Visit & Dine

Vogue Knitting LIVE Happy Hour!

We have set up a happy hour for the Vogue Knitting LIVE attendees and teachers on Friday 10/24 from 8:00pm – 11:00pm at Plymouth Restaurant & Bar, just 5 blocks from The Palmer House Hilton Hotel. So head on down to gather and socialize with your fellow knitters and favorite teachers!

Plymouth Restaurant & Bar
327 S. Plymouth Ct
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 362-1212

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.

 

What People Have to Say About Vogue Knitting LIVE!

“Vogue Knitting LIVE was all fashion and no frump! I am 52 years old, adorable, vivacious, and I refuse to be a frumpy old knitting grandma. I had a great time at Vogue Knitting LIVE. It was like Christmas morning for me!”—Attendee, Cranbury, NJ