Recreation

Chicago's newest attraction is the Internationally- acclaimed Millennium Park which offers outdoor music, art, landscape design and architecture – including the famous Cloud Gate sculpture (“The Bean”). Enjoy ice skating in the winter, splashing around in the interactive Crown Fountain during summer, and alfresco dining at the Park Grille from spring to fall.

Navy Pier offers fun for everyone with a 150-foot Ferris wheel, boat and segway tours, and countless dining or shopping options. Enjoy the city's architecture by taking a guided walking or boat tour through the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Get a birds-eye view from the 103rd floor Sears Tower Sky deck and the 94th floor Hancock Observatory.

The city's 29 miles of lakefront paths are just one reason Chicago is one of the world's most walkable and beautiful cities. Walk, run, bike or picnic along the lakefront in one of the many lakeside parks off the path. Chicago's famed river walk is perfect for strolling, boating or admiring architectural wonders.

Chicago offers free attractions such as Lincoln Park Zoo, home to more than 1,000 mammals, reptiles, and birds. Enjoy the peaceful gardens under glass at Garfield Park Conservatory, in the Garfield Park neighborhood and Lincoln Park Conservatory, adjacent to the Lincoln Park Zoo.

The Museum Campus, near Soldier Field, is home to the Field Museum of Natural History and the Adler Planetarium. Also located at Museum Campus is the Shedd Aquarium, which is the world's largest indoor aquarium with more than 8000 aquatic animals representing more than 700 species from all parts of the world.

Links

• Magnificent Mile
• River North Gallery District
• Oak Street
• Lincoln Park
• The official visitor's website for Chicago
• Metromix
• Time Out Chicago
• Millennium Park
• Navy Pier
• Chicago Architecture Foundation
• Sears Tower Skydeck
• Hancock Observatory
• Lincoln Park Zoo