Things to Do in Chicago
Website
Boat Tours/Cruises
Individual and Group Tours/Cruises
• Chicago Line Architectural Tour
• Mercury Skyline Tours
• Odyssey Cruises
• Spirit of Chicago
Private Cruise Charters
• Anita Dee
• Kanan Cruises
Festivals
• Chicago Festival Guide
Magnificent Mile
• Cheesecake Factory
• Water Tower Place (shopping)
Museums
• Art Institute of Chicago
• Chicago History Museum
• DuSable Museum of
African American History
• Museum of Contemporary Art
• Museum of Science and Industry
Address/Location
www.chicagoline.com/architectural.php 465 N. McClurg Court; walk east on the
River Art Center’s promenade
www.mercuryskylinecruiseline.com Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive
www.odysseycruises.com/chicago/index.cfm Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Avenue
www.spiritofchicago.com/ch/index.jsp Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Avenue
www.anitadee.com/index.php Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Avenue
www.kanancruises.com Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Avenue
http://chicago.metromix.com/events/article/chicago-festival-guide/339943/content
www.thecheesecakefactory.com 875 N. Michigan Avenue in
the John Hancock Center
www.shopwatertower.com/html/index7.asp 835 N. Michigan Avenue
www.artic.edu/aic 111 S. Michigan Avenue
http://chicagohistory.org 1601 N. Clark Street
www.dusablemuseum.org 740 E. 56th Place
www.mcachicago.org 220 E. Chicago Avenue
www.msichicago.org 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive
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Music/Entertainment
• Andy’s Jazz Club
• Buddy Guy's Legends
• House of Blues
• The Second City
• The Back Room
• WhirlyBall/Lasertron Laser Tag
Neighborhoods
• Chinatown
• Greektown
Observatories
• John Hancock Observatory
• Sears Tower Skydeck
Website Address/Location
www.andysjazzclub.com 11 E. Hubbard Street
www.buddyguys.com 754 S. Wabash Avenue
www.houseofblues.com/venues 329 N. Dearborn Street
www.secondcity.com/?id=theatres/chicago 1616 N. Wells Street
www.backroomchicago.com 1007 N. Rush Street
www.whirlyball.com/home/index.php 1800 W. Fullerton Avenue
www.chicagochinatown.org/cccorg/home.jsp W. Cermak Road and S. Wentworth Avenue
www.greektownchicago.org W. Jackson Boulevard and S. Halsted Street
www.hancock-observatory.com/en 875 N. Michigan Avenue
www.theskydeck.com 233 S. Wacker Drive
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Parks/Zoos
• Buckingham Fountain
• Lincoln Park Zoo
• Millennium Park
www.cpdit01.com/resources/buckingham_fountain.cfm Columbus Drive and Congress Parkway
in Grant Park
www.lpzoo.org 2001 N. Clark Street
www.millenniumpark.org Bordered by Michigan Avenue to the
west, Columbus Drive to the east,
Randolph Street to the north, and Monroe
Street to the south

Website Address/Location
Tours
• Double Decker Bus Tours www.coachusa.com/chicagotrolley Please refer to website
• Kayak Tours www.wateriders.com 900 N. Kingsbury Avenue
• Segway Tours http://bikeandroll.com/chicago Millennium Park; 239 E. Randolph Street

Additional Websites to Find Chicago Attractions, Restaurants, and Nightlife

Chicago Traveler www.chicagotraveler.com/attractions.htm
Metromix http://chicago.metromix.com