Chicago advice and must see's
 

So, I am heading to Chicago on Friday and have all day Saturday to kill, staying at the Hard Rock hotel on Michigan Street. So far all we have planned is to check out the Sears Tower (or whatever it's called now) and a dinner at Ditkas and possibly the House of Blues after. Never been to Chicago, the weather looks decent for the weekend I'll be there.

Any Advice?

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You could go appliance killin' with frazod. :shrug:

I've been there once on business. Got to Wrigley and saw a Cubs game, and went to Navy Pier. I'd recommend both.

The city itself was cool as hell, IMO. I'm a small town guy, and I really enjoyed it.

THX!

I was fortunate to be invited by a manufacturer of one of the products my company uses alot of to tour their facility and watch the Bears Seahawks in their luxury box. They gave me 8 spots airfare lodging and game included! Pretty frickin sweet. So I'm taking 2 others in my company and 5 of my best clients.

The facility is in Hoffman estates, somewhere near Chicago apparently.

Also... we rode the L-Train all over the city. My first experience with public transportation. To me, that was kinda cool. There were a lot of bored passengers... but nobody was rude or anything.

I left Chicago liking Chicago.

Art institute. see some of the most famous paintings in the world.

PIZZA

and SAUSAGE

I hope the score end up being 25 or 6 to 4, because it would be cool to say that you went to Chicago and saw that game.

I never got any goddanm pizza when I was there. Still regret that.

Go to the top of the John Hancock building and have dinner/lunch. Helluva view and one helluva ride up in the elevator because you feel like you are on a rocket. 100 floors in a flash.

Some of the many cool paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago.

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This is a top-notch museum.

When I lived in Chicago, from 1984 to 2001, the Hancock's observation deck seemed to be a better overall experience than the one at the former Sears Tower. The Hancock is closer to the shoreline and it's situated in a much more touristy part of the city than the Sears Tower. I used to live not too far from the Sears Tower, and I like that part of the Loop just fine, but it wasn't really a tourist destination.

For a one-day trip, I'd recommend that you take a boat tour (if you have warm clothes with you). The ChicagoLine tour is highly recommended and is still offering tours (before Winter sets in). The Wendella tour is also a safe bet--they've been in business for a long time. You can see a lot of the city from the water and then be near the Magnificent Mile where you can walk to other prime spots in the Loop (i.e. the Art Institute) and/or the Near North Side.

if you're there long enough, citypass is well worth it. boat tours rocked.

Oh man, you'll have a great time!

Make sure you bring some nice warm gloves and a hat and maybe a scarf. They'll come in handy when you're out and about.

Scottie Pippen

If you're a WWII buff the Science Museum.

They have a captured U-Boat display that's awesome. It's suspended just above the floor and you can walk around, under it.

Plus you can take a tour and walk through it where they turn the lights off and broadcast orders and sounds through the speakers that tries to recreate the sounds you'd hear during battle.

One of the best displays of anything I've ever seen in any museum.

Make sure to eat at Abe Froman's place.

I get there frequently to visit the Mother Ship (headquarters). You are certainly in the right part of town. Unfortunately it's not baseball season. Wrigley field is not to be missed.

If you want great Chicago style deep dish pizza hit Giordano's. As mentioned, all of the museums are amazing, walk Michigan Ave, go to the top of the John Hancock bldg, and take a boat tour or at least a boat taxi from Navy Pier to the Aquarium/Museum of Natural History. Personally I think the Navy Pier is a waste of time but to each their own.

If you are there on Saturday you might try to spend sometime In the Park.

Wow strong Impressionist showing. Very cool.

And not even a mention of community organizers or anything. I'm impressed. Good job :thumb:

Maybe you'll get lucky like I did a few years ago...

Oh wait, he stroked out. Maybe not.
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Willis (Sears) Tower. Giordano's Pizza. They are very close to each other. Not sure which is better.

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Portillo's Italian beef!!!

Hancock Building has better views.

Science Museum rocks it like Mlyonsd says.

If you hit the bars and are out late and need a bite at 3 am I'd recommend the Tempo Cafe on Chestnut. Its the only thing open and only takes cash. Great omelets. I've only been there drunk off my ass, but it was great.

Personally I prefer their beef and cheddar croissant.

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The fountain from the opening of Married With Children

If you want to see the country's oldest toilet, head to 1060 West Addison Street.

Never had it, but that's the great thing about them, huge menu, all delicious! Potbelly's(in Midway BTW) opened a store here on campus, I wish Portillo's would do the same.

Awesome trip, the advice I got from the planet was extremely helpful Thanks!

Got to cap it off with a Seahawks OT victory at Soldier Field on a 65 degree December day (no kidding)

Gibson's steakhouse.....can't wait to go back there.

Their prime rib is about half the size of a cow's ass

Ditkas was good too, I had the Prime Rib and my buddy had a steak called the "tomahawk" Flintstone type steaks.

Harry Caray's restaurant was good, we went there a few years ago. The sandwiches are so big two people can split them. It was crowded, but we were there right at the noon lunch rush. Right when you go in, there's a small lobby of tons of autographed pictures like Ditka and MJ.

Who goes to Chicago and doesn't get a deep dish pizza?
FYP

http://www.portillos.com/ There is one close to the Hoffman Estates.

We went to Giordano's and it was WAY worth it.

Here's some advice:

Don't take your kids to the St. Patrick's Day parade. ROFL

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I'm a big fan of the Shedd Aquarium too.

Ditto. Did that this summer. The Hancock and Willis tower will set you back like $35 each to go up it. It was a little foggy (hurricane Isaac reminants) when we went up, but it was still very cool and very much worth it.

The Pier is cool. Wrigleyville is cool, but that was a game day too.

People watching on the train, and tons of good eating in and around the loop. We walked into Bella Bachino (it was really busy and they made it sound like we really should have made reservations) but I can't complain about the food there. It was definitely good.