The Loop
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Intelligentsia Coffee (Millennium Park)
The Loop coffeebar of the roaster founded in Chicago in 1995. This one opened on Randolph in 2006, a short walk from Millennium Park.
53 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601
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Millennium Park
Free and open 6am to 11pm, with Cloud Gate (the Bean), Crown Fountain and Frank Gehry's Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Start here — most of the rest of this list is within walking distance.
201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601
From Things to Do in Chicago for First-Time Visitors · Things to Do
Art Institute of Chicago
Next door to Millennium Park, with a collection spanning 5,000 years. Chicago residents pay a reduced admission with ID; the Modern Wing has its own entrance on Monroe.
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
From Things to Do in Chicago for First-Time Visitors · Things to Do
Chicago Cultural Center
Free to walk into, with two stained-glass domes — including the Tiffany dome in Preston Bradley Hall, the largest of its kind anywhere.
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
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Chicago Riverwalk
A free 1.25-mile path along the south bank of the main branch of the river, open 6am to 11pm, built in four stretches with bars, kayak rentals and boat docks along the way.
Along the Chicago River between Lake Shore Drive and Lake Street
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Chicago Architecture Center
Exhibits on how the city was built, and the operator of the architecture river cruise — the single best way to understand Chicago in ninety minutes.
111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601
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Skydeck Chicago
The 103rd-floor observation deck of Willis Tower, including The Ledge — glass boxes that project out from the side of the building. Expect a queue and about ninety seconds on the glass.
233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606
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