Map 6 • The Loop / Grant Park image

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The Loop / Grant Park

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Map 6

A giant silver bean and 50-foot-tall animated faces…yes, really! Millennium Park is definitely the Chicago show-stopper, with its unique blend of artwork and landscaping. Farther down Michigan Avenue, the more traditional Grant Park brings highbrow and lowbrow culture side by side. Tasteful music or Taste of Chicago, there’s something for everyone.

image Landmarks

• America Windows • 111 S Michigan Ave

312-443-3600

Spectacular stained glass by Marc Chagall.

• Art Institute of Chicago • 111 S Michigan Ave

312-443-3600

World-class art museum.

• Auditorium Building • 430 S Michigan Ave

Designed by Louis Sullivan; on National Register of Historic Places.

• Chicago Symphony Orchestra • 220 S Michigan Ave

312-294-3000

Classical music headquarters.

• Cloud Gate • 201 E Randolph St

312-742-5000

Much-photographed sculpture, affectionately known as “the bean.”

• Crown Fountain • 201 E Randolph St

Captivating modern take on traditional fountain, swarming with kids.

• Fine Arts Building • 410 S Michigan Ave

312-566-9800

The country’s first artists’ colony, converted from a Studebaker carriage plant in 1898.

• Grant Park • 331 E Randolph St

312-742-7648

Where Marathon, Music, and Taste all begin and end.

• Jay Pritzker Pavilion • 201 E Randolph St

Frank Gehry signature steel structure, offering free outdoor concerts.

• Millennium Park • 201 E Randolph St

312-742-1168

One of the best public spaces on the planet.

• One Prudential Plaza • 130 E Randolph St

Classic ‘50s skyscraper.

• Santa Fe Building • 224 S Michigan Ave

312-427-5772

Home to the world-renowned Chicago Architecture Foundation.

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• Houlihan’s • 111 E Wacker Dr

312-616-3663

Trendy, semi-obnoxious sports bar.

image Restaurants

• American Craft Kitchen & Bar •

151 E Upper Wacker Dr

312-565-1234 • $$

Lunch with your wi-fi.

• Aria • 200 N Columbus Dr

312-444-9494 • $$$$

Artistic, creative pan-global grub.

• Artists Café • 412 S Michigan Ave

312-583-9940 • $$

Sit at the counter. They’ve got the chattiest waiters in town.

• Eggy’s Diner • 333 E Benton Pl

773-234-3449 • $

Varied menu at this airy diner.

• Friendship Chinese Restaurant •

200 N Lake Shore Dr

312-228-5080 • $$

Non-Navy Pier lakefront dining.

• The Gage • 24 S Michigan Ave

312-372-4243 • $$

Classy brews, burgers, and meat.

• Park Grill • 11 N Michigan Ave

312-521-7275 • $$$

Contemporary American cooking in Millenium Park.

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• Bike and Roll Chicago-Millennium Park •

239 E Randolph St

312-729-1000

Rentals.

• Chicago Architecture Foundation •

224 S Michigan Ave

312-922-3432

Great architecture book selection.

• Mariano’s • 333 E Benton Pl

312-228-1349

Full-service gourmet grocery, butcher, and deli.

• Museum Shop of the Art Institute •

111 S Michigan Ave

800-518-4214

Art Institute gift shop.

• Poster Plus • 30 E Adams St

312-461-9277

Vintage posters and custom framing.

• Precious Possessions • 28 N Michigan Ave

312-726-8118

Mineral shop.