LINCOLN PARK ZOO
Open year-round, this is one of the nation’s oldest and last remaining free zoos, housing animals that represent more than 200 species.
Open year-round, this is one of the nation’s oldest and last remaining free zoos, housing animals that represent more than 200 species.
Offering thought-provoking art created since 1945, its permanent collection includes work by Franz Kline, Andy Warhol, and Jeff Koons.
Housed in the Palace of Fine Arts from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, the Museum of Science and Industry has a German World War II submarine, a Boeing 727, a 40-foot water vapor tornado, and a chick hatchery making it the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere.
A Chicago landmark extending nearly a mile out into Lake Michigan, Navy Pier is the top tourist and leisure destination in the Midwest. Discover theaters, museums, restaurants, shops, dining, sightseeing cruises, special events, and more. Free admission, open year-round.
Located in the Museum Campus, the Shedd Aquarium holds 32,000 aquatic animals making it one of the largest indoor aquariums in the world. Some of the wildlife you can see are stingrays, whales, otters, amphibians, jelly fish, sea lions, and other adorable and curious creatures.
Various special cruises offered daily departing from Navy Pier.
Enjoy spectacular views spanning up to four states. Experience interactive exhibits and The Ledge, a glass balcony experience extending four feet outside the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower.
Enjoy 75-minute tours that provide a look at 100 years of history at Wrigley Field including the clubhouse, press box, dugout, sections of the field, and more.
Diana Thater: The Sympathetic Imagination presents a series of immersive film and video installations that push the limit of these media to imagine animal experiences in natural habitats.
For concierges’ cultural favorites look to Chicago’s world-class historical, art, and civic museums.