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headquarters, some of them free
and all of them a blast. Also check TOP 10 MONEY-SAVING TIPS
Comedy Sportz for freebies.
Brewery Tours
7
Lagunitas Brewing: 2607 W.
17th St.; 1-773-522-2097; www.
lagunitas.com • Revolution Brewing:
2323 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 1-773-227-
2739; www.revbrew.com
Several microbreweries offer free
tours of their facilities, including the
sprawling Lagunitas Brewing in
Pilsen. Tours begin in a recreation
room with generous free samples,
pinball machines, and other old-time Chicago’s popular Divvy bikes
amusements. Revolution Brewing in 1 Purchase half-price tickets for
Logan Square also offers guided same-day theater performances at
tours Wednesday to Sunday. three Hot Tix booths. See www.hottix.
org for shows available.
Free Museums
8 2 Many restaurants have good-value
Seek out the smaller
museums that offer free admission, “Early Bird Specials” or pre-theater
menus. Look for signs throughout
including the National Museum of the city advertising these deals.
Mexican Art (see p44). 3 Chicago’s many beautiful parks
offer free skating rinks, beaches,
pools, tennis courts, and lots of
walking and cycling paths.
4 Choose Chicago offers several
promotions, such as Winter Delights,
which include discounts on lodging,
attractions, and meals; www.
choosechicago.com.
5 CityPass grants entry to five top
attractions including the Shedd
Aquarium and Field Museum for
Millennium Park drawing a crowd 50 percent off; www.citypass.com.
Millennium Park
9 6 Take unlimited 30-minute rides with
one of the city’s Divvy bikes. A day
Programming
pass costs $9.95; www.divvybikes.com.
Over the summer, Millennium Park 7 Ring the Loop aboard the Brown
(see pp34–5) hosts a series of free Line “L” running out to Lincoln Park and
events and performances, ranging back again for a scenic tour at just
from concerts by the Lyric Opera (see $2.25 (see pp108–9).
p54) and Chicago Children’s Choir to 8 Look for neighborhood restaurants
screenings of popular movies. that lack a liquor license and allow
diners to bring their own beer or wine.
Free Tours
0 9 Skip the observatory at the
The tourism bureau Choose
Chicago (see p113) offers free guided John Hancock Center (see p79) and
hit its 95th-floor Signature Lounge
tours led by locals. Sign up 10 days in for equivalent views.
advance via the website for a Chicago 10 Visit the Chicago Cultural Center
Greeter tour running for 2 to 4 hours. to see its stained-glass domes and to
Or if you haven’t planned ahead, catch some of the free concerts that
InstaGreeters are available for 1-hour are regularly scheduled here (see p71).
tours Friday to Sunday (see p114).

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