Chicago rewards exploration with world-class architecture, deep-dish pizza, blues and jazz clubs, stunning lakefront parks, and some of America's finest museums and cultural institutions.
Chicago Architecture Center boat tours narrated by architectural docents along the Chicago River reveal America's greatest collection of 20th century buildings — an essential 90-minute exploration of architectural history.
Built in 1914, Wrigley Field is America's second-oldest baseball park — watching a Cubs game in this ivy-covered brick outfield landmark under afternoon sunshine is a quintessentially American sporting experience.
Michigan Avenue's luxury shopping corridor between the Chicago River and Oak Street Beach features flagship stores, the Tribune Tower, Water Tower Place, and some of America's most impressive urban streetscapes.
The legendary improv comedy institution that launched Bill Murray, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Amy Poehler, and dozens of SNL legends — live shows at the original Wells Street location remain essential Chicago culture.
Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate sculpture reflecting the Chicago skyline in its distorted surface has become America's most photographed public artwork — Millennium Park surrounds it with gardens, concerts, and the Pritzker Pavilion.
Chicago's defining culinary contribution — the deep-dish pizza with a buttery crust, chunky tomato sauce applied on top of cheese and toppings is polarizing but undeniably iconic. Giordano's and Pequod's are also essential.
Visit Buddy Guy's Legends, Kingston Mines, or Rosa's Lounge to experience authentic Chicago electric blues — the music genre born in Mississippi but electrified and urbanized in Chicago's South and West Side clubs.
Chicago's famous lakefront offers 18 miles of accessible waterfront — Navy Pier's Ferris wheel and festival grounds, North Avenue Beach volleyball, and the Chicago Riverwalk create a summer city playground.
Pilsen's Mexican murals and tacos, Chinatown's dim sum, Devon Avenue's Indian restaurants, and Andersonville's Swedish bakeries show Chicago as America's most diverse and delicious city for neighborhood food exploration.
One of the world's great art museums with Seurat's Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Grant Wood's American Gothic, Edward Hopper's Nighthawks, and thousands of masterworks across all periods and cultures.
America's largest science museum in Jackson Park features the only German U-boat submarine captured in WWII, a full-size coal mine, IMAX films, and hundreds of interactive exhibits for all ages.
Chicago's tallest building at 1,451 feet features glass-floor Ledge pods extending beyond the building's facade — 103 floors up, you stand over thin air with panoramic views extending across four states.
“Chicago Riverwalk and Architecture Boat Tour”
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