Chicago, IL

Chicago, IL

Here are some of the things we have done in Chicago & enjoy as first time and second time and third time tourists! We have been in November when it is cold and July when it is hot and humid (it rained one afternoon for an hour or two).
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Cloud Gate/ The Bean- the bean is in Cloud Gate park in the center of down town, a Chicago must! This is a relatively small park surrounded by hotels, businesses, and yummy food!

River Tour- Chicago is also famous for it's architecture and specifically architecture river cruise. The cruises typically last 1-2 hours and are a great way to get a different view of the city and learn more about the city.

Lincoln park- North of downtown, a great park to walk through that has vies of the city, a beautiful arboretum (about an hour) and free zoo. The zoo is very well done and will take about half of a day to do. The surrounding neighborhood is safe and great to walk in as well with beautiful homes.

Garfield Park Conservatory- If you like arboretums but are on the south side of down town check out Garfield Park Conservatory.

Field Museum- also on the south side of downtown is the field museum. This is where you will find the world famous T-rex Sue!

Chicago Cubs- enjoy a baseball game at historical Wrigley field. Careful when buying seats- the ones way out in the outfield aren't in the stadium.

Grand Central Station- we have been here twice because we took an Amtrak train from California to Chicago twice. Let us know if you're interested in hearing more! Grand central is a beautiful station, especially during the holidays as they put up a huge and beautifully decorated tree.

After Chicago we took a 2 hour flight to Nashville for a few days- check it out!

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