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Chicago in Illinois


Chicago in Illinois

In the Loop, Chicago's commercial district with bustling elevated train tracks and great architecture:
  • Sears Tower - one of the tallest buildings in the world, it has an observation deck on the 103rd floor
  • Grant Park for musical performances and Millennium Park for summer fun
  • The Art Institute of Chicago - one of the finest art museums in the world
    • In the Near North:
  • John Hancock Center A bit shorter, but with a better observation deck
  • The Magnificent Mile Put simply, shoppers' paradise.
  • Navy Pier Entertainment center with many attractions including the Chicago Children's Museum, mini golf, ferris wheel, botanic gardens, and boat cruises
    • In the Near South, including the Museum Campus:
    The Nuclear Energy Sculpture over the site of the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago
    The Nuclear Energy Sculpture over the site of the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago
  • The Field Museum The premier natural history museum in the Midwest, with one of the best preserved T-Rex skeletons on display
  • The Adler Planetarium The first planetarium in North America
  • The Shedd Aquarium Great lakefront aquarium
    • In Hyde Park:
  • Museum of Science and Industry The best science museum in the Midwest, with hundreds of exhibits including a German submarine, high speed 1930s train, Boeing 727 jet, and an immense train set.
  • The University of Chicago A premier institution of learning in the Midwest

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