Alinea

Alinea has received worldwide attention for its hypermodern, emotional approach to dining. With a staff fully dressed in Ermenegildo Zegna suits, each waiter guides their patrons through meals comprised of 12-24 tastes. Many courses, each consisting of a single, flavorful bite, are presented on serviceware and tailored to a particular dish while in-the-know servers instruct […]

Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field is one of Major League Baseball’s oldest parks, second only to Fenway Park in Boston. To this day the original, hand-operated scoreboard is still on display and in use, and the outfield wall is covered in timeless ivy. The Chicago Cubs have the longest championship drought in professional sports, but that doesn’t stop […]

Skydeck Chicago

How brave are you? Step out onto The Skydeck, a glass box extending out 4.3 feet and sitting 1,353 feet high, and look down. You just may feel like you’re on top of the world or floating in the air like a bird, because the only thing standing between you and the rest of the […]

Navy Pier

Navy Pier was built in 1916 by the city of Chicago, and today it is still their top tourist attraction. It began primarily to serve the purpose of lake freighters and warehouses, but is primarily used as a public gathering place nowadays. Tours of the lake still depart from the end of the pier, and […]

Millennium Park

Millennium Park opened in 2004 and quickly became one of the most visited sites in the city. The park sits on top of a parking garage and commuter rail station, thus qualifying it as the world’s largest rooftop garden. Hailed for its eco- and pedestrian-friendly design, the park features many signature attractions. The Jay Pritzker […]

Magnificent Mile

The Windy City’s Magnificent Mile packs an entire vacation into a mere eight blocks. Along this corridor, visitors can marvel at Chicago’s architectural wonders, shop at nearly 500 boutiques and retailers, or eat at one of the 200 restaurants. The Magnificent Mile offers tours of the area by foot, bus, or boat, and its central […]

Garfield Park Conservatory

Opened in April 1908, The Garfield Park Conservatory has showcased “landscape art under glass” on the West Side of Chicago for over 100 years. The park itself is a 184-acre open space near Lake Michigan. One of the largest in the United States, this conservatory grows many plants to be installed in other parks throughout […]

Chicago Food Planet Food Tours

Chicago is known for many things, but one of their biggest draws is their culinary scene. Chicago Food Planet takes visitors on explorations of the city’s most famous foods and restaurants. These three-hour tours combine food and drink with walking excursions of Chicago neighborhoods. The Bucktown/Wicker Park promotes the mom and pop eateries while the […]

Chicago Botanic Garden

The Chicago Botanic Garden is a 385-acre living-plant museum located on the outskirts of the city. Taking root in the gardens are 2.4 million plants, one of the largest collections in the world. The grounds feature nine islands, 25 display gardens, and are surrounded by four natural habitats. Some of the many highlights include the […]