Downtown Chicago
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Wrigley Field Wrigley Field stadium is home of the Chicago Cubs baseball team since 1916.
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U.S. Cellular Field (formerly Comiskey Park) U.S. Cellular Field (formerly Comiskey Park) is home of the Chicago White Sox baseball team (American League).
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Lincoln Park Zoo Lincoln Park Zoo is a free zoo located in Lincoln Park in Chicago. Founded in 1868 and is one of the nation's oldest zoos housing 1200 animals representing 230 species. Includes children's zoo, carousel and paddle boats.
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Grant Park A principal downtown park with a great view on the cliff of buildings on Michigan Avenue. The Park's structure is based on the French parks with geometric designs. It consists of a series of bridges which cross the Railway tracks that are still on the par
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CADILLAC PALACE THEATRE The Palace Theatre opened at the corner of Randolph and LaSalle Streets in Chicago on October 4, 1926. Designed by legendary theatre architects the Rapp Brothers, the theatre's interior featured a splendor previously unseen in Chicago — a breathtaking vis
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THE FORD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS/ ORIENTAL THEATRE As one of the first motion picture palaces whose décor was inspired by the Far East, Chicago's Oriental Theatre opened to much fanfare on May 8, 1926. Also, designed by George L. and Cornelius W. Rapp for theater managers Balaban and Katz, the theatre,
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Bank of America Theatre The Bank of America Theatre opened as the Majestic Theatre in 1906 and was Chicago's first million-dollar-plus venue and the city's tallest building at the time. A hot spot on the vaudeville circuit and later host to such luminaries as Harry Houdini
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Museum of Science and Industry Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, one of the largest science museums in the world, is home to more than 35,000 artifacts and nearly 14 acres of hands-on exhibits designed to spark scientific inquiry and creativity. World-class, permanent exhibits
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Sears Tower The Sears Tower, a signature super tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois has been the tallest building in North America since 1973. It surpassed the world Trade Center, which itself had surpassed the Empire State Building only a year earlier.
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Navy Pier The Midwest’s top tourist destination – and its boardwalk, 150-foot Ferris wheel, boat and segway tours, and countless dining or shopping options. Navy Pier is a large pier on Lake Michigan close to Chicago's downtown.
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Magnificent Mile World re-known shopping district with over 460 retail stores. Department stores such as Bloomingdales, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom & Sak’s Fifth Avenue and other stores such as American Girl Place, Ralph Lauren, Nike, Apple, H & M, Gap, Victoria Secr
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Goodman Theatre Established in 1925, Goodman Theatre has been a part of life in Chicago for over 80 years. Every season, the Goodman presents the work of an extraordinary group of local, national and international artists. The Goodman – whose productions, artists.
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Harris Theater for Performance and Dance The Harris Theater for Performance and Dance features world-renowned dance and music institutions and hosts acclaimed national and international companies in its state-of-the-art setting at the north end of Millennium Park.
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United Center The United Center is an indoor sports arena located in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. It is named after its corporate sponsor, United Airlines. The United Center is home to both the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL
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Oak Street Beach Oak Street Beach is located on North Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, on the shore of Lake Michigan. The Chicago Park District defines Oak Street Beach as the area from approximately 1550 North Lake Shore Drive to 500 North Lake Shore Drive.
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North Avenue Beach North Avenue Beach is Chicago's busiest beach between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The beach gets very crowded and you'll see singles, couples, families and groups of friends. It is a fairly large, well-maintained beach with rentals available.
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Museum of Contemporary Arts One of the nation's largest facilities devoted to the art of our time, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) offers exhibitions of the most thought-provoking art created since 1945. The MCA documents contemporary visual culture through painting, sculpture
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Garfield Park The Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago, Illinois is one of the largest and most stunning conservatories in the nation. Often referred to as "landscape art under glass," the Garfield Park Conservatory occupies approximately 4.5 acres inside and out
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Mccormick Place
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John Hancock Observatory John Hancock Center a famous example of structural expressionism, has won various awards such as Distinguished Architects 25 year award from the American Institute of Architects. The building of 100 story towers, offers 360 views of downtown Chicago with
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Water Tower
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Comiskey Park
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Millennium Park Millennium Park offers dazzling music, art, landscape design and architecture – including the mammoth stainless-steel Cloud Gate sculpture – plus ice skating in the winter, splashing around in the interactive Crown Fountain during summer,
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Art Institute of Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago, founded in 1879 as both a museum and school, first stood on the southwest corner of State and Monroe Streets. It opened on its present site at Michigan Avenue and Adams Street in 1893. Built on rubble from the 1871
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Field Museum The Field Museum houses an array of products relating to natural history and exhibits, biological and anthropological collections form the core of the Museum's collections which have grown through world-wide expeditions, exchange, purchase
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Shedd Aquarium A national historic landmark and Chicago’s No. 1 cultural attraction, with 32,600 animals from whales to snails, from the world’s fresh and salt waters. It hosts a Oceanarium & aquarium, including Waters of the World galleries, the Caribbean Reef,
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Adler Planetarium The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum in Chicago, Illinois was the first planetarium built in the Western Hemisphere and is the oldest in existence. The museum is home to three full-size theaters, including the all-digital projection Definiti® Space
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Soldier Field Soldier Field stadium is the home of the Chicago Bears football team.
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