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Attractions in Chicago

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in Chicago, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

121 places

Art Works Projects

SightArt Works Projects

MonumentCloud Gate

Illinois Centennial Monument

Historic siteIllinois Centennial Monument

Magnificent Mile

SightMagnificent Mile

SightPui Tak Center

Original Playboy Mansion

Historic siteOriginal Playboy Mansion

Marshall Field and Company Building

Historic siteMarshall Field and Company Building

Victory Gardens Theater

TheaterVictory Gardens Theater

SightLincoln Park

Chicago Riverwalk

LandmarkChicago Riverwalk

A view of a city skyline from the water

LandmarkWillis Tower

Center on Halsted

SightCenter on Halsted

Blues Heaven Foundation

SightBlues Heaven Foundation

a ferris wheel in the middle of a city at night

LandmarkCentennial Wheel

St Pius V Catholic Church

ChurchSt Pius V Catholic Church

Crown Fountain

FountainCrown Fountain

Hutchinson Street District

SightHutchinson Street District

McCormick Place

SightMcCormick Place

Pullman National Historical Park

Historic sitePullman National Historical Park

AquariumShedd Aquarium

Monument with Standing Beast

SightMonument with Standing Beast

LandmarkNavy Pier

a fountain in a city

FountainClarence F. Buckingham Memorial Fountain

SightCouch Tomb

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