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Recommended Sightseeing in Chicago
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- Aug 10, 2009: ... icecream :-) We were knackered when we returned the bike to Millennium Park where all the sculptures are. We had a great day ...
- Sep 22, 2009: ... forgot it was up there. The race against time began in Millennium Park to see all of the modern sculpture, then the theatre/ ...
- Oct 29, 2005: ...
Jeff did get bullish on Chicago insisting on riding the bronze bull across from Millennium Park! Actually, Jeff was ...
- Jul 31, 2007: ... made of back then). After that Bro. Ed drove us to Millennium Park so we could walk around and especially see the two-column ...
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- Jun 29, 2009: ... interesting. - Bri fell in love with the Marina City buildings, which she prefers to call the Corn Cobs. ...
- Sep 4, 2009: ... that we have seen on film, the Chicago Tribune Tower, the Wrigley Building, Marina City and finally after a worthy twenty- ...
- Jan 5, 2003: ... John Hancock center and North Chinatown. Well we encountered Marina City buildings (the ones on Wilco's Yankee Foxtrot Hotel ...
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- May 27, 2008: ... gothic style, they have real character. I took the Chicago Architecture Foundation boat trip around the Chicago River, which ...
- Oct 11, 2009: ... brilliant and the tour guide (a volunteer from the Chicago Architecture Foundation) was very good. The history behind the ...
- Oct 30, 2008: ... Lopez...
Nous nous dirigeons au magasin « Chicago Architecture Foundation », pour prendre les billets pour la visite ŕ ...
- May 21, 2009: ... That afternoon was spent getting sun burnt on the Chicago Architecture Foundation's boat tour. It was fantastic as I hope ...
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- Jun 14, 2009: ... Art, Adler Planetarium and more), Navy Pier, the Magnificent Mile (although why a stretch of land covered in stores would be ...
- May 18, 2006: ... even amusing.
On Tuesday I walked along the pier and the Magnificent Mile. Just took it easy really. I will have to ...
- Jul 25, 2005: ... walked through Lincoln Park & Zoo down to Chicago city centre. We walked down Magnificent Mile where all the posh shops are, ...
- Jul 24, 2008: ... a view of the yaught clubs on Lake Michigan. Next stop was 'Magnificent Mile'where we took a look at the shops and two of the ...
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- Aug 31, 2008: ... to see the best parts of his city...we took in the Sears Tower, 505 Lake Shore Drive (where Oprah has an entire floor) ...
- Oct 22, 2004: ... of the world's tallest buildings:
Sears Tower. . . 1,450 feet
Amoco Building ...
- Dec 19, 2003: ... works of humans.
Although the Four Corners area of the United States is part of a large Navajo reservation, the Navajo ...
- Jul 26, 2005: ... Mile where all the posh shops are, saw Sears Tower and Water Tower Place, and visited lots of shopping malls, mainly to get ...
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- Aug 8, 2006: ... the most of that. One of the highlights for me was the Cloud Gate in Millenium Park which is also know as the bean. This is ...
- Sep 23, 2009: ... on the front of each, and the coolest and most recognisable "The Cloud Gate", or the Bean as everyone calls it (see the cool ...
- Jun 9, 2007: ... nbsp; Probably the biggest attraction to millenium park is the "cloud gate" sculpture...better known as the big bean. ...
- Oct 13, 2009: ... concert venue), the interactive Crown Fountain and the iconic Cloud Gate sculpture (see pics). The sun was shining as we ...
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- Aug 31, 2008: ... on Saturday afternoon! The ferry ride to Navy Pier was a welcome break and showed off the Chicago Skyline. We had dinner on ...
- Jun 14, 2009: ... Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Adler Planetarium and more), Navy Pier, the Magnificent Mile (although why a stretch of ...
- Jul 22, 2007: ... is a really beautiful city! Whether you are hanging out at Navy Pier, or Segwaying around the water front, it's definitely a ...
- Jul 24, 2008: ... skeleton of a T-rex. We then continued on towards Navy Pier, supposidly the most visited tourist attraction in the state of ...
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- Jul 19, 2006: ... Mile" and met Bradford for my tour. I got to see the Cultural Center, which is like all great jewels of a city- under- ...
- Sep 5, 2009: ... , Squeak and Spy wanted to get culturalised so went to the cultural centre. So, me, Weffy and General, who felt less of a ...
- Oct 15, 2004: ... , still got out fairly early though. Spent some time in the Cultural Centre, which is free, and has a couple of exhibits to ...
- May 3, 2007: ...
Museum of Contemporary Art
Intercontinental Pool
Chicago Cultural Center
Clark House
Glessner House
Tribune Building ...
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- Apr 21, 2007: ... is a mixture of the gritty and the transcendent.
perhaps Chicago's most famous feature is also somewhat temperamental. i ...
- Jan 27, 2010: ... ceremonies taking place at some pretty cool venues in downtown Chicago. After my interview I headed back to the hotel ...
- May 18, 1996: ... out today.
We met Jose and began our tour of the Pilsen murals. It was interesting to hear his descriptions about the ...
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- Mar 13, 2004: ... rise, narrow streets of Amsterdam! Everytime we go back, Michigan Avenue looks bigger -- wider and taller! Of course it ...
- Jun 30, 2003: ... had forgotten just HOW crowded Michigan Avenue can be on a weekend afternoon. When living in Chicago we had always avoided ...
- Dec 18, 2003: ... had a nice view of the Sears Tower.
We walked up Michigan Avenue and took in the architectural wonders of the Windy City. ...
- Jul 24, 2008: ... we landed at Midway and got a shuttle to our hotel in South Michigan Avenue, just across from the park where we had a corner ...
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- Jul 25, 2005: ... was a problem.
Next day we walked through Lincoln Park & Zoo down to Chicago city centre. We walked down Magnificent Mile ...
- Aug 10, 2009: ... the way back we took the loop past Notebaert Nature Museum and Lincoln Park Zoo and then cycled down to 63 Street Beach and ...
- Sep 23, 2009: ... the Zoo we walked through the wealthy part of Chicago around Lincoln Park to find a well known sandwich shop called Potbellys ...
- Apr 13, 2008: ... We all walked a few blocks from her place in Lincoln Park to a little pizzeria that served delicious stuffed pizza. ...
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- Jun 29, 2009: ... - Rode to the hip and trendy Wicker Park, home of many hipsters that Christen would normally like to ...
- Jun 4, 2007: ... beedrooms are a typical size for the bucktown/wicker park neighborhood, and most of Chicago for that matter. New build ...
- Feb 4, 2006: ... a vegan potluck at Quimby's, visited a boring record store in wicker park, walked to the lake and saw the big light ferris ...
- Jun 24, 2006: ... easy.
After getting settled in my temporary home in Bucktown/Wicker Park with my couch surfing host, Ruth I headed out ...
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- Aug 7, 2006: ... trip. The trolley went to Chinatown, Little Italy, and Greektown. We saw some interesting highlights on the side excursion: ...
- Jul 18, 2006: ... It included a trip out to the `Ethnic´areas - Little Italy, Greektown and Chinatown - and gave a good history of the city, ...
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- Jul 24, 2008: ... took us through areas just outside the centre of Chicago. We visited Chinatown, Little Italy and Greek Town via a quick stop ...
- May 13, 2006: ... a little bit!), buying art, buying some cuban cds and visiting chinatown for dinner. We planned to go out to a salsa club ...
- Aug 8, 2006: ... company calls the ethnic trip. The trolley went to Chinatown, Little Italy, and Greektown. We saw some interesting highlights ...
- Jul 19, 2006: ... trip out to the `Ethnic´areas - Little Italy, Greektown and Chinatown - and gave a good history of the city, immigration and ...
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- Dec 5, 2003: ... area of the city, often referred to as the Loop. The CTA (Chicago Transport Authority) Orange Line took me straight to the ...
- May 18, 2006: ... seeing Niagara Falls and Buffalo my faith in the States was beginning to wane but Chicago... this place is something else. I ...
- Aug 10, 2009: ... north to Montrose Harbour, on the way back we took the loop past Notebaert Nature Museum and Lincoln Park Zoo and then cycled ...
- Sep 22, 2009: ... we crossed one of the many bridges over the river to check out the "Loop" - which is named for the public transit system ...