The Diehl Family

Donna's Favorite Things

Some ideas to fill your days:

•  Walk to the end of Navy Pier to see the FREE stained glass museum displays. http://www.navypier.com/things2do/rides_attract/smith_museum.html

•  Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum Right at Michigan Avenue and the Chicago River (Southwest corner) go down the stairs and enter a small jewel of a museum where you can learn about the river (its history and uses) and see the gears, engine and counterweights that permit the bridge to open. http://bridgehousemuseum.org/home/   Thursday-Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., between May 1 and October 31, 2008. The museum is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. $3 per person.

•  FREE walking tour of Millennium Park 11:30a and 1:00p daily, given by a CHICAGO GREETER. Departs from the second Exelon Pavilion, the park welcome center (Small two story black building on the north side of Millennium Park (on Randolph Street, EAST of Michigan Avenue)   http://w3.millenniumpark.org/parkevents/   OR download a free audio tour of Millennium Park (and put it on an iPod!) http://www.downloadchicagotours.com/

•  Go inside the Chicago Cultural Center and see the largest Tiffany stained glass dome in the world. FREE entrance to this building which has wonderful mosaics too!  Right across from Millennium Park (Michigan and Randolph) Free tours as noted below! http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalEntityHomeAction.do?entityName=Cultural+Center&entityNameEnumValue=128

•  Daley Center Plaza free entertainment http://www.thedaleycenter.com/ Right in the Theater District, Daley Plaza (under the Picasso) has many free programs weekdays at NOON. Check the website for listings.

•  Buy a $5 per person Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) pass for the day...the ride all the trains and buses you want for 24 hours. I have LOTS of brochures and even some Chicago books in the condo about anything you can imagine!  There is a bus that goes to the museum campus that leaves from Michigan Avenue, just two short blocks away.

•  Look at Time Out Chicago magazine's list of things to do...copies of the magazine are at the condo. http://www.timeout.com/chicago/

•  Like to listen to live music?  Check out what is where in Chicago http://www.now-is.org/

•  Take a free audio tour of the historic landmarked Marshall Field Department store building and get a discount day pass for Macy's (Old Marshall Field's) http://visitmacyschicago.com/visitors/services.cfm

Visit the Museums:

•  Chicago History Museum (in Lincoln Park area) http://www.chicagohs.org/

•  Art Institute of Chicago http://www.artic.edu/aic/index.php

•  Field Museum  http://www.fieldmuseum.org/

•  Planetarium  http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/

•  Shedd Aquarium  http://www.sheddaquarium.org/

•  Museum of Science and Industry  http://www.msichicago.org/

Chicago Cultural Center Building


The Grand Staircase

Public Group Tours


Gaze at the world's largest Tiffany stained-glass dome, as well as beautifully ornate multi-colored mosaics, marble and molding during guided architectural tours of the Chicago Cultural Center . Tours are presented Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 1:15pm . Tours meet in the Randolph Street lobby. The group will be limited to the first twenty people. To schedule tours for groups of ten or more at other times, call 312-744-6630.

Chicago City Pass

http://www.citypass.com/city/chicago.html?id=ZYtXqfCK


5 Famous
Chicago Attractions $59.00
a $107.00 value
$49 for kids
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Look inside!

The Chicago CityPass concept is simple: A booklet contains tickets to Chicago 's best attractions at almost 50% savings. That's right; you pay only $59 (for a $115 value)!

The pocket-size booklet contains an actual admission ticket to each attraction. And with a CityPass you'll avoid ticket lines at most attractions. Chicago CityPass is valid for nine leisurely days from day of first use. One admission to each of the following attractions is included:

Inside each Chicago CityPass, you'll also find attraction information, transportation directions, best times to visit, a map, and enticing suggestions for shops, restaurants and off-beat finds from the experts at National Geographic Traveler -- a favorite source for inquisitive travelers. There's also a coupon for all-day shopping savings at Bloomingdale's in Water Tower Place on Michigan Avenue .

CityPass is available for purchase on CityPass.com. We will either ship booklets to your door or you can print a voucher to take to the first attraction. CityPass is also available for the same low price at the box office of each.