If you want to make a full vacation out of your trip to Chicago, here's a list of events and tourist destinations you might be interested in.
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
Everything you need to know to get around the city – including maps and a trip planner.
http://yourcta.com
Museums
Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu
111 S Michigan Ave (Michigan and Adams)
Friday 10:30-9:00 (free from 5-9), Saturday and Sunday 10-5
Adults - $12, Students and Seniors (65 and up) - $7, Children under 12 are free
Field Museum
http://www.fieldmuseum.org
1400 Lake Shore Dr.
(Lake Shore and Roosevelt, Museum Campus)
Regular Hours are 9-5 daily. Last admission at 4 pm
Adults - $12, Children (4-11), students (with ID), Seniors (65+) - $7
Shedd Aquarium
http://www.sheddaquarium.org
1200 S Lake Shore Dr – Museum Campus
9-6
Adults - $24.50, Seniors and youth - $17.95
Adler Planetarium
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org
1300 S Lake Shore Dr. (Museum Campus)
9:30-6
Adults - $10, Kids - $6, Seniors (65+) - $8
Museum of Science and Industry
http://www.msichicago.org
57th St. and Lake Shore Dr.
Monday-Saturday 9:30-4, Sunday 11-4
Adult - $11, Child (3-11) - $7, Senior (65+) - $9.50
Museum of Contemporary Art
http://www.mcachicago.org
Museum of Contemporary Photography
http://www.mocp.org
Sports
Cubs vs SF - Thursday July 19, 1:20 PM
Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Friday July 20 1:20PM, Saturday July 21 12:05PM, Sunday July 22 1:20PM
Wrigley Field (Addison and Clark St.)
Tickets from $19
Music and Theater
Blue Man Group
Briar Street Theater
3133 N. Halsted St.
http://www.blueman.com
Wicked
Ford Center for the Performing Arts
24 W. Randolph St
http://www.broadwayinchicago.com/
The Color Purple
The Cadillac Palace Theater
151 W. Randolf St.
http://www.broadwayinchicago.com
Cirque Shanghai
Navy Pier
Grand and Lake Shore
Tickets from $14.50
http://www.navypier.com/cirqueshanghai/cirq_tickets.html
Miscellaneous
Cool Globes
The Lake Front
125 different globes by 125 different artists and celebrities to raise awareness for global warming
http://www.coolglobes.com
Fireworks
Navy Pier
Grand and Lake Shore Dr.
Saturday starting at 10:15 pm
http://www.navypier.com/things2do/fireworks.html
Old St. Pat’s World’s Largest Blockparty
Madison and Des Plaines
Friday, July 20 and Saturday July 21 - 5pm to 10:30pm
The host of the event, Old St. Pat’s Church, is Chicago’s oldest public building and a treasured historic landmark. The World’s Largest Block Party is Old St. Patrick’s major fundraising event of the year.
http://worldslargestblockparty.com/
John Hancock Center
Michigan Ave and Chicago Ave
Signature Room on the 95th and 96th floor is free to get to, stays open until 1:30 am Friday and Saturday. Perfect place to watch the fireworks.
Sears Tower Skydeck
Wacker Dr. and Jackson Blvd
9am – 9:30pm
Adult - $12.95
103rd floor is tallest occupied floor in the world
Lincoln Park Zoo
Grounds open 9-6
Just off Lake Shore Drive at the Fullerton Parkway exit, just minutes north of downtown Chicago
Free
Outside Chicago –
Six Flags Great America
Gurnee, Il off I-94
http://www.sixflags.com/greatAmerica/index.aspx
Bristol Renaissance Faire
Saturdays and Sundays 10-7
Kenosha, WI • Illinois/Wisconsin Border
http://www.renfair.com/bristol
For more information on what to do in Chicago (like discovering more local/smaller events) check out the Chicago Reader online http://chicagoreader.com, or the Chicago Tourism website http://www.choosechicago.com
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