Illinois Travel Guide 2008 - (Page 40) MATTHEW GILSON CHICAGO Magnificent Mile BIG CITY SIGHTS AND SOUNDS Chicago offers it all, whether you’re looking for culture, cuisine or just plain fun. The city’s museums are world renowned, including The Art Institute, Field Museum and Museum of Science and Industry. Join a Chicago Architecture Foundation tour and learn the history behind some of the city’s most famous buildings, including the monumental Sears Tower and the wedding cake-like Wrigley Building. Don’t miss outdoor fun at Millennium Park, Navy Pier, Lincoln Park Zoo and Grant Park, where the city’s free summertime fests are held. And there’s always shopping along the Magnificent Mile and State Street. In the neighborhoods is where you’ll find some of the city’s top cuisine, ranging from the four-star Charlie Trotter’s in Lincoln Park to ethnic dishes in Chinatown and Little Italy. At night laugh it up at The Second City, listen to a blues legend at Kingston Mines or see a show at one of the historic theaters in the Loop Theater District.
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