Chicago Visitor sites
Museums The following museums are all downtown or near downtown, and are easy to get to. Adler Planetarium* Art Institute of Chicago Chicago's Children's Museum** Field Museum of Natural History* Museum of Broadcast Communications Museum of Contemporary Art Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Shedd Aquarium* *These museums are grouped together at the South End of the Michigan Ave and at the Museum Park Campus. **Located inside of Navy Pier Additional Museum Listings |
Chicago Outdoors Spend the day outdoors exploring Nature in Chicago with one of these adventures: Millennium Park: Start at the South end of the park with a visit to the Crown Fountains, walk through to the Laurie Gardens, check out the Great Lawn, walk across the BP Bridge to the NEW Maggie Daley Park, walk back to Cloud Gate/Chicago Bean, and finish with lunch at the Park Grill Restaurant. Spend the afternoon at Navy Pier down the street. Additional information, Park Map, & FREE Audio tour are available at the City of Chicago site. Navy Pier: Navy Pier is Chicago's number one outdoor attraction. It has shopping, food, outdoor attractions, and boat tours. Lincoln Park Zoo: This is one of the last Free Public Zoos in the U.S. This is a great time to put your DIVVY Bike Share Account into use. |
The Magnificent Mile The Mag Mile is a mile of a wide variety of shopping & attractions along Michigan Ave. John Hancock 360 Signature Room on the 95th (This is a great way "cheat" the 360. Have the same view, but for the price of lunch or drinks) Old Water Tower Water Tower Place Mag Mile Attractions (Scroll all the way down on the site.) |
More Chicago Ideas Chicago is an amazing town where you can find just about anything. The articles and sites below lean towards the Native Chicago experience, the unusual, or the atypical. Chicago City Pass: Top Attractions 18 Secret Chicago Bars 17 Places to Drink with a View The Chicago Bucket List Weird Chicago Places 12 Things Chicago is Good For 11 Best Hotdog Places (I vote for Superdawg & Felony Franks) Pizza Chicago Style (I vote for Pizzeria Uno or Due) |