Coast is all sorted out but your travel itinerary is a bit on the empty side, let us give you a few hints and tips.During your road trip to Gold Coast, make sure you pass by John Hancock Center. Keep your camera fully charged to grab some fantastic shots to show all your buddies back home.While you're ambling around the neighborhood, keep a lookout for Chicago Water Tower and Lincoln Park Zoo. There's lots to do at these fantastic attractions.Leave that rental car back at the hotel and use those feet. Not far from this neighborhood's center, Water Tower Place is worth a visit. More adventure is waiting for you at Michigan Avenue and Chicago History Museum, which are also close at hand.

Load up the trunk with tasty snacks and drinks and make your way out to one of the beautiful beaches near Gold Coast. Some of the most delightful places to have a seaside picnic are:

• Montrose Beach (4 miles away).
• Kathy Osterman Beach (6 miles away).

If you're going to Gold Coast for work-related reasons, you'll probably be visiting some convention centers. With your own rental car, you're sure to make it there on time. Here are some of the biggest and the best:

• Richard J. Daley Center (2 miles away).
• Symphony Center (2 miles away).
• Skybox on Sheffield (3 miles away).