Chicago: what to see and where to eat
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Things to see
Art Institute of Chicago
art museum and school in Chicago, United States
Getting there Adams/Wabash, about 3 min on foot
Millennium Park
public park in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Getting there Millennium Station, about 4 min on foot
Field Museum of Natural History
natural history museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Getting there Museum Campus/11th Street, about 8 min on foot
zooey from Chicago, Illinois USA / CC BY 2.0
Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Getting there 55th-56th-57th Street, about 7 min on foot
The original uploader was Salsb at English Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 2.5
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa
Chicago archaeology museum and research center
Getting there 59th Street (University of Chicago), about 12 min on foot
Adler Planetarium / CC BY-SA 3.0
Adler Planetarium
planetarium in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Getting there Museum Campus/11th Street, about 20 min on foot
Shedd Aquarium
public aquarium in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Getting there Museum Campus/11th Street, about 10 min on foot
Barack Obama Presidential Center
presidential museum in Chicago, Illinois
Getting there 59th Street (University of Chicago), about 10 min on foot
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
art museum in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Getting there Chicago, about 9 min on foot
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Places to eat
3 Arts Club Café
Food: american
9 Muses Bar & Grill
Food: greek, drinks
Alegrias Seafood Chicago
Food: mexican
Alhambra Palace
Food: middle eastern
Alla Vita
Food: italian
Artopolis
Food: greek
BIG & little's Restaurant
Food: american
BLVD
Food: steak house
Bar Cargo
Food: pizza, italian
Barrio
Food: mexican
Bavette's Bar & Boeuf
Food: fine dining, steak house
Beacon Tavern
Food: american, pub
Beatrix
Food: american
Beatrix Fulton Market
Food: american, drinks
Beggars Pizza
Food: pizza
Benny's Chop House
Food: steak house, seafood, fine dining
Big Bowl
Food: asian
Big Shoulders Coffee
Food: coffee shop
Opening hours and tickets: OpenStreetMap contributors. Each one shows the day a volunteer last wrote it down, so check the official site before you set out.