Magnificent Mile
World-class shopping, dining, lodging and leisure entertainment abounds on the Magnificent Mile, which is considered the American version of the Champs-Elysées. With four shopping centers, world-renowned boutiques and locally acclaimed designers, Chicago's Magnificent Mile area is a shopper's paradise. After all that shopping, you’re bound to work up an appetite, so don’t miss the area’s superb restaurants and fine dining.
Millennium Park
Millennium Park is an award-winning 24.5 acre park for art, music, and architecture and landscape design. The park is famous for the Jay Pritzker Pavillion, designed by Frank Gehry, the most sophisticated outdoor concert venue of its kind in the United States. Another highlight is the interactive Crown Fountain where two 50-foot glass block towers at each end of a shallow reflecting pool project video images from a broad social spectrum of Chicago citizens. Other popular areas of the park include the Lurie Garden and Cloud Gate sculpture on the AT&T Plaza.
Navy Pier
Since 1995, people from around the world have visited Navy Pier to enjoy the beauty and excitement of a day on Lake Michigan. From top-notch entertainment and amazing restaurants to shopping and dining cruises and tour boats, Navy Pier has it all. With 50 acres of parks, promenades, gardens, shops, eateries and attractions, the only trouble you’ll have is deciding how to experience it all. Where else could you find a 15-story tall Ferris wheel, an IMAX Theatre and cruise boat rides? Only at Navy Pier – don’t miss it!
Official Architecture River Cruise
Chicago boasts some of the most incredible architecture in the United States, and you’ll see it all on this 90-minute, narrated river cruise. This tour spotlights more than 50 architecturally significant sites where you will discover a new perspective on the city.
FOR DETAILS ON OTHER LOCAL ATTRACTIONS:
Chicago Convention and Visitors Bureau
312-567-8500
http://www.choosechicago.com/ |
