Stop At: Shedd Aquarium, 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605
Get ready for unforgettable encounters with belugas and bluegills, stingrays and sturgeons, sea stars and sea otters—and so many more animals from aquatic environments around the world! See penguins fly through chilly waters, alligators bask on a riverbank and monkeys scamper through rainforest trees. At Shedd, you can look nature in the eye, reach out and touch it, investigate and discover. And get ready for beauty that surprises, mesmerizes, inspires and moves you!
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Skydeck Chicago - Willis Tower, 233 S Wacker Drive, entrance on Jackson Blvd (south side of building), Chicago, Illinois 60606
Treat yourself to unparalleled 360-degree views of up to four states from the top of the world-renowned Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower), the Western Hemisphere’s second-tallest building. Take a deep breath and step out onto The Ledge – glass floor balconies 103 floors over Chicago! Complete your visit with interactive exhibits, photo ops and a movie about Willis Tower’s rise to prominence.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Field Museum, 1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, Illinois 60605
See the world’s wonders at the Field Museum. Experience SUE, the largest, most complete, and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever discovered, descend into an ancient Egyptian tomb, and explore over 10,000 years of Chinese history and culture. With 4.6 billion years in one place, you’ll be taken around the world and back in time.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60603
View the greatest Impressionist collection outside Paris. Stand before classics like Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait, and travel the globe through galleries featuring the art of ancient Greece, Japan, Africa, and the Americas.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 S. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Explore mind-blowing exhibits at MSI, the largest science museum in the country — it’s unlike any museum you have ever seen.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: 360 Chicago Observation Deck, 875 N Michigan Avenue, 94th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60611
360 CHICAGO Observation Deck Expedited Entry will be unavailable from February 1 to March 31.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Adler Planetarium, 1300 S. DuSable Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, Illinois 60605
Explore space at America’s first planetarium! Experience hands-on, minds-on activities and discover mind-blowing facts about the Universe. With two domed theaters, 60,000 square feet of exhibitions and the Doane Observatory’s research quality telescope, spend a day seeing why “Space is Freaking Awesome.”
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Shoreline Sightseeing, 401 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Shoreline Sightseeing's award-winning Architecture Tours are led by knowledgeable, entertaining guides and showcase the city's rich architectural heritage. Enjoy state-of-the-art tour boats and see the Chicago skyline as you've never seen it before with Shoreline, Chicago's leading boat company for over 75 years.
Duration: 5 hours 20 minutes
