Top 10 Things To Do In Chicago

Be overwhelmed with its architecture, overawed with its museums and galleries, pampered with its dining, spoiled for choice shopping, exhilarated with its vibrant comedy scene, hoarse with cheering the Bulls, and hungover with its jazz-spiced nightlife. The following Top 10 will quench the thirst for refined metropolitan galore, but fire the appetite for more, which is to be found in immeasurable quantities here in Chicago.

  1. Location: Chicago, United States

    Grant Park

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    There is more than enough for a visitor to do here, and devoting a full day to exploring Grant Park can make for a splendid itinerary. Modern architecture enthusiasts will have their hands occupied by the quirks of the Millennium Park section, including the bean-like Cloud Gate, the interactive C...

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  2. Location: Chicago, United States

    Navy Pier

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    A second hardly passes without some fun going on along the city's top hot spot. For over a decade, Navy Pier has been the place where citizens and tourists alike flock to partake in the blessings of the Michigan lakefront. and they never happen to leave disappointed for the amount of merrymaking...

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  3. Location: Chicago, United States

    Museum Campus

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    This 57-acre lakefront park and the three world-class museums that it embraces epitomize everything that's symbolic of Chicago: fun, sophistication, learning, and intrigue. With enough to see and do for a week's worth of exploration, the Museum Campus is an obligatory stop for everyone who like...

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  4. Location: Chicago, United States

    Sears Tower

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    It's hard to decide which of the two, Sears Tower or John Hancock's Building, commands more sweeping views of the city. Sears is the fifth-tallest freestanding structure in the world, that's true, but Hancock has The Signature Room restaurant on the 95th floor, where starry-eyed couples ascend to...

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  5. Location: Chicago, United States

    Hyde Park

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    No, it's not a park. Right on Lake Michigan, approximately 11 kilometers south of downtown, Hyde Park is one of Chicago's most famous neighborhoods, and certainly one with loads of family-oriented appeal. The Promontory Point on the lakefront is a hot spot for enthusiasts of outdoor endeavors, th...

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  6. Location: Chicago, United States

    Architectural River Cruises

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    God blessed Chicagoans with a favorable location and they certainly know how to make use of it. Cruise along the river with one of myriad tour operators to have the story of Chicago's growth brought alive for you by engaging and dedicated experts in the field of urban architecture. Marvel at the...

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  7. Location: Chicago, United States

    Chicago Cultural Center

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    Is it the beauty of two fabulous stained-glass domes or the reputation as one of the most comprehensive free arts showcases in the United States that draws millions of tourist to what would on the outside seem an ordinary building, we don't know. We do know that most sumptuous materials were used...

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  8. Location: Evanston, United States

    Evanston Beaches

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    Sure there are fine beaches in downtown Chicago. Oak Street, Loyola Leone, North Avenue, and Belmont Harbor are all humming, sandy proofs that decent sunbathing and surfing are possible with a monumental backdrop of towering skyscrapers. But accept the high odds for involuntary body to body rubbi...

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  9. Location: Chicago, United States

    The Magnificent Mile

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    With over 460 retail stores catering for every style, copious restaurants, diners, inspirational music, and hip annual events, the Magnificent Mile is an ultimate shopping and entertaining destinations of Chicago. Once you land in this portion of Michigan Avenue, you're in for a unique urban expe...

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  10. Location: Chicago, United States

    Green Mill

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    "Big Al was ingesting spaghetti; machine Gun McGurn, surprisingly still said to Joe E, "You'll look like confetti if you try to leave the Green Mill". So goes the story carved in a wooden board behind the bar at what is hailed to be the best jazz club in the whole universe. Be it for a heady mix...

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USER RECOMMENDATIONS

  1. gowda6 avatar gowda6 Jan 29, 2010 5:50 AM

    there is a lot of things u could do when u get here the art museum is one

  2. Name: May 19, 2013 12:16 PM

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