Things to See and Do in Chicago

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  • Nov 10, 1997: ... , DD & I got to spend some time amongst the treasures of the Art Institute of Chicago back in 1997. It really is a wonderful ...
  • May 9, 2008: ... chose this hotel because it is close to the Art Institute of Chicago where there is a special Edward Hopper exhibition ...
  • May 27, 2008: ... to the cultural theme, I also headed off to the Art Institute of Chicago, home to a few Monet's, Picasso's and works by many ...
  • Mar 16, 2007: ... We left the Field Museum and took a taxi to The Art Institute of Chicago.  We started with a special collection of ...
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  • Jul 25, 2005: ... power had finally come back on. We went to Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Wrigley Field is one of ...
  • Jul 8, 2007: ... on the North side of the city, a few blocks west of Wrigley field.  The bar is close enough to a thriving nightlife ...
  • Jul 24, 2006: ... and then went to the Closing Ceremonies at Wrigley Field. Wrigley had a completely different 'feel' than Soldier's. It's ...
  • May 9, 2008: ... the best as we were on our way to watch Chicago play Arizona at Wrigley Field!  It was a rather chilly day, but the ...
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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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  • Sep 30, 2009: ... helpful. The number one thing to do according to visitors was a segway tour. A friend of mine, Jason, had done a segway tour ...
  • Jul 3, 2006: ... across the street and grabbed a bite at the Taste of Chicago. The segway tour was about $70 each, but well worth it! Riding ...
  • Oct 1, 2009: ... to try the Untouchables Tour that a guy from my segway tour suggested the day before. I rocked up just on time, boarded the ...
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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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  • 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: ... way back we took the loop past Notebaert Nature Museum and Lincoln Park Zoo and then cycled down to 63 Street Beach and the ...
  • Jun 29, 2009: ... nbsp; Walked to Lincoln Park. Decided to skip the Lincoln Park Zoo to take a looooong walk around Lake Michigan and the beach ...
  • Dec 11, 2008: ... at some point we're going to Zoo Lights at the Lincoln Park Zoo.  There is plenty to do around here for the holidays.  Then I ...
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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 à ...
  • 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 ...