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Exploring Chicago See inset, left

Thanks to a convenient Lincoln Park Zoo Spiaggia
concentration of attractions, Frank Lloyd Wright Second Magnificent
home and studio
it is easy to cram Chicago’s CTA GREEN LINE City area of Mile Lake Shore
highlights into a few days, or OAK PARK map right Park
even a weekend. The following STREETERVILLE
two- and four-day itineraries are PILSEN Michigan
Avenue
packed with ideas for you to METRA TRAIN Navy Pier
make the most of your visit, and
to fully immerse yourself in the 0 km 5 Valois BUS Chicago
city’s sights, sounds, and flavors. 0 miles 5 Museum of Science Shakespeare
and Industry
To Second City Theater
(2 miles) Chicago Architecture
BUS
AFTERNOON Chicago River Foundation Cruise
Make your way to Navy Pier (see
pp24–5) for a whirl on some of the CTA GREEN Millennium Park
LINE
carnival rides. Then hit retail magnet, See inset, left Station
Magnificent Mile (see pp32–3). Finish BUS
up at a jazz or blues club (see pp56–7). Park Grill Millennium
Park
DOWNTOWN BUS
Art Institute
Four Days in Chicago Tower of Chicago
Willis
Magnificent Mile is a great, bustling Day 1
shopping experience. MORNING
Sign up for the Chicago Architecture
Foundation (see p115) river cruise 0 meters 500 Buckingham
Two Days in Chicago and disembark at Michigan Avenue. Fountain
Walk up the Magnificent Mile (see 0 yards 500 METRA TRAIN
Day 1 pp32–3) to take in the pulse of the city.
MORNING AFTERNOON
Take a Chicago Architecture After lunch at Spiaggia (see p83),
Foundation cruise (see p115) along continue northward for a stroll in the Grant Park John G. Shedd
the Chicago River to get an overview leafy Lincoln Park Zoo (see pp30–31). Aquarium
of the city’s design prowess. Walk a
few blocks south to explore Day 2 SOUTH
SIDE
Field
Millennium Park (see pp34–5). MORNING Museum
AFTERNOON Browse the vast collections of the Art
Take the bridge from the park to the Institute of Chicago (see pp14–15). See inset, left
Art Institute of Chicago (see pp14–17) Take the bridge from the Modern Wing
to admire the Impressionist collection. into Millennium Park (see pp34–5), and
See the city on high from nearby Willis grab lunch at Park Grill (see pp34–5).
Tower (see pp12–13), indulge in pizza
at Uno’s (see p61), and then catch a
comedy show at Second City (see p55).
Day 2
MORNING
Start your day with a visit to the John
G. Shedd Aquarium (see pp28–9) – if
you book online in advance you can
skip the line. Afterward, cross the
Museum Campus to the famous Aviation exhibit at the Museum of
Field Museum (see pp18–19). Science and Industry

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