Kathleen's Guidebook
Sightseeing
This is one of Chicago’s lake front treasures. There are events and free public programs, attractions, culture, dining, shopping, and more. A place that ignites the imagination and stimulate the senses. Beautiful downtown place on the water.
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Navy Pier Marina
600 E Grand AveThis is one of Chicago’s lake front treasures. There are events and free public programs, attractions, culture, dining, shopping, and more. A place that ignites the imagination and stimulate the senses. Beautiful downtown place on the water.
Completed in 2004 Millennium Park is a state-of-the-art collection of architecture, landscape, and design and art located in the heart of the city. This iconic structure officially named Cloud Gate known as most as The Bean designed by Amish Kapoor. It is made up of 168 stainless steel plates. Chicago’s second largest visitor attraction, it is a lively gathering spot welcoming 5 million visitors annually to enjoy hundreds of cultural programs including concerts, exhibitions, tours and family activities.
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Millennium Park
201 E Randolph StCompleted in 2004 Millennium Park is a state-of-the-art collection of architecture, landscape, and design and art located in the heart of the city. This iconic structure officially named Cloud Gate known as most as The Bean designed by Amish Kapoor. It is made up of 168 stainless steel plates. Chicago’s second largest visitor attraction, it is a lively gathering spot welcoming 5 million visitors annually to enjoy hundreds of cultural programs including concerts, exhibitions, tours and family activities.
Meet the museums. Chicago is home to some of the most acclaimed museums in the world. You can easily spend a weekend exploring them.
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Shedd Aquarium
1200 S Lake Shore DrMeet the museums. Chicago is home to some of the most acclaimed museums in the world. You can easily spend a weekend exploring them.
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5700 S Lake Shore DrThe DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago is dedicated to the study and conservation of African-American history, culture, and art. It was found in 1961 by Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, her husband Charles Burroughs, Gerard Lew, Eugene Feldman, Bernard Goss, Marian M. Hadley and others.
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I-DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E 56th PlThe DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago is dedicated to the study and conservation of African-American history, culture, and art. It was found in 1961 by Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, her husband Charles Burroughs, Gerard Lew, Eugene Feldman, Bernard Goss, Marian M. Hadley and others.
I-Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan AveHead up North to the North Shore to visit one of the World’s greatest living museums. Featuring 26 themed areas , such as the Bissau Garden, and the Aquatic Garden. Take a tram tour of the 385 colorful acres or visit an Art Market or a farmer’s market
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Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook RdHead up North to the North Shore to visit one of the World’s greatest living museums. Featuring 26 themed areas , such as the Bissau Garden, and the Aquatic Garden. Take a tram tour of the 385 colorful acres or visit an Art Market or a farmer’s market
Upon entering the Field Museum you’ll be greeted by a friendly face. In fact, it’s impossible to miss the prehistoric skull that towers over the museum’s second floor balcony. This newest resident of Stanley Hall is a cast of a titanosaur, the largest dinosaur ever discovered.
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I-Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore DrUpon entering the Field Museum you’ll be greeted by a friendly face. In fact, it’s impossible to miss the prehistoric skull that towers over the museum’s second floor balcony. This newest resident of Stanley Hall is a cast of a titanosaur, the largest dinosaur ever discovered.
The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum is America’s first Planetarium is more than a museum, it is a laboratory, a classroom, and a community exploring the universe together. The Adler offers interactive exhibitions, live planetarium shows, hands-on, minds-on STEM education programs, and world-class collections.
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Adler Planetarium
1300 S Lake Shore DrThe Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum is America’s first Planetarium is more than a museum, it is a laboratory, a classroom, and a community exploring the universe together. The Adler offers interactive exhibitions, live planetarium shows, hands-on, minds-on STEM education programs, and world-class collections.
#MORTONARBORETUM. The Morton Aboretum’s mission is to collect and study trees, shrubs, and other plants from around the world to display them across naturally beautiful landscapes for people to study and enjoy.
The Arboretum is a must do for anyone who loves the outdoors. Acres and acres of beauty with easy paths to follow. The children’s garden is a favorite from the tree slides to the water features.
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Morton Arboretum Visitor Center
4100 IL-53#MORTONARBORETUM. The Morton Aboretum’s mission is to collect and study trees, shrubs, and other plants from around the world to display them across naturally beautiful landscapes for people to study and enjoy.
The Arboretum is a must do for anyone who loves the outdoors. Acres and acres of beauty with easy paths to follow. The children’s garden is a favorite from the tree slides to the water features.
Shopping
Master the Mile. North Michigan Avenue’s Magnificent Mile is home to a don’t- miss array of stores, restaurants, and architecture.
When it comes to the world’s great thoroughfares, Chicago’s Magnificent Mile goes toe-to-toe with New York’s Fifth Avenue or the Champs-Elysees in Paris. A wide, flower-filled boulevard bounded by the Chicago River on the south and Oak street beach to the North, the Mag Mile constantly bustles with crowds of locals and visitors alike
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Hot Tix - Mag Mile Location
When it comes to the world’s great thoroughfares, Chicago’s Magnificent Mile goes toe-to-toe with New York’s Fifth Avenue or the Champs-Elysees in Paris. A wide, flower-filled boulevard bounded by the Chicago River on the south and Oak street beach to the North, the Mag Mile constantly bustles with crowds of locals and visitors alike
Water Tower place is a large urban, mixed-use development located on the Magnificent Mile downtown Chicago. It comprises of 758,000 sq ft shopping mall, hotel, theater, and condominiums in a 74-story skyscraper in Chicago. Some stores include American Girl Cafe, Auntie Anne’s, Garrett popcorn, eat…
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Water Tower Place
835 Michigan AveWater Tower place is a large urban, mixed-use development located on the Magnificent Mile downtown Chicago. It comprises of 758,000 sq ft shopping mall, hotel, theater, and condominiums in a 74-story skyscraper in Chicago. Some stores include American Girl Cafe, Auntie Anne’s, Garrett popcorn, eat…
At the heart of Chinatown’s lively business district are Cermak Road and Wentworth Avenue. Offerings there include an extensive roster of shops, cafes, dim sum spots and tea houses. Chinatown Square outdoor mall has similar attractions. The Chinese-American Museum has exhibits about the history of the neighborhood. The Nine-Dragon Wall is a reproduction of the 15th- century mural of the same name in Beijing
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Chinatown
At the heart of Chinatown’s lively business district are Cermak Road and Wentworth Avenue. Offerings there include an extensive roster of shops, cafes, dim sum spots and tea houses. Chinatown Square outdoor mall has similar attractions. The Chinese-American Museum has exhibits about the history of the neighborhood. The Nine-Dragon Wall is a reproduction of the 15th- century mural of the same name in Beijing
Fun in the sun on Chicago Beaches
You might know Chicago as the birth place of the skyscraper, the home of deep dish pizza, or as one of the largest Urban cities in the country. But you might not know the we are home to miles and miles of sandy shoreline where you can swim, bike, kayak, boat, jet ski and moreBeaches include North Avenue Beach, Oak street Beach, Loyola Beach, Hollywood Beach,
While visiting Chicago you can also visit the mile long beaches as well
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North Avenue Beach
While visiting Chicago you can also visit the mile long beaches as well
Located in the South Chicago neighborhood, Rainbow beach totals 60.98 acres and features a gymnasium, fitness center and multipurpose rooms, handball courts, and one of the oldest-community gardens in Chicago
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Rainbow Beach Park
3111 E 77th StLocated in the South Chicago neighborhood, Rainbow beach totals 60.98 acres and features a gymnasium, fitness center and multipurpose rooms, handball courts, and one of the oldest-community gardens in Chicago
Oak street Beach is a larger beach within walking distance from the Magnificent Mile down town Chicago.
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Oak Street Beach
Oak street Beach is a larger beach within walking distance from the Magnificent Mile down town Chicago.
Morton Arboretum Visitor Center
4100 IL-53Morton Arboretum Visitor Center
4100 IL-53Omnimax Theatre - Museum of Science & Industry
5700 South DuSable Lake Shore Drive