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Place / Tourist Attraction: Millennium Park (201 East Randolph Street, Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois 60602, United States)

Millennium Park

Attraction Park

201 East Randolph Street, Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois 60602, United States
Located in the Loop community area of Chicago, Millennium Park is a public park intended to celebrate the third millennium and a variety of public art. The park is a prominent civic center near the city's Lake Michigan shoreline that covers a 24.5-acre (99,000 m2) section of northwestern Grant Park. The park has received many awards for its accessibility and green design. Millennium Park has free ...
Place / Tourist Attraction: Cloud Gate (201 East Randolph Street, Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois 60602, United States)

Cloud Gate

Attraction Sculpture

201 East Randolph Street, Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois 60602, United States
Cloud Gate is a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Sir Anish Kapoor, that is the centerpiece of AT&T Plaza at Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The sculpture and AT&T Plaza are located on top of Park Grill, between the Chase Promenade and McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink. Constructed between 2004 and 2006, the sculpture is nicknamed The Bean because of ...
Place / Tourist Attraction: Navy Pier (600 East Grand Avenue, Streeterville, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States)

Navy Pier

Attraction Pier / Boardwalk

600 East Grand Avenue, Streeterville, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
Place / Tourist Attraction: Magnificent Mile (Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States)

Magnificent Mile

Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
Place / Tourist Attraction: Crown Fountain (201 East Randolph Street, Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois 60601, United States)

Crown Fountain

Attraction Art Installation Fountain

201 East Randolph Street, Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois 60601, United States
Crown Fountain is an interactive work of public art and video sculpture featured in Chicago's Millennium Park, which is located in the Loop community area. Designed by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa and executed by Krueck and Sexton Architects, it opened in July 2004. The fountain is composed of a black granite reflecting pool placed between a pair of glass brick towers. The towers are 50 feet (15.2 ...
Place / Tourist Attraction: 360 CHICAGO (875 North Michigan Avenue, Streeterville, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States)

360 CHICAGO

Observation Deck

875 North Michigan Avenue, Streeterville, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
Place / Tourist Attraction: Chicago Riverwalk (Chicago Riverwalk, Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois 60601, United States)

Chicago Riverwalk

Attraction Park

Chicago Riverwalk, Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois 60601, United States
Place / Tourist Attraction: Skydeck Chicago (233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois 60606, United States)

Skydeck Chicago

Observation Deck

233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois 60606, United States
Located on the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), Skydeck Chicago is the third tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Offering spectacular views spanning up to four states, Skydeck experience also features the Ledge, a glass balcony extending four feet outside.
Place / Tourist Attraction: Shedd Aquarium (1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Near South Side, Chicago, Illinois 60605, United States)

Shedd Aquarium

Aquarium

1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Near South Side, Chicago, Illinois 60605, United States
Place / Tourist Attraction: North Michigan Avenue (North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States)

North Michigan Avenue

North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Place / Tourist Attraction: The Art Institute of Chicago (111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois 60603, United States)

The Art Institute of Chicago

111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois 60603, United States
Place / Tourist Attraction: The Chicago Theatre (175 North State Street, Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois 60601, United States)

The Chicago Theatre

Attraction

175 North State Street, Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois 60601, United States
Place / Tourist Attraction: Field Museum (1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Near South Side, Chicago, Illinois 60605, United States)

Field Museum

Attraction Museum

1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Near South Side, Chicago, Illinois 60605, United States
Place / Tourist Attraction: Grant Park (337 East Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601, United States)

Grant Park

Attraction Park

337 East Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601, United States
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