If you like art and/or architecture don't miss The Bean in Millenium Park. It is truly fantastic!
First planned in 1997 to create new parkland in Grant Park & transform unsightly railroad tracks & parking lots, the Park has evolved into one of the most significant millennium projects in the world.
Weeklong party event near Buckingham Fountain. Eat your way down the streets trying local cuisines & Chicagoland specialties.
Today Navy Pier is a premiere tourist destination, and is home to the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Chicago Children's Museum, an IMAX Theater, Pier Park, the free Smith Museum of Stained Glass & more. En savoir plus .
Go to the Willis Tower (It will always be the Sears Tower to me!), walk out on the new glass ledges and feel your heart skip a beat! Buy tickets online to avoid the lines.
Luckiest Day of the year. Your local neighborhood pub, bar, tavern or club will always have Specials for folks wearing green. Everyone is a bit O'Irish on St. Patty's Day. Cheers!
Jump in the deep end with Geno's classic deep-dish pizza, opened in 1966. Just try eating more than 2 slices. Bring a sharpie to leave your mark on the tables, walls or chairs.
Old mayor Daley razed the building. This is where Al Capone cemented his grip on Chicago by having seven members of the North Side Irish Mob gunned down.
The Lincoln Park Zoo is free and open 365 days a year. http://bit.ly/alwaysfree En savoir plus .
This is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere. The Henry Crown Space Center features rockets, shuttles, satellites, rovers and probes. You can even see the actual Apollo 8 spacecraft! En savoir plus .
The museum was incorporated in 1893 as the Columbian Museum of Chicago, but the name was changed in 1905 to Field Museum of Natural History to better reflect its focus on the natural sciences.
One of the nation's largest facilities devoted to the art of our time the Museum offers exhibitions of art created since 1945. It boasts a terraced sculpture garden with a great view of Lake Michigan.
