Chicago, on Lake Michigan in Illinois, is among the largest cities in the U.S. Famed for its bold architecture, it has a skyline punctuated by skyscrapers such as the iconic John Hancock Center, 1,451-ft. Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) and the neo-Gothic Tribune Tower. The city is also renowned for its museums, including the Art Institute of Chicago with its noted Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works.
Destinations
Six flags Chicago: ★★★★☆
Six Flags Great America is a theme park located in Gurnee, Illinois in the Chicago metropolitan area. The park was created by the Marriott Corporation, who operated it as Marriott’s Great America from its original opening in 1976.
Address: 1 Great America Parkway, Gurnee, IL 60031
Gurnee Mills: ★★★☆☆
Gurnee Mills is a shopping mall and outlet mall in Gurnee, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago near Waukegan. Like the nearby Six Flags Great America and Great Wolf Lodge, the mall’s placement in Gurnee is intended to bring customers from both Chicago and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Address: 6170 W Grand Ave, Gurnee, IL 60031
Navy Pier: ★★★☆☆
Navy Pier is a 3,300-foot-long pier on theshoreline of Lake Michigan, located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Address: 600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Shed Aquarium: ★★★☆☆
Shedd Aquarium is an indoor public aquarium in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Opened on May 30, 1930, the 5,000,000 US gal aquarium was for some time the largest indoor facility in the world. Today it holds some 32,000 animals.
Adress: 1200 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
The Field Museum: ★★★★☆
The Field Museum of Natural History, also known as The Field Museum, is a natural history museum in Chicago, and is one of the largest such museums in the world.
Address: 1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Millennium Park: ★★☆☆☆
Millennium Park is a public park located in the Loop community area of Chicago in Illinois operated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and managed by MB Real Estate.
Address: 201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60602
875 N Michigan Ave (John Hancock Center): ★★★☆☆
The John Hancock Center is a 100-story, 1,128-foot supertall skyscraper located in Chicago, Illinois. Located in the Magnificent Mile district.
Michigan Avanue: ★★★★☆
Michigan Avenue is a north-south street in Chicago which runs at 100 east on the Chicago grid. The northern end of the street is at Lake Shore Drive on the shore of Lake Michigan in the Gold Coast Historic District.
Dining
Old Chicago Red Hots: ★★★★☆
Address: 573 W Rte. 173, Antioch, IL 60002
Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria: ★★★★★
Address: 805 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605
Portillo’s Hot Dogs: ★★★★☆
Address: 100 W Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60654
Quartino Ristorante: ★★★☆☆
Address: 626 N State St, Chicago, IL 60654
Su Casa Mexican Restaurant: ★★★☆☆
Address: 49 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611
Giordano’s: ★★★★☆
Address: 7105 Grand Ave, Gurnee, IL 60031
Lodging
Hampton Inn Chicago Downtown/N Loop/Michigan Ave: ★★★★☆
Address: 68 E Wacker Pl, Chicago, IL 60601