#1 of 23 general tips & advice in Chicago
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o_dog says:
Chicago Transit Authority.
I highly recommend first timers to purchase the CTA Visitor’s Pass depending on the number of days you spend in Chicago. The Pass saves you some $$ and you can use it for both subway trains and buses. Parking fee is ridiculous, like any other major cities. Using the pu…
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#2 of 23 general tips & advice in Chicago
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aaron34 says:
If you ever want to go to wrigleyville and have no idea where to go, check out Mywrigleyville.com It's the best place to find out everything you need to know about the community and the hottest spots to hit up.
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#3 of 23 general tips & advice in Chicago
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vances says:
This tip depends on your preferences for music and wild night life, but I always made it a point to stop by the "Wild Hare", a brilliant reggae venue only a few blocks from Wrigley.
There is only a reasonable cover charge and they often have top-shelf reggae acts (like Ziggy Marley and Pato Bant…
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#4 of 23 general tips & advice in Chicago
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jenn79 says:
Particularly useful if you're going from O'Hare airport to downtown Chicago. There's a train that takes you straight out of the airport and into the loop, where you can basically catch another train anywhere. You don't even have to go onto the street, there's a covered hallway that leads you straigh…
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#5 of 23 general tips & advice in Chicago
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lisak64 says:
In the 3-4 days you'll be here, you'll just skim the surface. There are many things to do in Chicago during the winter months. I don't know your interests, but there are great museums; The Art Institute, The Museum of Contemporary Art, The Museum of Science and Industy, The Shedd Aquarium and The …
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#6 of 23 general tips & advice in Chicago
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semih says:
it is a nice experience to see the things left by ancient americans,also in another room you can travel back to dinosaurs times and even if it doesn't mean too much you can touch the dinosaurs fossils...
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#7 of 23 general tips & advice in Chicago
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tmulhern says:
Korean Air has fabulous service, good food, a superb in-seat video system with a ton of selection. I've traveled all three classes and while the lie-flat first is the best, the economy is not that terrible. The flight attendants are excellent. The amenities are good (got a sleep mask, booties, and…
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#8 of 23 general tips & advice in Chicago
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willahu says:
I went to Chicago last summer and here are some of my recommendations about things to see:
1) Millennium Park - located in downtown, it has amazing architecture
and landscrape designs. There's a stainless steel pedestrian bridge and
all sorts of interesting sculptures. I read that there's als…
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#9 of 23 general tips & advice in Chicago
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semih says:
i know the best pizza can be eaten in italy but it's also good experience to eat dip dish pizza which is very famous in chicago...
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#10 of 23 general tips & advice in Chicago
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kaki0301 says:
The Beluga, one of the big reasons I wanted to visit, was off exhibit the day I visited. However, the aquarium overall was fun. They have a wide variety of aquatic animals!
The dolphin pool was also amazing! It overlooks the Lake, providing a perfect viewing experience!
As with many zoos an…
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#11 of 23 general tips & advice in Chicago
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perfektewelle says:
If you find yourself outside on a sunny day in chicago, I would recommend heading over to Millennium Park. The park is in the heart of chicago, near Michigan Ave (a great place to window shop at). Millennium Park offers some really unique art and architecture. There are these tall fountain blocks wi…
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#12 of 23 general tips & advice in Chicago
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anirak913 says:
Once a year, there is this tag game around the city, called "Journey to the end of the night"... It goes for about 5 hours, depending on how fast you can run. This year almost 300 ppl showed up! It's free and all you need is to show up at the meeting place where you would get a ribbon (color dependi…
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#13 of 23 general tips & advice in Chicago
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yadilitta says:
The airport is situated 29km (18 miles) northwest of Chicago. It's one of the busiest airports in the USA. So it's always crowded.
I have been here just 1 for a layover and hope to go back when I visit Chicago city.
Here are a couple of tips about this airport:
-O'Hare is currently in a proce…
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#14 of 23 general tips & advice in Chicago
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Africancrab says:
Considering this is one of the world's busiest airports, there is bound to be delays. I was taken by surprise when I flew into Chicago aboard Delta on my way to Arcola only to find planes circling in the air awaiting their turns to land. The air froma distance looked like birds of prey were waiting …
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#15 of 23 general tips & advice in Chicago
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jdgrevs20 says:
Check out Cubby Bear for sure off Addison, other than that it all depends on what your scene is and what time youll be around. If its later in the evening check out Duffys Tavern of John Barleycorn, if its during the day just check out the local pubs around Wrigley Field. Enjoy the game
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Wrigleyville
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