CHIcago Trip • June 22

ITINERARY

7:00 a.m. EST — Departing CHBC

9:00 a.m. CST — Arriving at the Grant Park North Parking Garage near Millennium Park

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CST — Activities (see below)

12:00 p.m. CST — Lunch at Giordano's (map)

1:00 - 8:00 p.m. CST — Activities (see below)

8:00 p.m. CST — Meet in the Grant Park North Parking Garage

12:00 a.m. EST — Arrive at CHBC

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ACTIVITIES

Activities near Millennium Park (Google map & park map):

• Millennium Park — the Bean, Crown Fountain, Lurie Garden, and other cool art and architecture exhibitions (free); Jun Kaneko Exhibition (free); Grant Park Music Festival concert (program here) at 7:30 p.m.; etc.
• Navy Pier — free trolley that goes from Grand Ave or Michigan Ave over to Navy pier; rides & attractions (cost $5 - 6/ride); Cirque Shanghai at 2:00, 6:00, or 8:00 p.m. (cost $15.50 - 29.50/person)
• Chicago Riverwalk — information here and here
• Magnificent Mile — three shopping centers, including a Lego store, Disney store, the American Girl store, designer shops, and a great used book store
• Museums — the Art Institute in Millennium Park ($17 - 25/person), housing a large collection of Monet paintings and Georges Saurat's "Sunday Afternoon in the Park"; the Planetarium just south of Millennium Park ($12/person); the Field Museum just south of Millennium Park($15/person)
• Northerly Park — (free) just south of Millennium Park (other parks along the water front even further south)
• Miscellaneous Free Activities — free Lincoln Park conservatory/zoo (just north of Navy Pier), etc.

Other Activities in Chicago:

• Cubs/Astros game at Wrigley Field ($30+/person)
• Miscellaneous events and activities around Chicago (cost involved)
• The Museum of Science and Industry ($18/person) quite a bit south of Millennium Park