Chicago experts - Teenager wants to see Chicago

[Anonymous]

Have never been and know nothing about the city. He just "wants to see it." We will be driving as part of a college trip but beyond that I have no plans, no ideas what we should do and no clue where to stay. Help!

[Anonymous]

Watch Ferris Buehler's Day Off...that should give you some ideas.

Stay near Michigan Ave and walk around. There's a Hyatt, Sheraton, intercontinental, Fairmont.

Go to Navy Pier, ride the ginormous Ferris wheel.

There's a big aquarium and science center.

Take a selfie by the bean.

Sears Tower (it's called something else now).

Eat deep dish pizza.

Go to a baseball game.

That's pretty much it.

[Anonymous]

Things To Do: Art Institute, Millennium Park, Walking along Michigan Ave, Architectural Boat Tour, Wrigley Field, Skydeck, eat deep dish (Lou Malnatti's or Pequods)
To Stay: Palmer House is great, or AirBnB in Lincoln Park would be a good way to have a local experience.

[Anonymous]

A teen might like the improv/comedy stuff-- Second City, Improv Olympic. There's always lots of off-Broadway type shows as well. Maybe some kind of blues thing -- House of Blues, etc.

[Anonymous]

Several threads from earlier this year:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/553981.page#8830503

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/553892.page#8829738

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/544405.page#8625544

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/546125.page#8649887

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Watch Ferris Buehler's Day Off...that should give you some ideas.

Stay near Michigan Ave and walk around. There's a Hyatt, Sheraton, intercontinental, Fairmont.

Go to Navy Pier, ride the ginormous Ferris wheel.

There's a big aquarium and science center.

Take a selfie by the bean.

Sears Tower (it's called something else now).

Eat deep dish pizza.

Go to a baseball game.

That's pretty much it.

Museum of Science & Industry

Aquarium

Art Museum

Sears Tower/Hancock Building

Wendella Boat Tour

Duck Boat Tour on the Lake

Rent a bike and bike up the path along Michigan Ave

Lincoln Park Zoo is really fun

walk downtown and visit the shops / cross the bridges

[Anonymous]

Water taxi easier/cheaper and less touristy than Duck Boat tour.

[Anonymous]

Great advice above. Definitely stay in a hotel within close walking distance of Michigan Ave and the waterfront (pier). Gotta eat deep dish pizza while there-- look them up in advance.