Visit to Chicago

One of my favorite places to visit is my original home town, Chicago. This is a city that has a thousand things to do and is beautiful besides. Here we are entering the city over the Chicago Skyway.

During this particular visit our motel was only a short walk to Lake Michigan. Here is a view from that location, looking south towards the loop.

A must thing to do while in Chicago is to go to the observatory of one of the skyscrapers. Here we are at the top of the Hancock Building.

Another must thing is to take the river and lake cruise which you can catch at Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive.

Navy Pier is fun with its amusement places, street musicians, restaurants, boat tours and a fifteen story tall Ferris wheel.

A great place to bring your kids is the Museum of Science and Industry. The exhibits are hands-on and very educational. It also features a mock trip to a coal mine.

Another great place is the museum complex on Roosevelt Road. It includes the Field Museum of Natural History, a planetarium and the Shedd Aquarium. Here is a scene from the dolphin show at the aquarium.

Another great place to spend the day with your family is LincolnPark. In addition to spacious grassy areas, it has the Lincoln Park Zoo, Lincoln Park Conservatory, an outdoor theatre, a rowing canal, the Chicago History Museum, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, ponds, North Avenue Beach, playing fields, and a very prominent statue of General Grant (and many other statues). Here is a photo taken in Lincoln Park Zoo.