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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Table of Contents
FOR THE ARCHITECTURE ENTHUSIAST
WHERE TO GO DURING THE DAY
GO TO THE TALLEST BUILDING IN NORTH AMERICA
Willis Tower Skydeck Ledge
SCHEDULE AN ARCHITECTURE TOUR
Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise
Historic Downtown: Rise of the Skyscraper
VISIT FAMOUS HOMES IN CHICAGOLAND
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
Frederick C. Robie House
Charnley-Persky House Museum
Clarke House Museum
Glessner House Museum
VISIT THE ART INSTITUTE AND ITS LIBRARY
Art Institute of Chicago
The Ryerson & Burnham Libraries at the Art Institute
WHAT TO DO AT NIGHT
Roof
The Terrace at Trump
Terzo Piano
Little Goat Diner
The J. Parker
WHERE TO DINE IN THE SKY
Signature Room at the 95th
Sixteen
Riva
Cité
FOR THE ATHLETE, ADVENTURER, & ALL AROUND GO-GETTER
FRIDAY NIGHT
Divvy Bike Share
Lou Malnati’s
Pequod’s
Pizza Rustica
ON THE LAKEFRONT
Chicago Bike Tour
Chicago Segway’s Lakefront Tour
North Avenue Beach
Castaways
Kayak Chicago
Windy City Flyers
12th Street Beach Chicago
63rd Street Beach
Oak Street Beach Food + Drink
Caffe Oliva
SUNDAY
Sluggers
Cypress Cove Family Aquatic Park
Centennial Beach Park
FOR THE ART LOVER
ART MUSEUMS & CENTERS
ARC Gallery and Educational Foundation
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Museo
Beverly Arts Center
Chicago Cultural Center
DePaul Art Museum
Hyde Park Art Center
Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
Loyola University Museum of Art
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Photography
National Museum of Mexican Art
Reva and David Logan Square Art Center
SAIC Sullivan Galleries
Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago
Swedish American Museum
ART LIBRARY
The Ryerson & Burnham Libraries at the Art Institute
SEASONAL
Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival
57th Street Art Fair
Do-Division Street Fest and Sidewalk Sale
FOR THE BEER BUFF
BEER BARS WORTH A VISIT
Map Room
Hopleaf
Quenchers Saloon
Piece
SEASONAL
Craft Beer Week
FOR THE JAZZ & BLUES ENTHUSIAST
FRIDAY NIGHT
Buddy Guy’s Legends
Andy’s Jazz Club
Jazz Showcase
Green Mill Jazz Club
Blue Chicago & Blue Chicago on Clark
B.L.U.E.S. on Halsted
Kingston Mines
SATURDAY
Willie Dixon’s Blues Heaven Foundation
Jazz Record Mart
Groovin’ High
Beverly Records
Chicago Cultural Center
SATURDAY NIGHT
House of Blues Back Porch Restaurant
SUNDAY
Old Town Social
Rosebud Prime
House of Blues Gospel Brunch
SEASONAL
Chicago Blues Festival
Chicago Blues Tour
Chicago Jazz Festival
Gospel Music Festival
FOR THE BOOK WORM
FRIDAY NIGHT
The Hideout
The Write Club
Tribune Tower
SATURDAY
Sit Stay Read!
Open Books
The Boring Store/826CHI
Quimby’s Bookstore
Myopic Books
SATURDAY NIGHT
Wilde Bar & Restaurant
SUNDAY
Hemingway House & Museum
Harold Washington Library Center
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture Library
Brookfield Zoo Library
Chicago Botanic Gardens — Lenhardt Library
Croatian Ethnic Institute Library
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Field Museum Library
Gerber/Hart Library
Instituto Cervantes Library
Poetry Foundation Headquarters
Polish Museum of America Library
Pritzker Military Library
Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies Asher Library
Sterling Morton Library
Swedenborg Library
SEASONAL
Printer’s Row Literary Festival
Chicago Humanities Festival
862CHI’s PROM
FOR THE COCKTAIL CONNOISSEUR
FRIDAY NIGHT
The Library at Gilt Bar
Watershed
Aviary/The Office
The Drawing Room
SATURDAY
The Violet Hour
Scofflaw
Billy Sunday
The Whistler
SUNDAY
Sable
FOR THE ULTIMATE FOODIE
FRIDAY
Tour the Plant
The Aviary
Maude’s Liquor Bar
Girl & the Goat
La Sirena Clandestina
BellyQ
Au Cheval
Vera
SATURDAY
RIVER NORTH
GT Fish & Oyster
Slurping Turtle
WICKER PARK/BUCKTOWN
Big Star
Carriage House
Trenchermen
LOGAN SQUARE
Fat Rice
Longman & Eagle
Yusho
LINCOLN PARK
Balena
Perennial Virant
Rustic House
LINCOLN SQUARE
Elizabeth
Goosefoot
SUNDAY
Dose Market
SEASONAL
Food Truck Social
Taste of Randolph Street
FOR THE INDIE MUSIC LISTENER
FOR THE MEAT LOVER
FOR LUNCH
Publican Quality Meats
Hot Doug’s
Kuma’s Corner
Edzo’s Burger Shop (Lincoln Park)
Epic Burger
FOR DINNER
Petterino’s
Benny’s Chop House
Michael Jordan’s Steak House
Skrine Chops
Chicago Cut Steakhouse
Fulton’s on the River
Bavette’s Bar & Boeuf
FOR THE THEATER LOVER
SHOWS
Let Them Eat Chaos
Million Dollar Quartet
The Second City Improv All-Stars
Late Nite Catechism
Blue Man Group
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
THEATERS
A Red Orchid Theatre
Ardis Krainik Theatre, Civic Opera House
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago Theatre
Chopin Theatre
Congress Theater
Goodman Theatre
Joan and Irving Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Riviera Theatre
Steep Theatre
Steppenwolf Theatre
The Vic Theatre
The Second City
FOR THE VEGAN
FRIDAY NIGHT
Karyn’s on Green
Dragon Lady Lounge
Green Zebra
SATURDAY
Native Foods Cafe
Mana Food Bar
SUNDAY
Chicago Diner
Handlebar
Nana
SEASONAL
Veggie Fest
VeganMania
FOR THE WINE DRINKER
FRIDAY NIGHT
Telegraph Wine Bar
AFTER DINNER
Provenance Food and Wine
LATE NIGHT
The Purple Pig
SATURDAY
Bin 36 and Bin Wine Cafe
Howard’s Wine Cellar
694 Wine & Spirits
Lush Wine and Spirits
Que Syrah Fine Wines
The House of Glunz
Binny’s Beverage Depot
Vintages — A Fine Wine Merchant
SATURDAY NIGHT
City Winery
SUNDAY
Bread & Wine
SEASONAL
Windy City Wine Festival
Tinley Park Brew & Vine Festival
SOURCES
PHOTO CREDITS
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