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January 15, 2022
Chicago, IL

Nancy & Kelson

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We're so excited to share with you a few of our favorite places when we visit Chicago.

Millennium Park

201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60602

Home of the Bean, several fountains, and other Chicago sights.

Field Museum

1400 S Lakeshore Drive, Chicago, IL 60637

One of several great museums in the museum campus. Check public transit from the loop, there is a train that goes straight to the museums.

The Art Institute of Chicago

111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603
, (312) 443-3600

Check out the latest exhibit at the Art Institute!

Shedd Aquarium

1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605
, (312) 939-2438

Great friendly place to take the kids and family on a visit to Chicago!

Chicago Botanic Garden

1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022
, (847) 835-5440

Check out the beautiful plants and flowers! Kelson and I went to visit one time, but we ended up getting poured on.

Lincoln Park Conservatory

2391 North Stockton Drive, Chicago, IL 60614
, (312) 742-7736

Check out the conservatory for somewhere warm and tropical with beautiful greenery!

Tours & Boats Architecture Tours

900 South Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60607
, (312) 858-6955

There's a couple of drops that do, but check out the Chicago architecture tours! It gives a lot of great insights about the city and how it was built. They also serve alcohol and snacks!

Chicago Athletic Association - Historic Buildings

12 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603
, (312) 940-3552

The Chicago Athletic Association is a beautiful building with a lot of history. It's near Millennium Park and has a bar on the rooftop.

Skydeck Chicago at Willis Tower

233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606
, (312) 875-9447

Step outside the third tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. At 1,353 feet in the air, the Ledge’s glass boxes extend out 4.3 feet from the Skydeck. Hours shift depending on the season. October- February: 10am – 8pm

The Signature Room at the 95th® - Cocktails and Skylines

875 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
, (312) 787-9596

Don't want to pay to go to Willis Tour? Grab some cocktails in the Signature Room for skyline views of the city

CIBC Theatre - Broadway Shows

18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603
, (800) 775-2000

Watch broadway shows while you're in town

The Second City - Improv

1616 North Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60614
, (312) 337-3992

Second City has improv throughout the week!

The Green Mill - Late Night Jazz

4802 North Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640
, (773) 878-5552

Check out the Green Mill for some nighttime jazz and cocktails.

Night Out in Boystown

Chicago, IL

Have a night on the town in Boystown, Chicago's LGBTQ+ neighborhood.

Revolution Brewing - Brewery & Taproom

3340 North Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618
, (773) 588-2267

Famous Chicago Brewery, many great beers on tap, brewery tours, and board and bar games to play.

Headquarters Beercade

213 West Institute Place, Chicago, IL 60610
, (312) 291-8735

Awesome arcade bar! Games are free to play, and the beer selection is great!

Snakes & Lattes Chicago

1965 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647
, (872) 310-3999

Snakes and Lattes is a great boardgame bar that was originally owned by Cards Against Humanity. The bar has a small fee, but they have a game vault where you can rent out board games and buy drinks and snakes.

Portillo's Hot Dogs

520 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607
, (312) 667-4560

Several locations in Chicago, classic Chicago dogs and italian beef.

Gino's East - River North

500 North LaSalle Drive, Chicago, IL 60654
, (312) 988-4200

Several locations for our favorite deep dish pizza.

The iO Theater - Improv

1501 North Kingsbury Street, Chicago, IL 60642
, (312) 929-2401

Another amazing place to check our improv in the city

AIRE Ancient Baths Chicago

800 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60642
, (312) 888-7099

Located in a restored factory from 1902 in River West, close to the West Loop, AIRE Chicago gives you access to this preserved structure brought back to its original splendor, where you can see the original exposed brick, wooden beams, and industrial columns of the building. Inside those walls a unique experience for the body and mind awaits, in a journey through the traditional Roman, Greek and Ottoman ancient experience of baths. The Ancient Baths has options to add massages and other experiences in addition to access to the 7-8 different baths and steam rooms available.

Untitled Supper Club

111 West Kinzie Street, Chicago, IL 60654
, (312) 880-1511

One of three most well-known speakeasys in Chicago. You can check out their weekend line-up.

Lincoln Karaoke

5526 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625
, (773) 895-2299

Lincoln Karaoke has private karaoke rooms as well as food and drinks. We had our co-bach party in Chicago and ending the night singing together.

Moody Tongue Brewing Company

2515 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616
, (312) 600-5111

Moody Tongue Brewing Company offers a Michelin star dinner experience that's paired with their culinary beers. If you opt out of dinner, you can head to their bar to grab a beer. However, this place requires reservations typically in advance.

Three Dots and a Dash

435 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654
, (312) 610-4220

Three Dots and a Dash is a tropical tiki bar, craft cocktail destination, and speakeasy hidden below the bustling streets of River North. They offer some amazing tiki drinks as well as group drinks.

Tortoise Supper Club

350 North State Street, Chicago, IL 60654
, (312) 755-1700

Wonderful dinner and jazz near downtown Chicago

Alinea - Michelin Star Dinner Options

1723 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60614

Are you foodie and interested in spending $$$? Check out Alinea and their Michelin star restaurant. You can watch their episode of Chef's table before you go!

Stan's Donuts & Coffee

259 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60611
, (312) 255-1130

Chicago based donut shop!

Roka Akor - Chicago

456 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654
, (312) 477-7652

Roka Akor offers an amazing chef's tasting menu that's great for larger groups. It's a mix of sushi, seafood, meats, and more!

The Grillroom Chophouse & Wine Bar

33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603
, (312) 960-0000

We celebrated our anniversary at the Grillroom. They have an amazing steak that is topped by tons of garlic.

Pilot Project Brewing

2140 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647
, (773) 270-5995

This is a great brewery down the road from Snakes and Lattes board games.

Au Cheval

800 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60607
, (312) 929-4580

Amazing drinks with a simple brunch menu on the weekend!

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