Favorite Things To Do in Chicago

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.


MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART CHICAGO

Offering thought-provoking art created since 1945, its permanent collection includes work by Franz Kline, Andy Warhol, and Jeff Koons.


MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

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.


NAVY PIER

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.


THE REDHEAD PIANO BAR

Sing along as Chicago’s top piano-vocalists play your favorite standards, pop, and rock hits seven nights a week. Proper attire is required.


RIVERS CASINO

Chicago’s gaming and entertainment destination.


ROOF ON THEWIT

The year-round rooftop lounge on the 27th floor of theWit Hotel.