The Palmer House's lobby is awesome. This is a fancy hotel, but you do not need to be a hotel guest to enter and go to the lobby. The lobby has a bar and ample seating, plus you can go up the escalator and sit in one of the balcony sets. Grab a drink, grab a seat, people/watch, study, whatever you want to do. Plus, there is a ton of beautiful art all around. Plus plus, this is where the brownie! What a fun fact.