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Millennium Park

Situated on 24.5 acres of public green space in the heart of downtown Chicago, Millennium Park is a crown jewel along the city's lakefront. In addition to its world-class public art and architecture, the Park is home to a popular ice rink as well as indoor cabaret and theater performances all winter long.

Navy Pier

With over 8 million annual visitors, Navy Pier is the Midwest's top tourist attraction. Take in spectacular skyline views on the Ferris Wheel, enjoy a Chicago Shakespeare Theater play or 3D IMAX movie, or bring your family to the Chicago Children's Museum! There is plenty of fun for all ages at Navy Pier.

Two little girls, on The Ledge, looking out over the city.

Skydeck Chicago's The Ledge

Step out for a breathtaking view with SkyDeck Chicago’s The Ledge, from 1,350 feet above the ground! The Ledge offers a unique vantage point of the surrounding cityscape in glass boxes protruding from the 103rd-floor Skydeck Chicago, formerly the Sears Tower Skydeck.

Chicago Cultural Center

The nation's first free municipal cultural center, the Chicago Cultural Center is one of the city's ten most popular attractions and is considered one of the most comprehensive arts showcases in the United States.

Chicago was one of the first and largest municipalities to include public art funding in its requirements for the renovation or construction of municipal buildings, with the passage of the Percentage-for-Arts ordinance in 1978.