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This is the Midwest’s largest theme park. They have speedy rollercoaster’s, a water park, and stomach dropping rides. Raging Bull is one of my favorites, while I loathe the old, rickety...
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This is, as far as I can tell, a ‘hipster’ bar trying to masquerade as a dive bar. Now, this doesn’t keep it from being a good bar, but just be aware that you’re going to see a lot of kids...
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In my experience bowling alleys have bars, and that's the way it works. But I think the Seven Ten Lounge has reversed this, making a bar that happens to have some bowling lanes. The Bar itself is...
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This is yet another bar I don’t really get here in Chicago, but it must have just undergone renovations. It is a really nice Bar/Grill with pretty reasonable prices and a TON of TVs. You can...
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I lived two blocks from this place, not knowing what secrets it held. What looks like your average Working Man’s/Biker bar from the outside is also home to ‘World Famous’ Turtle Races....
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A friend of mine and I had lunch out at the Bad Dog pub a couple months ago, and I have to say it wasn’t anything too special. Personally, I wouldn’t have walked into the place on my own since...
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Irazu is one of my favorite places in Chicago, and a lot of my friends say the same thing. It offers authentic Costa Rican food for a reasonable price, and the food is consistently good. I have...
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The Maxwell Street Market is one of Chicago’s last vestiges of a time long past. Today it’s located on Canal Street since the city moved it in the 90’s, but easy to get to and find on...
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The Cultural Center of Chicago is actually the former library. It’s still a library, but it also turned into an important city highlight. There were many tourists there when I visited it. They...
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My friends took me to the Shedd Aquarium and they were really excited about going, even though they had been there many times before. I was excited too and it really paid off. The aquarium is...
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Well, it’s needless to say that Lake Michigan is one of the main highlights of Chicago, not only for tourists, but for locals as well. There are many beaches surrounding the lake, each offering...
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I must admit visiting the Art Institute was one of the best pastimes I had in Chicago. My friends are not really into art, but I convinced them to take me there. They waited for me outside, as they...
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One of the activities most tourists take part in when they go to Chicago is cruising. My friends that were showing me around town took me to one of these cruises, but they weren’t very...
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The food is expensive here. I would recommend packing a picnic lunch. Although you can’t bring it into the park, you can leave the park to go out to your cars, and re-enter. You also can wait...
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The Flo Restaurant is one of the few restaurants in Chicago where I sampled lunch, breakfast and dinner within the same day. The high frequency visits to the hotel were encouraged by a Chinese...
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Although I visited the Bandera restaurant only once during my stay in Chicago, my rare experience at the hotel was extremely satisfactory. I was particularly impressed by the restaurant’s...
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