Chicago

Illinois

World-renowned architecture, beautiful waterfront, first-class museums, and iconic foods in The Windy City

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SUMMARY ITINERARY

Day 1 - Millennium Park

• Drive to Chicago

• Or fly into Midway (MDW) or O’Hare (ORD)

• Check into Homewood Suites Downtown

• Millennium Park

• The Bean

• BP Pedestrian Bridge

• Maggie Daley Park

Day 2 - Downtown Chicago

• Willis Tower Skydeck (Buy CityPass)

• Chicago Architecture Center

• River Cruise

• Riverwalk

• Navy Pier

• Centennial Ferris Wheel

Day 3 - Oak Park

• Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio

• Garfield Park Conservatory

Day 4 - Aquarium & Field Museum

• Shedd Aquarium (CityPass)

• Field Museum of Natural History (CityPass)

• Lakefront Trail - Grant Park Entrance

• Buckingham Fountain

Day 5 - Lincoln Park

• Lincoln Park Zoo

• Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

DAY 6 - MSI

• Museum of Science & Industry (CityPass)

DAY 7 - Travel Day

• Travel Home

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RESTAURANTS

Downtown Chicago

• Beatrix

• Chicago Food Tour

• Do-Rite Donuts

• Eataly

• Eleven City Diner

• Jeni’s Ice Cream

• Lou Malnati’s Deep Dish Pizza

• Nonnina

• Parlor Pizza

• Planta Queen (Vegan)

• Portillo’s Hot Dogs

• Roots Pizza

• SafeHouse

• Shake Shack

• Starbucks Reserve Roastery

West Loop Chicago

• Duck Duck Goat

• Greek Islands

• Green Street Smoked Meats

• Jeni’s Ice Cream

• Little Goat Diner

• Lou Mitchell’s

• Parlor Pizza

North Chicago

• Bang Bang Pie

• Hoosier Mama Pie

• Pasta Bowl

• Pequod’s Pizza

• Scooter’s Frozen Custard

• Spacca Napoli Pizzeria

• Sun Wah BBQ

• Tank Noodle

South Chicago

• Ascione Bistro

• B’Gabs (Vegan)

• Joy Yee (Chinatown)

• Qing Xiang Yuan Dumplings (Chinatown)

Oak Park

• Maya Del Sol

• Spilt Milk Pastry

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OTHER THINGS TO DO

Chicago

• 12th St Beach

• 360 Chicago Observation Deck (CityPass)

• Adler Planetarium (CityPass)

• American Writers Museum

• Annual Christmas Market

• Art Institute (CityPass)

• Bobby’s Bike Hike Tours

• Chicago Children’s Museum

• Chicago Sports Museum

• Grant Park Skate Park

• Ice Skating Ribbon (Winter Only)

• Magnificent Mile Shopping

• Museum of Illusions

• Oak Street Beach

• Ohio Street Beach

• Urban Adventure Quest

West Loop Chicago

• Chicago Children’s Theatre

• Mary Bartelme Park

• WNDR Museum

North Chicago

• 606 Trail

• Annual Air & Water Show

• Chicago History Museum

• ComedySportz

• Gallagher Way

• Montrose Beach

• Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

• North Avenue Beach

• Oz Park

• Wrigley Field

South Chicago

• 57th St Beach

Outside Chicago

• Brookfield Zoo

• Chicago Botanic Garden

• Kohl Children’s Museum

• Morton Arboretum

• Rehm Park

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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Bus & Train (The “L”)

• Recommended App: Citymapper

• Bus & Train Route Maps

• Midway Airport (MDW) is on Orange Line

• O’Hare Airport (ORD) is on Blue Line

• Ventra cards are used to pay fares