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QuaintPlaces
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Illinois
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You
are right, Chicago is not quaint. But many families choose downtown
Chicago for vacations. There are many great museums and attractions in this sprawling
city, and even a few quaint spots. The famous Colleen Moore Doll
House, in the Museum of Science and Industry, is a popular example.
Many
visitors come for the shopping on the "Miracle Mile," a stretch
of Michigan Avenue north of "the loop" filled with shops,
restaurants, hotels and attractions. Some like the live jazz music
in the nightclubs. Naturally, hotels and parking here are expensive,
but if you stay downtown, walk, and use public transportation, you can
ignore the traffic. The Grant Park area is a long walk or a short bus ride
from the Miracle Mile.
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Michigan
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Location
Northeast
corner of Illinois
On Lake Michigan
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Population
About
3,000,000
Brookfield
(suburb)
Brookfield
Zoo www.BrookfieldZoo.org
Grant
Park area
Adler
Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
www.AdlerPlanetarium.org
312-922-7827
John G Shedd
Aquarium
www.SheddAquarium.org
312-939-2426
Millennium
Park www.MillenniumPark.org
Public
art, ice skating, free classical music presentations,
Lurie
Garden
Field
Museum www.FieldMuseum.org
Miracle
Mile area
Art
galleries
Bakeries
Book stores
Boutiques
Cafes, restaurants, and food courts
Hancock Observatory (observation deck)
www.Hancock-Observatory.com
Health
& fitness centers
Hotels and vacation rentals in and near Chicago
Ice
cream parlors
Museum of Contemporary Art www.MCAChicago.org
Navy Pier
Shakespeare
Theatre 312-595-5600
I-max Theater www.Imax.com/chicago
(and
more)
Old
Water Tower (historic landmark)
Pizza parlors
Sears Tower Sky Deck (admission fee) 312-875-9696
Toy stores
(and
much more)
Elsewhere
in Chicago
Bus
tours of Chicago (motor coach)
Gray
Line and others
Museum
of Science and Industry
www.MSIChicago.org
Oak
Park (suburb)
Frank
Lloyd Wright Home and Studio (tours)
www.oprf.com/flw/H&S.html
www.wrightplus.org
Ernest
Hemingway Birthplace (tours)
www.EHfop.org/tour
Ernest
Hemingway Museum
www.EHfop.org/museum
Aurora
(suburb)
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Bishop Hotel, 1908
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of this photo are available from our
eBay store.
Outside
of the city
Campgrounds
and RV parks
Check
Woodall's guide
Festivals
May:
Navy Pier Sculpture Walk
Summer:
Grant Park Music Festival
(and
many more)
Recommended
stay
One week
Tourist
information
Chicago
Convention and Visitors Bureau
www.877chicago.com
1-877-244-2246
Oak
Park Convention and Visitors Bureau
www.VisitOakPark.com
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