Park
You must go. Take a selfie at the Bean. Wade in the fountain. Go over the bridge. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra sometimes has lunchtime practices in the Pritzker Pavillion.
1242 locals recommend
Millennium Park
201 E Randolph StYou must go. Take a selfie at the Bean. Wade in the fountain. Go over the bridge. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra sometimes has lunchtime practices in the Pritzker Pavillion.
What a place to take a stroll in any weather! Huge conservatory with beautiful mature plants, seasonal showroom and a children's play area.
258 locals recommend
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N Central Park AveWhat a place to take a stroll in any weather! Huge conservatory with beautiful mature plants, seasonal showroom and a children's play area.
Park
The Chicago Architecture Center says, "Designed by Chicago landscape architect Ernest Wong, Mary Bartelme Park is a 1.4-acre recreation ground that provides a much-desired park and playground for younger families flocking to the neighborhood. Mary was the state’s first woman judge. In the late 1890s, she helped establish America’s first juvenile court. Nicknamed “Suitcase Mary,” she provided suitcases filled with clothing and toiletries to women leaving the jail system, and donated her home to establish Mary’s Club, a group home for girls. Her namesake park features three diagonal paths that intersect to create several zones: a children’s play area, a sunken dog park and an open lawn.
19 locals recommend
Mary Bartelme Park
115 S Sangamon StThe Chicago Architecture Center says, "Designed by Chicago landscape architect Ernest Wong, Mary Bartelme Park is a 1.4-acre recreation ground that provides a much-desired park and playground for younger families flocking to the neighborhood. Mary was the state’s first woman judge. In the late 1890s, she helped establish America’s first juvenile court. Nicknamed “Suitcase Mary,” she provided suitcases filled with clothing and toiletries to women leaving the jail system, and donated her home to establish Mary’s Club, a group home for girls. Her namesake park features three diagonal paths that intersect to create several zones: a children’s play area, a sunken dog park and an open lawn.
Skating ribbon (ice-skating in winter; paved surface in summer); rock climbing; mini-golf.
175 locals recommend
Maggie Daley Park
337 E Randolph StSkating ribbon (ice-skating in winter; paved surface in summer); rock climbing; mini-golf.
Food scene
Lovely restaurant with innovative menu. Bright and cheery. Good place to eat before or after visiting Garfield Park Conservatory.
30 locals recommend
Inspiration Kitchens
3504 W Lake StLovely restaurant with innovative menu. Bright and cheery. Good place to eat before or after visiting Garfield Park Conservatory.
Wonderful Cajun restaurant in an unlikely location - the 7th floor of a Loop office building. It's been there for ages, and has hardly changed at all over the years. Gumbo and a jalapeno corn muffin? Yes, please!
9 locals recommend
Heaven on Seven
111 N Wabash AveWonderful Cajun restaurant in an unlikely location - the 7th floor of a Loop office building. It's been there for ages, and has hardly changed at all over the years. Gumbo and a jalapeno corn muffin? Yes, please!
Gallery
Haven't been here myself, but this place was highly recommended, especially the Henry Darger Room. If you're looking for something off the beaten path, this might be it!
27 locals recommend
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N Milwaukee AveHaven't been here myself, but this place was highly recommended, especially the Henry Darger Room. If you're looking for something off the beaten path, this might be it!