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10 ❯❯ Top 10 Chicago Highlights

Chicago Highlights

Big-city sophistication combined with small-town hospitality
create the perfect blend in this, the Midwest’s largest city.
Chicago’s architecture, cuisine for all budgets and taste, great
shopping, diverse ethnic neighborhoods, outstanding museums,
and a lakefront setting make this an exciting place to visit.

Willis Tower and Its Views
1 EAST HURON STREE T
The city’s skyscraping superlative is
EAST HURON STREE T
actually made up of nine tube-like sections. EAST ONTARIO STREE T
EAST ONTARIO STREE T
The views are awesome: on a clear day, you EAST OHIO STREE T N OR TH L A KE SHORE DR IVE Navy Pier
EAST OHIO STREE T
Navy Pier
Park
can see up to 40 miles (64 km) from the EAST GR AND AVENUE Park
EAST GR AND AVENUE
Gateway
103rd-floor Skydeck (see pp12–13). Gateway
Park
Park
NORTH MICHIGAN AVE
NORTH MICHIGAN AVE
WEST KINZIE STREE T
WEST KINZIE STREE T Chicago River
N OR TH L A KE SHORE DR IVE
Chicago River
EAST WACKER DRIVE
W E S T WAC K E R D R I VE EAST WACKER DRIVE
W E S T WAC K E R D R I VE
E A S T LA K E S T
W E S T L A K E S TR E E T N O E A S T LA KE ST
Millenium NORTH COLUMBUS DRIVE NORTH COLUMBUS DRIVE
Millenium
W E S T R A N D O L P H S TR E E T N O R T H M I C H I G A N AV E N U N O R T H M I C H I G A N AV E N U E E E RANDOLPH
E RANDOLPH
W E S T L A K E S TR E E T R TH
STREET
STREET
WEST WASHINGTON STREET
WEST WASHINGTON STREET N OR TH S TAT E S TR EE T T N OR TH WABAS H ST REE
Monroe
Monroe
WEST MADISON STREET Millennium Harbor
Millennium
WEST MADISON STREET
Harbor
DOWNTOWN Park
DOWNTOWN
Park
N CLARK ST
N CLARK ST
WEST MONROE STREET
WEST MONROE STREET
W E S T R A N D O L P H S TR E E T S TAT E S TR EE
N OR TH WABAS H ST REE T T
WEST ADAMS STREET
WEST ADAMS STREET
SOUTH WACKER DRIVE
SOUTH WACKER DRIVE
WEST JACKSON BLVD EAST JACKSON DR
WEST JACKSON BLVD
EAST JACKSON DR
Van Buren
Van Buren
Street
WEST VAN BUREN STREE T Street
WEST VAN BUREN STREE T
S CLARK ST
S CLARK ST
WEST CONGRESS PARK WAY
WEST CONGRESS PARK WAY
LaSalle Street
LaSalle Street
The Art Institute
2 WEST HARRISON STREET SOUTH COLUMBUS DRIVE SOUTH COLUMBUS DRIVE SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE
WEST HARRISON STREET
of Chicago
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500
500
This grande dame of 0 yards 500 500 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE Grant Lake
Grant
0 yards
Lake
Park
Chicago’s art scene fea tures SOUTH STATE STREE SOUTH STATE STREET T S O UT H WAB A S H ST R EE S O UT H WAB A S H ST R EE T T Park Michigan
Michigan
world-renowned collections.
The Impressionist section is Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Road
Road
outstanding (see pp14–17). Museum
Museum
EAST ROOSE VELT ROAD Campus
EAST ROOSE VELT ROAD
Campus
Field Museum 3
Delve into cultures and environments
from ancient Egypt to modern Africa, via
Midwestern wildlife, and the underground life of
bugs. The Field also offers a closeup of the
world’s largest and most complete
Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton (see pp18–19).
Museum of Science and Industry
This museum is the only building left
from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.
Interactive exhibits range from space
exploration to coal mining, including a ride
on the Silver Streak train (see pp20–21).
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