Things To Do in Chicago

Inside Chicago: Grand Tour & Hancock Building - Chicago, IL

Sears Tower

If there's one stop that you absolutely have to make while in the Chicago area, it's the Sears Tower, and this tour takes you there.

If you're planning a trip to the Windy City, then you're in luck, because Chicago is one of the most fun-filled getaway cities in the United States. A combination of culture, history, modern entertainment and exciting attractions combine in Chicago to create the perfect vacation atmosphere.

Your first activity in Chicago should be to take a guided, narrated tour of the city's sights and architecture. You'll get views of such famous Chicago places as Grant Park, Soldier Field, Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium, Lake Point Towers, the Yacht Harbors, and the Musuem of Natural History. You have your choice of several motorcoach tours including the South Shore Tour, Sears Tower Skydeck and Inside Chicago Tour and the North Side Chicago Tour. You can also see the city by boat on the Skyline Boat Tour, Architectural River Tour, or a Chicago Spirit Cruise. To get the best views from both motorcoach and yacht, take the Land & Lake Tour. Many of these tours leave from Navy Pier, so stay at the Best Western River North for quick and easy access to these tours and all of the Pier's other attractions.

Navy Pier, on Lake Michigan, hosts a collection of things to see and do. Here you can wander your way through a twisted, mirrored, tunneled city at the Amazing Chicago Funhouse Maze and then go to Time Escape 3-D, where you'll travel through the city's past, present and future with the help of special effects and motion simulation. Also at Navy Pier are the Chicago Children's Museum and the IMAX Theater. Navy Pier is the place to go for Chicago's best restaurants, shops, entertainment, exhibition facilities and recreation.

From Navy Pier, you're just a water taxi ride away from Museum Campus, the home of some famous Chicago museums. Stop in at Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, the oldest planetarium in the western hemisphere, to see the astronomy artifacts, see a show in the StarRider Theater, or enjoy celestial views in the Zeiss Planetarium. Another big hit at Museum Campus is the Shedd Aquarium, the world's largest indoor aquarium, featuring 700 species of animals. Attend a Habitat Chat to hear about various animals, or visit the Caribbean Reef with its colorful fish. Have lunch at the Bubble Net Food Court, and then continue your tour to see sharks, sea turtles and stingrays.

With all there is to see and do in Chicago, you'll discover for yourself why the city is so famous. From historical architecture to sharks, you're sure to have your fill of fun in Chicago.