O'Hare International Airport 43 min
Grant Park (15 min) 319-acre centerpiece of Downtown housing some of the city's busiest attractions. Millennium Park (19 min) 24.5-acre green space with a video display, the reflective Bean sculpture & an outdoor theater. Chicago Riverwalk (21 min) Riverside pedestrian path featuring city views & dining, plus bridges, fishing piers & boat docks. Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (20 min) Sprawling, hands-on museum full of informative, child-friendly scientific & industrial exhibits. Adler Planetarium (19 min) Interactive exhibits & high-tech sky shows entertain stargazers, lakefront views are a bonus. Cloud Gate (21 min) Huge outdoor sculpture shaped like a bean & allowing for views from its many mirrored sides. Lincoln Park Zoo (25 min) Small, free zoo with lions, primates, reptiles, a children's area & an interactive farm exhibit. Navy Pier (21 min) Former Navy training center draws crowds with carnival rides, restaurants, shops & fireworks. 875 North Michigan Avenue (23 min) Skyscraper observation deck offering panoramic city views from 1,000 feet up, plus food & drink. Shedd Aquarium (18 min) State-of-the-art indoor aquarium, famous for its variety of habitats & views of Lake Michigan. Field Museum (16 min) State-of-the-art museum of science & invention, with the world's largest Tyrannosaurus Rex. Crown Fountain (20 min) Public sculpture with a pair of 50-ft. LED towers & a reflecting pool, by Jaume Plensa, a Catalan. Buckingham Fountain (18 min) Among the world’s largest, Grant Park’s 3-level rococo fountain (1927) offers light & water shows. Skydeck Chicago (22 min) 103rd floor of the former Sears Tower with clear observation boxes & views extending to four states. The Art Institute of Chicago (19 min) Renowned art museum holding nearly 300,000 works from all over the world, spanning many centuries. |