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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

101 Things to do in Chicago

 

101 Things to do in Chicago

 

    1. go shopping at the Water Tower Place with over 100 popular stores
    2. Amazing Chicago's Fun House Maze
    3. Visit the Lincoln Park Zoo Wondering what's new at Lincoln Park Zoo? There's a baby gorilla at Regenstein Center for African Apes and a growing Grevy's zebra colt at the Antelope & Zebra Area!
      4. Shedd Aquarium
      5. Museums:
        Museum of Science and Industry
        Richard H. Driehaus Museum
        Oriental Institute Museum
        Chicago's Children's Museum
        National Museum of Mexican Art
        Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum
        Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows
        Money Museum at the Federal Reserve Bank
        Field Museum

          6. Art Institute of Chicago
          7. Lake Michigan
          8. Millenium Park hosts hundreds of free concerts annually
          9. Lincoln Park Conservatory
          10. Second City - has family friendly improv shows
          11. Garfield Park Conservatory
          12. Watch the Blue Man Group
          13. food tours:
            Chicago Food Planet food tours
            Chicago Chocolate and Dessert Tours
            Chicago Pizza Tours

            14. Lincoln Park Conservatory
            15. Request tickets to Conan here
            16. Chicago Cultural Center
              Christkindlmarket Source: GladeExplorers.com
            17. Christkindlmarket is a "traditional German American Holiday market" which is open mid November to Christmas Eve. 
            18. take a guided tour of Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
            19. take a cooking class celebrating Julia Childs at The Chopping Block
            20. Kayak around Chicago you can take a guided tour with Kayak Chicago or Urban Kayaks
            21. check out one of the many Sightseeing Tours including:
            Bobby's Bike Hike
            Absolutely Chicago Segway Tours
            Chicago Greeter
             
            22. Watch a Musical - like The Million Dollar Quartet
            23. Buckingham Fountain
            24. Visit Wrigley Field
            25. Dinner Theatre: Tommy Gun's Garage, The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show,
            26. Pump it Up - gigantic inflatables in an indoor arena 
            27. bowling - Lucky Strikes, 10 Pin Bowling Lounge, Waveland Bowl
            28. go public swimming at one of the many indoor or outdoor pools around Chicago
            29. North Avenue Beach
            30. Visit the Brookfield Zoo
            31.  mini golf: Par-King, Navy Pier, Novelty Golf and Games, Hidden Cove Sportsplex or The Green at Grant Park
            32. golfing - Harborside International Golfing Center, South Shore Golf Course or Diversey Driving Range
            33. Halloween: pick a pumpkin at one of the many pumpkin patches around Chicago, find your way through the corn maze at Dollinger Family Farm (pictued below)  or visit a haunted house

            






            Source: Dollinger Family Farm

              34. Christmas Events: Festival of Lights and Trees, watch the McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade or ride the CTA Holiday Train
              35. Visit a Farmer's Market: Near North Chicago Farmer's Market or Green City Market (Chicago's one year round farmer's market)
              36.  Watch the 4th of July Fireworks
              37. ride the ferris wheel and other amusement rides at Navy Pier, or check out the events such as Snow Days in January or Landshark Beer Garden
              38. Visit the Chicago Botanic garden
              39. visit your neighbourhood playground
              40. Visit Skydeck Chicago located at the top of the Willis tower (formerly the Sears tower)
              41. John Hancock Observatory - take an open air sky walk
              42. Chicago Architecture Foundation
              43. go shopping on The Magnificent Mile with a variety of shops, restaurants and boutiques to suite every need. And you can check out the Manificent Mile Shopping Festival - a two week festival at the end of the summer which features fashion shows, celebrity appearances, and outdoor performances
              44. Check out Play Cafe's for when the little ones are feeling cooped up - The Chicago Treehouse  or The Family Grounds Cafe
              45. The Rookery
              46. Robie House
              47. Grant Park
              48. Oak Street Beach
              49. The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
              50. Northerly Island
              51. go ice skating at the Midway Plaisance Ice Rink, Riis Park (free outdoor rink) or the Warren Park Ice Rink
              52. Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool
              53. Wicker Park
              54.  Chicago Waterworks Visitor Center
              55. Theatres - check out what's currently playing at TheatreinChicago
              56. Neo-Futurists
              57. Union Station
              58. take a ride on a trolley
              59. Raging Waves - Illinois' Largest Water Park
              60. City Running Tours
              61. Chicago Beer Experience Beer Tours
              62. Chicago Horse and Carriage
              63. Watson's Adventure's Scavenger's Hunt
              64. Chicago Hauntings
              65. The 900 Shops Mall
              66. Beaches:
              31st Street Beach
              Calumet Beach
              Columbia Beach
              Fargo Beach
              Lane Beach

              67.  Paintball - The Grindhouse Paintball Field is an indoor paintball field located in Calumet City or Odyssey Fun Paintball Field in Naperville also offers laser tag and amusement park rides
              68. American Girl Place
              69. Check out a Chicago Bears game
              70. Berger Park Cultural Center
              71. Visit Bucktown Shopping District
              72. Chase Park
              73. Watch a Chicago Blackhawk's game
              74. Chicago Cultural Center
              75. Watch a Chicago Bulls game
              76. ESPN Zone
              77. Eli's Cheesecake World
              78.  Lincoln Park Cultural Center
              79. Oz Park
              80. Piper's Alley
              81. Blommer Chocolate Company
              82. Check out Chinatown including Chinatown Square - a two story outdoor mall and the Chinatown Gate
              83. Margate Park
              84.  check out tradeshows or Conventions in Chicago - biztradeshows for a complete listing
              85. Swap-o-rama - a huge outdoor flea makret
              86. check out the sites where Transformers 3 was filmed
              87.  horseback riding - Friesian Horse, Harriet's Business Service, Palmerosa Campgrounds, Dillion Ranch
              88. petting farms - Farm in the Zoo (at the Lincoln Park Zoo) - you can feed the cows, pet the animals or watch a milking or butter churning demonstration
              89. pick your own berries, fruit or vegetables near Chicago - pickyourown.org
              90. go scuba diving - Windy City Diving 
              Source: Prosthetic Aesthetics
              91. Cloud Gate
              92.  choose from a variety of art classes at Lillstreet for kids or adults
              93. Plow in the dark mini putt -Putting Edge or Glow Putt Paradise Miniture Golf 
              94. trampolines - visit Sky High Sports where the floors and walls are all trampolines or Extreme Trampolines
              95. cross country skiing
              96. go tobogganing at Soldier Field
              97. check out an ice skating show
              98. Check out a music festival like Chicago's Blues Festival, Chicago  Jazz Festival or World Music Festival Chicago
              99. Watch the Chicago Air and Water Show - the largest free show of it's kind in the U.S.
              100. Chicago Summerdance - an 11 week summer festival featuring free dance lessons and music
              101 Taste of Chicago - outdoor food festival
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