Guidebook for Chicago

Phil & Carol
Guidebook for Chicago

Arts & Culture

Broadway in Chicago!
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Cadillac Palace Leikhús
151 W Randolph St
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Broadway in Chicago!
Broadway in Chicago www.goodmantheatre.org
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Leikfélagið Goodman
170 N Dearborn St
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Broadway in Chicago www.goodmantheatre.org
Classic Chicago Blues! www.buddyguy.com
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Buddy Guy's Legends
700 S Wabash Ave
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Classic Chicago Blues! www.buddyguy.com
Heavily discounted theater tickets, mostly for same-day performances! www.hottix.org
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Hot Tix - Half Price Theatre Tickets
72 E Randolph St
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Heavily discounted theater tickets, mostly for same-day performances! www.hottix.org
Dueling piano bar! Great fun if you love music.
Freddy's Ribhouse
26 W Hubbard St
Dueling piano bar! Great fun if you love music.
Free zoo in a beautiful setting.
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Lincoln Park dýragarður
2001 N Clark St
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Free zoo in a beautiful setting.
Great authentic Chicago Blues in an intimate venue within walking distance.
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Blue Chicago
536 N Clark St
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Great authentic Chicago Blues in an intimate venue within walking distance.

Sightseeing

The "Chicago" sign in front of the theater is a Chicago icon. The theater is now primarily used for concerts. www.thechicagotheatre.com
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Chicago leikhús
175 N State St
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The "Chicago" sign in front of the theater is a Chicago icon. The theater is now primarily used for concerts. www.thechicagotheatre.com
Amazing park with the Cloud Gate interactive sculpture "The Bean". In the summer, there are live concerts--many of them free! www.millenniumpark.org
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Millennium Park
201 E Randolph St
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Amazing park with the Cloud Gate interactive sculpture "The Bean". In the summer, there are live concerts--many of them free! www.millenniumpark.org
Tallest building in Chicago with outstanding views from the SkyDeck..and the new ledge with a glass floor! www.theskydeck.com
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Willis Tower
233 S Wacker Dr
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Tallest building in Chicago with outstanding views from the SkyDeck..and the new ledge with a glass floor! www.theskydeck.com
Beautiful, especially when lit at night. www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/clarence-f-buckingham-memorial-fountain
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Buckingham Springill
301 S Columbus Dr
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Beautiful, especially when lit at night. www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/clarence-f-buckingham-memorial-fountain
See Sue, the dinosaur! www.fieldmuseum.org
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The Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore Dr
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See Sue, the dinosaur! www.fieldmuseum.org
Great aquarium for all ages. www.sheddaquarium.org
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Shedd Aquarium
1200 S Lake Shore Dr
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Great aquarium for all ages. www.sheddaquarium.org
Restaurants, shops, boat rides and a beautiful view of Lake Michigan, especially from the 150 ft. (45 meter) Ferris Wheel. Fireworks at night during the summer. www.navypier.com
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Navy Pier
600 E Grand Ave
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Restaurants, shops, boat rides and a beautiful view of Lake Michigan, especially from the 150 ft. (45 meter) Ferris Wheel. Fireworks at night during the summer. www.navypier.com
Go here for the Visitor Information Center and FREE one-hour Chicago Greeter tours! It opened in 1897 as the city’s first public library and is one of the most visited sights in Chicago.
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St
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Go here for the Visitor Information Center and FREE one-hour Chicago Greeter tours! It opened in 1897 as the city’s first public library and is one of the most visited sights in Chicago.
Pure joy! A great place to stay cool and people-watch on a hot day. Two giant towers spew water regularly. You can take your shoes off and walk through a few inches of water, or just sit and watch.
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Kórónu springbrunnurinn
201 E Randolph St
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Pure joy! A great place to stay cool and people-watch on a hot day. Two giant towers spew water regularly. You can take your shoes off and walk through a few inches of water, or just sit and watch.
Another Chicago icon just a few blocks away. You can slide down the front of the sculpture in the spacious Daley Plaza. The final dramatic scene of the Blues Brothers movie was filmed here.
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Ónefnd af Picasso
50 W Washington St
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Another Chicago icon just a few blocks away. You can slide down the front of the sculpture in the spacious Daley Plaza. The final dramatic scene of the Blues Brothers movie was filmed here.
Enjoy the views of Lake Michigan from miles of Chicago's Lakefront Trail used for running, bicycling, and walking. Chicago's playground. It is the 3rd largest lake in the world.
Chicago Yacht Club
400 E Monroe St
Enjoy the views of Lake Michigan from miles of Chicago's Lakefront Trail used for running, bicycling, and walking. Chicago's playground. It is the 3rd largest lake in the world.
A Chicago icon, it was one of the only buildings to survive The Great Chicago Fire of 1871. It is a symbol of the city's resilience.
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3 Greens Market
354 W Hubbard St
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A Chicago icon, it was one of the only buildings to survive The Great Chicago Fire of 1871. It is a symbol of the city's resilience.

Everything Else

This is the subway stop to our place on the "Blue Line" from O'Hare and the elevated ("El") stop on the Orange Line from Midway. www.transitchicago.com
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Clark/Lake station
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This is the subway stop to our place on the "Blue Line" from O'Hare and the elevated ("El") stop on the Orange Line from Midway. www.transitchicago.com

Food Scene

Excellent, reasonably priced Italian with good service and atmosphere. Their pasta specials come with a free second entree serving (frozen) that you can bring home! www.maggianos.com
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Maggiano's
516 N Clark St
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Excellent, reasonably priced Italian with good service and atmosphere. Their pasta specials come with a free second entree serving (frozen) that you can bring home! www.maggianos.com
Classic Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef, and Italian sausage. Fun decor and efficiently run. Try the combo (beef and sausage) with sweet peppers and a chocolate cake shake! www.portillos.com
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Portillo's Hot Dogs
100 W Ontario St
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Classic Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef, and Italian sausage. Fun decor and efficiently run. Try the combo (beef and sausage) with sweet peppers and a chocolate cake shake! www.portillos.com
Reasonably priced Thai with pit seating availalble. Our favorite is Pad Thai. Check out the coconut ice cream for dessert. Sounds weird, but it works! www.starofsiamchicago.com
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Star of Siam
11 E Illinois St
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Reasonably priced Thai with pit seating availalble. Our favorite is Pad Thai. Check out the coconut ice cream for dessert. Sounds weird, but it works! www.starofsiamchicago.com
Great Armenian food! Our favorite is the kafta, a meat with great spices. www.sayatnovachicago.com
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Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ
210 E Ohio St
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Great Armenian food! Our favorite is the kafta, a meat with great spices. www.sayatnovachicago.com
Huge variety of pierogis just down the street. pierogiheaven.com
Pierogi Heaven
169 N Wells St
Huge variety of pierogis just down the street. pierogiheaven.com
Stunning city views from the 95th floor with a meal for a little more than you'd pay for just a ride to the observation deck. www.signatureroom.com
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The Signature Room at the 95th®
875 N Michigan Ave
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Stunning city views from the 95th floor with a meal for a little more than you'd pay for just a ride to the observation deck. www.signatureroom.com
Classic Chicago-style deep-dish pizza!
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Pizzeria Uno
29 E Ohio St
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Classic Chicago-style deep-dish pizza!
Classic Chicago-style, deep-dish pizza
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Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
1120 N State St
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Classic Chicago-style, deep-dish pizza
Excellent, inexpensive mediterranean with hefty portions! We get the chicken shawarma sandwich, and have a picnic at Millennium Park. Fred is a nice guy.
180 N Franklin St
180 North Franklin Street
Excellent, inexpensive mediterranean with hefty portions! We get the chicken shawarma sandwich, and have a picnic at Millennium Park. Fred is a nice guy.
Fantastic traditional American diner for breakfast on Route 66 since 1923. Great omelets with thin sliced pan-fried potatoes, thick french toast with real maple syrup, etc. Mon-Sat 5:30-3, Sun 7-3.
565 W Jackson Blvd
565 West Jackson Boulevard
Fantastic traditional American diner for breakfast on Route 66 since 1923. Great omelets with thin sliced pan-fried potatoes, thick french toast with real maple syrup, etc. Mon-Sat 5:30-3, Sun 7-3.
Great new Japanese restaurant in the the building! You don't even need to go outside. M-F 10-9:30, Sat/Sun 11:30-9.
201 N Wells St
201 North Wells Street
Great new Japanese restaurant in the the building! You don't even need to go outside. M-F 10-9:30, Sat/Sun 11:30-9.
Classic Chicago deep dish pizza! The building, designated as a Chicago landmark in 2001, was built in 1887 as The LaSalle Street Cable Car Powerhouse by The North Chicago Street Railroad Company.
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Gino's East - River North
514 N LaSalle Dr
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Classic Chicago deep dish pizza! The building, designated as a Chicago landmark in 2001, was built in 1887 as The LaSalle Street Cable Car Powerhouse by The North Chicago Street Railroad Company.
Outstanding, unique donuts!
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Do-Rite Donuts & Coffee
50 W Randolph St
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Outstanding, unique donuts!

Shopping

The upscale place to shop in Chicago. www.themagnificentmile.com
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Hot Tix - Mag Mile Location
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The upscale place to shop in Chicago. www.themagnificentmile.com
Close convenient store Hours: Mon. - Fri 6:30AM - 8PM, Sat. 9AM - 5PM, Sun. CLOSED
191 N Clark St
191 North Clark Street
Close convenient store Hours: Mon. - Fri 6:30AM - 8PM, Sat. 9AM - 5PM, Sun. CLOSED
Drug store/convenient store Mon-Fri 6:30AM-Midnight Sat 8AM-Midnight Sun 8AM-10PM
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Walgreens
1931 W Cermak Rd
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Drug store/convenient store Mon-Fri 6:30AM-Midnight Sat 8AM-Midnight Sun 8AM-10PM

Essentials

Full-service grocery store.
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Jewel-Osco
550 N State St
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Full-service grocery store.
The best discount department store, including groceries! Whatever you need, you can likely find it here - at a great price. M-FR: 7:00am-10:00pm SA: 8:00am-10:00pm SU: 8:00am-8:00pm
1 S State St
1 South State Street
The best discount department store, including groceries! Whatever you need, you can likely find it here - at a great price. M-FR: 7:00am-10:00pm SA: 8:00am-10:00pm SU: 8:00am-8:00pm