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Travel Info My husband and I will be in chicago this christmas, i would like to ask for some great places to see, I have been told Navy Pier, Parks, Towers, but Are there any great Chicago shows? example cirque de soliel, blue man group...something very good to see during those days? I would like to experience the best of chicago, ohh and the best chicago pizza restaurant, what would be the MOST GO place? Must take picture of? Let me know! Thanks Travel Tips Hi! So glad you're visiting us! :-) Here are a list of must-see hot spots: 1.) Blue Man Group playing at the Briar Street Theater 2.) Skate on State - ice skating located on State St. --or-- Millenium Park Ice Rink (it's free!!) 3.) The King Tut exhibit at the Field Museum - will only be available until December 31, then it returns to Egypt, never to leave their country again! 4.) Shedd Aquarium - beautiful aquatic animals 5.) The Museum of Science and Industry - home to the world's largest dollhouse, as well as an underground coal mine (very cool experience!) 6.) Adler Planetarium - if you're into stars, the planetarium is a cool place to go with fun little exhibits inside. It's not on as grand a scale as the other museums, but it's definitely worth a visit. 7.) The Art Institute of Chicago - I haven't yet been, but I've heard it's amazing 8.) Lincoln Park Zoo - open 9 to 5 (buildings close at 4:30) 9.) There are also several different walking and bus tours. My favorite is the architectural tour. (Contact the tourism center for information about that.) 10.) Current Broadway in Chicago shows: Wicked (FANTASTIC!!! I absolutely LOVED this show!!) and Spelling Bee (I hear it's very good). Coming soon: The Color Purple, Riverdance, and Mamma Mia. There are more shows, but these are among the most popular. As for fabulous restaurants, here are some of my favorites: 1.) The Cheesecake Factory - built like you're inside a cheesecake! 2.) Lou Malnotti's (fabulous pizza) 3.) House of Blues (stop in see a show and catch a bite to eat!) 4.) Ed Debevic's (50's style restaurant, complete with rude servers! Always a laugh, and a good burger!) 5.) The Rainforest Cafe - now this place is an experience. You walk in, and it's as if you've jumped into the Amazon, complete with hanging animals and a light rainshower here and there. This website is a compiled list of some of Chicago's best restaurants. It's divided by the style of dining (breakfast, Italian, Mexican, etc.): http://home.comcast.net/~wadenorton/best... I hope this lengthy list helps you out. Feel free to drop me a line, and let me know how your visit was. Thanks and welcome!! The Chicago Tourism Center is located inside the Cultural Center at 72 E. Randolph St. (312) 744-6630 if you would like some more info. Others Might I suggest Portugal. Also, if you want to stay in the Chicago area, visit 1,004th street intersecting 1,677,465th street. very nice resteraunt called "lil' Pannucci's" check it out God You have to Millenium Park! They have a big, shiny shape dubbed the "Bean". You can take a picture of yourself looking in it and see your reflection. It's pretty! You must go to the museums---the aquarium is great!!! I highly recommend the art museum--all terrific! Definitely make sure you walk down the Magnificent Mile at night-- it is so pretty all lit up for Christmas. Go shopping and just enjoy the atmosphere. Go up into the John Hancock building or the Sears Tower... this is fun and offers cool views. Visit Millennium Park as well, and go ice skating there. You can rent ice skates. It's better to go during the day, since it will be less crowded. Going at night is fun too, if you don't mind waiting in line for a little while. :) As far as shows, it depends on what your taste is. My recommendations would be "Wicked" (visit broadwayinchicago.com for tickets and information on other shows) or go to see "Romeo and Juliet" at the Lyric Opera (depending on when you are going to be here exactly... check out lyricopera.org). You absolutely have to visit UNO's pizzeria on Ohio Street. This is the original deep-dish pizza restaurant in Chicago. It's so warm, cozy, inexpensive, and has such a Chicago feel to it! Have fun!! Chicago is so wonderful, especially at Christmas-time! Chicago has a great theater scene. For listings, check out the Chicago Reader website. I think it's www. chicagoreader.com. The Art Institute is fabulous; the aquarium is impressive; the natural history museum is great....And my favorite thing is the Early Skyscraper Tour conducted by the Chicago Architecture Foundation; I'm sure they have got a website. Chicago was the birthplace of the skyscraper and a hotbed of architectural creativity in the late 19th-early 20th centuries; you've got these really cool buildings by Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright and others....it's a really great walking tour; you should do it. (Just bring your gloves, warm boots and your woolies to keep warm!) |
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