Things to Do in Chicago
 


General Chicago Sites

  • Chicago Citysearch
  • Chicago Convention and Tourist Bureau
  • Chicago Reader (local free weekly paper)
  • Chicago Gay and Lesbian Visitors Guide
  • City of Chicago Home Page
  • Links to the Windy City
  • Metromix
  • Chicago Transit Authority (official site of the bus and train system)
  • Trip advisor Guide to Chicago

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    Information about Chicago

  • Chicago Basics
  • Chicago Facts
  • Chicago Vocabulary
  • Official Facts about Chicago
  • Movies Filmed or Set in Chicago

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    The Brian and Marsha Tour of Chicago

  • Anshe Emet  - our synagogue
  • The Chicago Lakefront - where Brian bikes and jogs, and Marsha walks and bikes
  • Flat Top Grill  - where we had our first date and a zillion subsequent ones
  • Red Seal Development - where Brian works
  • Skokie - the town Brian grew up
  • Trattoria Dinotto - where we went the night we got engaged!
  • University of Chicago Law School - where Marsha works and Marsha and Mindy graduated from

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    Major Museums

  • Adler Planetarium
  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Chicago Historical Society
  • Field Museum (Natural History)
  • Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Museum of Science and Industry
  • Spertus Jewish Museum
  • Lincoln Park Zoo (it’s free!)
  • Shedd Aquarium

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    Food, Bars and Nightlife

  • Barfly News (Chicago area bars)
  • BarsOnLine
  • Dine.com (restaurants)
  • 24 hour greasy spoons in and around Chicago
  • Zagat’s

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    Theater

  • Improv Olympic
  • Second City
  • Steppenwolf Theatre
  • Too Much Light Makes the Baby go Blind

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  • Music
  • Blues in Chicago
  • Buddy Guy’s Legends
  • Green Mill Cocktail Lounge (jazz)
  • Metro (rock)
  • Old Town School of Folk Music

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    Especially Kid-Friendly

  • American Girl Place
  • Chicago Children’s Museum
  • Chicago Puppetropolis
  • Disney Quest
  • Lincoln Park Zoo (it’s free!)

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    Other Stuff To Do

  • Architecture Tours
  • Buckingham Fountain - the one in the credits for Married with Children
  • Chicago Cubs
  • Navy Pier
  • Palmer’s Walking Guide to Chicago
  • SailChicago
  • Chicago White Sox

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    Really Random Stuff

  • Chicago Area Origami Society
  • Evelyn’s Tour of Ethnic Grocery Stores
  • Haunted Chicago Tour
  • Chicago Paranormal Research
  • International Museum of Surgical Science
  • The Peace Museum (peace art and artifacts)
  • Pullman Porter Museum
  • Smith Museum of Stained Glass
  • The Untouchables Tour (gangster Tour of Chicago)
  • Virtual Jewish Chicago

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    Last Modified November 21, 2003

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