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Chicago - Sightseeing

Things to Do: Sightseeing

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 482 attractions in Chicago

Millennium Park, completed in 2004 (4 years late & enormously over budget) covers the area north of the Art Institute in Chicago built on air rights over commuter train tracks along the...

Attraction type: Theater; Park; Urban park; Wharf/pier/boardwalk; Symphony; Amusement/theme park
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 482 attractions in Chicago

Home to the Lincoln Park Zoo, this popular park is also located in a neighborhood called Lincoln Park.

Attraction type: Park; Neighborhood
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 482 attractions in Chicago
Attraction type: Tourist/visitor center; Tour; Shop
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 482 attractions in Chicago

This upscale shopping district on North Michigan Avenue sparkles during the holiday season with the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, featuring street sales, holiday music and entertainment.

Attraction type: Neighborhood; Street
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 482 attractions in Chicago
Attraction type: Theater; Wharf/pier/boardwalk
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #16 of 482 attractions in Chicago

Unique architecture for a building complex as its own self-contained community.

Attraction type: Architectural building; Neighborhood
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #19 of 482 attractions in Chicago

A ride to the top of North America's tallest building gives you a panoramic view of the architecture, neighborhoods and lake that make Chicago unique.

Attraction type: Observation deck/tower; Architectural building; Landmark/point of interest; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #26 of 482 attractions in Chicago

The neo-gothic tower's signature is the exterior collection of stones from other famous edifices, like the Parthenon, St. Peter's Basilica, Notre Dame, the White House and most recently, the Berlin Wall.

Attraction type: Architectural building; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #27 of 482 attractions in Chicago

This center houses three attractions in one - a visitors' center, the Museum of Broadcast Communications and a performance venue.

Attraction type: Tourist/visitor center; Theater; Art gallery; Architectural building; Other; Specialty museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #29 of 482 attractions in Chicago

Dedicated in 1844, this park covers 319 acres along Lake Michigan and is home to the Shedd Aquarium, the Adler Planetarium, the Field Museum and the Art Institute.

Attraction type: Park; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #32 of 482 attractions in Chicago

Chicago's top tourist attraction offers 50 acres of parks, gardens (beer and botanical), shops, restaurants, cultural attractions and a 150-foot Ferris wheel.

Attraction type: Wharf/pier/boardwalk; Park
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #40 of 482 attractions in Chicago
Attraction type: Historic walking area; Neighborhood
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #59 of 482 attractions in Chicago

This main downtown thoroughfare includes the Magnificent Mile, a stretch full of every store imaginable and several of the city's landmark buildings.

Attraction type: Street
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #77 of 482 attractions in Chicago

Chicago's landmark is considered one of America's finest fountains due to its Beaux-Arts-style landscape design, finely wrought bronze sculpture and innovative use of technology.

Attraction type: Fountain; Landmark/point of interest
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #82 of 482 attractions in Chicago
Attraction type: Landmark/point of interest
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #97 of 482 attractions in Chicago

A very trendy neighborhood. Do not drive here. Parking is extremely limited and it is easy to end up having your vehicle towed. Tons of restaurants in the area, but most are of the tragically hip...

Attraction type: Neighborhood
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #105 of 482 attractions in Chicago
Attraction type: Bar/club
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #106 of 482 attractions in Chicago

Chicago's Mexican-American community.

Attraction type: Neighborhood
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #110 of 482 attractions in Chicago
Attraction type: Neighborhood; Street
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #127 of 482 attractions in Chicago
Attraction type: Tourist/visitor center; Town center/square/plaza
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