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5 Days in Chicago

• Visit the animals at the
Lincoln Park Zoo
• Discover the University
of Chicago’s myriad
cultural attractions
• Tour a captured U-Boat at
the Museum of Science
and Industry

Day 1
Morning Begin your day at
Navy Pier (see p67), browsing
shops and visiting tourist Wrigley Field, the world-famous home of the Major League Baseball Chicago Cubs
attractions. If you have kids on
board, make a trip to the Chicago Day 3 out for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie
Children’s Museum (see p67) or, Morning With plenty of exhibits House (see p104), an excellent
catch an IMAX movie. With or and a petting zoo, a few hours at example of Prairie School
without kids, a Lake Michigan the Lincoln Park Zoo (see pp114– architecture. Visit the Oriental
boat excursion is a must. 15) is a great way to start the day. Institute Museum (see pp104–
Later, visit the Lincoln Park 105) to see remnants from ancient
Afternoon Stroll the Mag Conservatory which has on civilizations and the Smart
Mile (see pp62–3) from the display thousands of botanical Museum of Art (see p105) for its
Michigan Avenue Bridge (see specimens, as well as the dazzling master artworks. Later, see the
pp56–7), past the Wrigley butterfly exhibits at Notebaert second-largest bell tower in the
Building (see p64) and Tribune Nature Museum (see p125). world at the Rockefeller
Tower (see p64) towards the Memorial Chapel (see p104).
historic Water Tower and Afternoon Get a sense of the
Pumping Station (see p65) – city’s turbulent history at the Afternoon Plan on about
Chicago’s oldest building, Chicago History Museum (see two hours to explore the
which houses a cafe and a p76). A few blocks further down Museum of Science and
theater. Also visit Water Tower on Clark Street is the site of the Industry (see pp108–11). The
Place (see p159) – a mall with notorious gangland St. Valentine’s collection includes a U-Boat,
a fabulous food court. Day massacre. Continue north the Apollo 8 command
to the historic Wrigley Field module, and a fairy castle
Day 2 (see p116), the famous home of dollhouse. Afterwards, enjoy
Morning Get schooled in Chicago Cubs baseball team. the expansive skyline from
Chicago’s architecture with a Jackson Park (see p107), site
two-hour Chicago Architecture Day 4 of the 1893 World’s Fair.
Foundation (see p47) walking, Morning Take a pleasant stroll
Segway, or river tour. Afterward, around the University of Chicago Day 5
visit Anish Kapoor’s jellybean-like campus (see pp102–103), looking Morning The Museum Campus
Cloud Gate sculpture and the is home to three world-class
other public art in Millennium museums. Take your pick of the
Park (see p55). Later, head south Field Museum’s (see pp88–91)
to take in the spectacle that is dinosaurs, John G. Shedd
Buckingham Fountain (see p87). Aquarium’s (see pp98–9) aquatic
life, or the Adler Planetarium
Afternoon A couple of hours at (see pp94–5) starscapes.
the Art Institute of Chicago (see
pp48–51) is essential to explore its Afternoon Golden-age
Impressionist galleries and the industrialists made their homes
Modern Wing, opened in 2009. in the Prairie Avenue Historic
Then, State Street is great for District (see p92), and a tour
some retail therapy; take a detour of Clarke House and Museum
to see the Picasso sculpture at (see p93) or Glessner House (see
Daley Plaza (see p163), and the p92–3) lends insight to that era.
futuristic James R. Thompson A short stroll away, Chicago’s
Center (see p58). At dusk, ascend Chinatown (see p96) is the
Willis Tower (see p44) for an The interiors of the massive James R. largest in the Midwest. Browse
amazing view of the sunset. Thompson Center the shops and stay for dinner.

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