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Taking my boy to some baseball games this coming weekend in Chicago while the ladies of the family go shopping. Any advice on must-see things while there?
The Museum of Science and Industry and the Field Museum are both exceptional. If he's into science or dinosaurs, those are great places to go.
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He's 11. Loves sports, baseball cards, X-Games... growing out of Legos but used to be rabid about them. I've heard the MSI is great, and sounds like it's right up his alley. He likes working with tools and trying to figure out how things work. Making plans and such.
He's 11. Loves sports, baseball cards, X-Games... growing out of Legos but used to be rabid about them. I've heard the MSI is great, and sounds like it's right up his alley. He likes working with tools and trying to figure out how things work. Making plans and such.
What about for a 22-year-old traveling to Chicago for the first time to visit cousins, attend a rock festival, and drink (not necessarily in that order)? Sorry to bogart the threat, but he asked me what else he "must see" while in the Windy City and aside from Wrigley Field I drew a blank ...
What about for a 22-year-old traveling to Chicago for the first time to visit cousins, attend a rock festival, and drink (not necessarily in that order)? Sorry to bogart the threat, but he asked me what else he "must see" while in the Windy City and aside from Wrigley Field I drew a blank ...
If you're going to Lollapalooza, just go to the show. It starts at like 11 am and ends at like 10 at night and you'll be baking in the sun all day and drinking that you'll be too tired to do anything by the end of the day. But, if you must, find out where the after shows are because a lot of the bands play small venues after the festival and put on some spectacular performances.
It's hard to believe I haven't lived here in a decade, here's what I remember:
Sites
Art Institute (one of the best museums in the world IMO, awesome impressionist collection)
Architecture boat tour
Millenium Park
North Beach
Northwestern Campus (Evanston is pretty cool)
Hancock Tower (don't pay for the top floor, go to the floor below and buy a drink for same price and same view)
Music
Ravinia (check listings, great outdoor concerts family friendly)
Buddy Guy's legends (Blues)
Green Mill (jazz, great organ trio plays Saturday nights midnight-5 am)
Kingston Mines (blues)
Food (roughly in my order of importance)
Lou Malnati's pizza (a bit lighter than most deep dish places, butter crust is key), Edwardo's is another good one with more traditional style deep dish
Chicago hot dog (there are dozens, find one that's crowded)
Gaylord (Indian, catered our wedding)
Manny's (Jewish Deli)
Penny's Noodles (Thai, one near Wrigley)
Great burrito joint underneath the Addison L stop (which is where you get off for Wrigley)
Italian Village
Tozi (Korean, I haven't been but my Korean buddy recommended it)
Pita Inn (Mediterranean, in north suburbs but one of my faves)
Chicago Brauhaus (German)
Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba (Tapas)
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+1 on the architectural boat tour. It was one of the coolest things we did "touristy" while living out there. Wife says any of the museums (I've been to none of them!), and the Brookfield Zoo is pretty cool, though costly. There is a free zoo at Lincoln Park, but it's not near as good. Chicago also has some great ethnic areas also...maybe check one of those out. Wife also says Navy Pier (shopping and a ferris wheel)
Considering his only baseball post in the past year was bringing up a 3 year old thread to taunt Hornsby and he's never contributed a dime to our hatpass, perhaps?
also if you're going to Wrigley, take the El. most of the people on the train are liable to be Cubs fans headed there, which is cool for a kid to see. and you see the ballpark as the train is arriving, also cool.
Navy Pier is good for walking around, they have basics like mini-golf and that's where the boat tours are. all different types and speeds, including speedboat.
finished 10th in this 37th yr in 11-team-only NL 5x5
own picks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 in April 2022 1st-rd farmhand draft
won in 2017 15 07 05 04 02 93 90 84
SP SGray 16, TWalker 10, AWood 10, Price 3, KH Kim 2, Corbin 10
RP Bednar 10, Bender 10, Graterol 2
C Stallings 2, Casali 1
1B Votto 10, 3B ERios 2, 1B Zimmerman 2, 2S Chisholm 5, 2B Hoerner 5, 2B Solano 2, 2B LGarcia 10, SS Gregorius 17
OF Cain 14, Bader 1, Daza 1
The #1 thing to see in Chicago is an Italian Beef sandwich in your hand....
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PORTILLOS for the beef samich - I believe Portillos Jumbo Chili Dogs are among the best I have eaten.
Baseball Yards - Wrigley is a shite-hole but a bucket list go to for a game
If you're going to hit up a Portillos for an Italian Beef or Chili Dog (I do recommend them as a place to stop) get a Chocolate Cake Shake. Friends of mine always called it a "Crack Shake". Imagine a milkshake that the chocolate flavor comes from throwing a piece of chocolate cake in the blender. MMMmmmmmmsooooo good.
Considering his only baseball post in the past year was bringing up a 3 year old thread to taunt Hornsby and he's never contributed a dime to our hatpass, perhaps?
Taking my boy to some baseball games this coming weekend in Chicago while the ladies of the family go shopping. Any advice on must-see things while there?
Gracias.
I live 15 minute walk southeast of Wrigley and can help. But amazing job by DMT already.
1) Activities
a) Agree Museum of Science and Industry is a must-see; he'll love it. Crowded on weekends so get there when it opens. Consider architectural tour of Hyde Park if there's one available; Hyde Park is near MSI. Or just do one of the downtown architectural tours.
b) Field Museum+Shedd Acquarium, which are near each other, but order tix ahead of time for any special exhibit at Shedd.
c) A cheaper option than Field+Shedd is Lincoln Park Zoo + Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum + North Avenue Beach, which are also near each other (North Avenue Beach really stretches from North Avenue to Fullerton).
2) Food:
a) On the day you go to the game, eat at at Lou Malnati's Pizza - Chicago is known for pizza and Lou Malnati's is a good choice; 958 W Wrightwood. Deep dish pizza takes at least 30 minutes to cook. 1.25 miles due south of Wrigley along Sheffield...or, if you have less time, eat at Al's Italian Beef. Chicago is also known for Italian beef and Al's is the most authentic place for it. 3420 N Clark. Two blocks south of Wrigley on Clark.
b) Chicago also is known for different ethnic restaurants; if you have time and wish to expand his horizons check out any of these three neighborhoods Pilsen (Mexican), Devon Street (Indian/Pakastani) or Broadway/Argyle (Vietnamese/Thai). Be careful w Pilsen at night.
What about for a 22-year-old traveling to Chicago for the first time to visit cousins, attend a rock festival, and drink (not necessarily in that order)? Sorry to bogart the threat, but he asked me what else he "must see" while in the Windy City and aside from Wrigley Field I drew a blank ...
McGee's or Duffy's or Joe's on Weed Street would be bars for people in his age group to drink Thursday night before the music festival this weekend.
for a 22-yr-old, while there are some tourist traps in the Rush and Division St area (don't knock it, I met my future wife there!), there's also plenty going on. if they just follow the trial of desirable flocks of girls, they'll land in the right place...
finished 10th in this 37th yr in 11-team-only NL 5x5
own picks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 in April 2022 1st-rd farmhand draft
won in 2017 15 07 05 04 02 93 90 84
SP SGray 16, TWalker 10, AWood 10, Price 3, KH Kim 2, Corbin 10
RP Bednar 10, Bender 10, Graterol 2
C Stallings 2, Casali 1
1B Votto 10, 3B ERios 2, 1B Zimmerman 2, 2S Chisholm 5, 2B Hoerner 5, 2B Solano 2, 2B LGarcia 10, SS Gregorius 17
OF Cain 14, Bader 1, Daza 1
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