Visit & Dine
Have some free time to check out Chicago?
Located on the shores of Lake Michigan in the heart of the Midwest, Chicago is home to world-championship sports teams, an internationally acclaimed symphony orchestra, renowned architecture, award-winning theater, and much more.
ATTRACTIONS
Millennium Park
Millennium Park is an award-winning center for art, music, architecture, and landscape design. The result of a unique partnership between the City of Chicago and the philanthropic community, the 24.5-acre park features the work of world-renowned architects, planners, artists, and designers.
Admission: Free
Hours: 6 a.m.–11 p.m. daily
Location: Bordered by Michigan Avenue to the West, Columbus Drive to the East, Randolph Street to the north and Monroe Drive to the South
Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago is a world-renowned art museum housing the third-largest permanent collection in the United States. The museum has particularly strong collections of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting, early twentieth-century European painting and sculpture, contemporary art, Japanese prints, and photography. The Art Institute’s Modern Wing, in a Renzo Piano–designed building, showcases twentieth-century works from the museum’s holdings. The Nichols Bridgeway, a pedestrian bridge also designed by Renzo Piano, connects the Modern Wing to Chicago’s popular Millennium Park.
Admission: $18 for adults; $12 for children/seniors/students; Free for children under 14
Hours: Monday–Wednesday 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; Thursday 10:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m.; Friday–Sunday 10:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Location: 111 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
The Field Museum
Come face to face with Sue, the world-famous T. Rex; explore the ocean floor of an ancient Cambrian sea; see, hear and smell the swampy forest that was Chicago 300 million years ago; and more at the Field Museum. There’s even a place specially suited for your little Museum explorers! In the Crown Family PlayLab, pint-sized scientists can dig up dinosaur bones, harvest corn, play in a Pueblo, feel the rhythms of instruments from around the world and play the part of a woodland creature as they crawl, hop, and fly.
Admission: $15 for adults; $10 for children; $12 for student and seniors; Free for children under 3
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Location: 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605
Shedd Aquarium
Beautifully situated on the shores of Lake Michigan, Shedd Aquarium is known as “The World’s Aquarium.” The facility, one of the world’s largest indoor aquariums, houses more than 32,600 aquatic animals representing some 1,500 species of fishes, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, birds and mammals from waters around the world. The re-imagined Oceanarium, a world-class marine mammal pavilion, is now open! Visit with the beluga whales, dolphins, sea otters, sea lions, and penguins.
Admission: $24.95 for adults; $21.95 for seniors and children
Hours: Weekdays 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; weekends 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Location: 1200 S. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
SHOPPING
Magnificent Mile
There is no more iconic Chicago street than the Magnificent Mile. Running the length of Michigan Avenue from the Chicago River to Lake Shore Drive, the “Mag Mile” is the heart of the city’s shopping district. Here, posh brand name stores stand alongside historic and luxury hotels and landmarks such as the Water Tower and Pumping Station.
DINING
Ada’s Famous Deli
14 South Wabash Avenue
312-214-4282
Bandera
535 N. Michigan Avenue
312-644-3524
Billy Goat Tavern
430 N. Michigan Avenue
312-222-1525
Corner Bakery Cafe
35 E Monroe St
312-372-0072
Fontano’s Subs
20 East Jackson Boulevard
312-663-3061
Giordano’s
135 East Lake Street
312-616-1200
Macy’s
111 North State Street
7th floor food court
312-781-1000
Madison Street Café
70 West Madison Street
312-223-7700
Max’s Take Out
20 East Adams Street
312-553-0170
Nomi
800 N. Michigan Avenue
312-239-4030
Pittsfield Café
55 East Washington Street
312-641-1806
The Purple Pig
500 N. Michigan Avenue
312-464-1744
Quartinos
626 North State Street
312-698-5000
Rosebud Steakhouse
192 E. Walton Street
312-397-1000
Sayat-Nova
157 E. Ohio Street
312-644-9159
Starbucks
Corner of State Street and W Adams Street
312-977-0018
Subway
120 South State Street
312-425-1601
