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By foot, bus, boat or plane — on the land, lake, river or in the sky —
you can tour all of Chicago from its famous landmarks to its world-renowned cultural institutions and attractions.
Many engrossing tours, sightseeing trips and boat cruises are offered in wonderful Chicago!
Just south of the Loop, you will find The Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium and Field Museum,
connected by a vast museum campus. This 57-acre green space is a perfect place to relax,
eat a picnic lunch and enjoy the brilliant lake views.
If one museum can hold a re-created coal mine, a Zephyr steam locomotive, a German U-Boat,
a Boeing 727 and an Apollo 8 spacecraft, you know it has to be big. The Museum of Science and Industry certainly is that,
with more than 350,000 square feet holding over 800 exhibits.
An adjoining 342-seat Omnimax theater offers panoramic movies.
After a day of touring the museum, visit the neighboring Jackson Park.
Designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, who designed New York's Central Park;
the park covers two square miles and includes a bird sanctuary, a Japanese Garden and a golf course.
Do not forget about the Hyde Park neighborhood that surrounds the museum and the park.
Designed in the 1800s by renowned architects like Frank Lloyd Wright,
this neighborhood is home to The University of Chicago, one of the nation's best.
Long on the National Historic Register,
the neighborhood retains an air of dignity and sophistication with vintage architecture,
formal gardens and tree-lined streets.
While many of the cruise lines are corporately owned and offer lavish amenities,
the Wendella Sightseeing Boats are refreshingly simple and non-corporate.
Chicago Duck Tours drive along the streets for 45 minutes to highlight the many landlocked sights of downtown.
Then it splashes into Lake Michigan for a 35-minute cruise.
Lakeside fireworks are a Chicago staple.
While the granddaddy of the displays is the Independence Day Fireworks (which are actually presented on July 3rd,)
the city also offers smaller-scale presentations on Memorial Day,
Venetian Night and virtually every summer Saturday night at Pier.
Virtually all the cruise lines offer special fireworks tours.
The Loop Tour Train is a 40-minute tour of the downtown loop area on board a CTA "L"
train which offers a unique vantage point for seeing Chicago's internationally renowned architecture.
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