Chicago things to do

When Navy PIer first opened in 1916, it was the largest pier in the world - though it was used for commercial shipping purposes and even served as a training ground for Navy sailors and pilots during ...

price level: mid-range , , address: 3730 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60613, USA

This huge fountain was built as a memorial in 1927 and is a designated landmark of Chicago. It's also prominently featured in the title sequence to the television show "Married...with Children" (Al Bu...

Over 20 million items of this nature poses and Ethnology Museum. Highlights: ancient Egyptian grave chambers, Inuit and Indian art, and a dinosaur exhibition with "Sue", the largest Tyrannosaurus rex ...

The Sears Tower is technically known as the Willis Tower now, after a London-based insurance group that obtained the naming rights in 2009. But no self-respecting Chicagoan is going to call this tall...

price level: budget , , address: 4802 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60640, USA

In 1922, the Chicago Tribune sponsored a design contest, inviting architects from around the world to design "the most beautiful and eye-catching building in the world." The Tribune Tower is the resu...

Two bronze lions guard the Western entrance of the second largest art museum in the U.S. The Art Institute is world-renowned for its collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings - ind...

address: Michigan Ave. 224 S., Chicago, USA