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| Chicago Attractions | |
| Adler Planetarium | Architecture | Board of Trade | Mercantile Exchange |
| Adler
Planetarium & Astronomy Museum at 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive 312 922-STAR Open daily 9-5/6. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day |
All major modern and contemporary architects have worked
in Chicago including Sullivan, Wright,
van der Rohe, Saarinen, Jahn. First skyscrapers were built here. Chicago Architecture Foundation 224 South Michigan
Avenue has boat and walking tours. 312 922-TOUR (3432) |
World's oldest and largest futures exchange lists contracts
on produce, precious metals and on options on futures. A viewing area
and 30 minute presentations. 9-1:15PM Mon-Fri. 141 Jackson Blvd at
LaSalle St. Free 312 435-3590 |
The world's largest marketplace trades futures and
options in currencies, interest rates, stock indexes and agricultural
products. Visitor gallery on 4th floor. 8:30-3:15PM Mon-Fri. 30 Wacker
Drive 312 930-8249 |
| Field Museum | Gangsters | Hancock Tower | |
 The famous Chicago window by Sullivan |
The Field Museum Daily 9AM-5PM |
Capone, Dillinger and others ruled Chicago
in the 20s and 30s. Untouchable Tours A two hour guided bus tour of gangster hot spots depart from 605 N Clark St. 773 881-1195 |
100 stories high. 875 N Michigan Avenue Observatory on 94th floor open 9-midnight. 312 751-3681 or 888 875-8439 Signature Room Restaurant 312 787-9596 |
| Lincoln Park | Navy Pier | Oak Park | Parades |
| Largest park in Chicago. Conservatory
of flowers daily 9-5. Free. 312 742-7736 Zoo including a working Illinois farm daily 9-5. Free. 2200 North Cannon Drive at Lake Shore Drive and Fullerton Parkway 312 742-2000 |
Navy Pier
features shops, restaurants, IMAX theater, Children's Museum, a
Ferris wheel and a carousel.
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A Chicago suburb made famous by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Largest collection of buildings designed by Wright. 708 848-1976 Hemingway Museum 708 848-2222 10 miles west of downtown via Eisenhower Expressway, I-290, exit Harlem Ave to Chicago Ave, or Metra/NorthWestern line, Metropolitan N-7. |
Chinese New Year (Jan/Feb) St. Patrick's Day (March 17) Polish Constitution Day (May) Bud Billiken Day (Aug) Mexican Independence (Sep 15) Columbus Day (Oct 12) Welcome Santa (Nov) |
| Public Library | Sculpture | Sears Tower | Aquarium |
| Harold Washington Library Center has more than 2 million books. Daily, closed Holidays. 312 747-4300 | Outdoors Sculpture Calder Dearborn/Adams Chagall Dearborn/Monroe Dubuffet Randolph/Wells Miro Washington/Wells Picasso Washington/Dearborn |
110 stories, until recently world's tallest
building. Observation skydeck
on 103 floor, 412 meters. daily 9AM-11PM. 233 S Wacker Dr 312 875-9696 or 877-SKYDECK |
John G. Shedd
Aquarium 8,000 freshwater fish and marine animals, whales, dolphins, sea otters, seals and penguins. Daily 9-5. 1200 S Lake Shore Dr 312 939-2438 |