O'Hare International Airport 26 min
City Gallery in the Historic Water Tower (5 min) Chicago-focused gallery, specializing in photos, inside a 19th-century Gothic limestone landmark. Lincoln Park Zoo (7 min) Small, free zoo with lions, primates, reptiles, a children's area & an interactive farm exhibit. Cloud Gate (11 min) Huge outdoor sculpture shaped like a bean & allowing for views from its many mirrored sides. 360 CHICAGO (5 min) Observatory on the 94th floor of the John Hancock Building with a tilting glass lookout 1000 ft. up. Millennium Park (9 min) 24.5-acre green space with a video display, the reflective Bean sculpture & an outdoor theater. Chicago Riverwalk (13 min) Riverside pedestrian path featuring city views & dining, plus bridges, fishing piers & boat docks. 875 North Michigan Avenue (6 min) Skyscraper observation deck offering panoramic city views from 1,000 feet up, plus food & drink. Navy Pier (12 min) Former Navy training center draws crowds with carnival rides, restaurants, shops & fireworks. Grant Park (9 min) 319-acre centerpiece of Downtown housing some of the city's busiest attractions. Skydeck Chicago (11 min) 103rd floor of the former Sears Tower with clear observation boxes & views extending to four states. Crown Fountain (10 min) Public sculpture with a pair of 50-ft. LED towers & a reflecting pool, by Jaume Plensa, a Catalan. Shedd Aquarium (16 min) State-of-the-art indoor aquarium, famous for its variety of habitats & views of Lake Michigan. The Art Institute of Chicago (9 min) Renowned art museum holding nearly 300,000 works from all over the world, spanning many centuries. Field Museum (15 min) State-of-the-art museum of science & invention, with the world's largest Tyrannosaurus Rex. Buckingham Fountain (11 min) Among the world’s largest, Grant Park’s 3-level rococo fountain (1927) offers light & water shows. |