If you go to the Hancock and up to the Sig room...go into the bathroom. Not sure if the men's has it but the best view the city is from that ladies bathroom.
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Make a reservation at Gibson's Steakhouse. You'll be glad you did.
See you there at 6:00pm on Sunday July 21.
To quote the 10C from Newsletter #8: "Please understand we have a lot of members and it is very hard to please everybody. If you are one of those unhappy people...please call 1-900-IDN-TCAR."
"Me knowing the truth, I can not concur."
1996: Toronto - 1998: Chicago, Montreal, Barrie - 2000: Montreal, Toronto - 2002: Seattle X2 (Key Arena) - 2003: Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal, Seattle (Benaroya Hall) - 2004: Reading, Toledo, Grand Rapids - 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Quebec City - 2006: Toronto X2, Albany, Hartford, Grand Rapids, Cleveland - 2007: Chicago (Vic Theatre) - 2008: NYC X2, Hartford, Mansfield X2 - 2009: Toronto, Chicago X2, Seattle X2, Philadelphia X4 - 2010: Columbus, Noblesville, Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford - 2011: Montreal, Toronto X2, Ottawa, Hamilton - 2012: Missoula - 2013: London, Chicago, Buffalo, Hartford - 2014: Detroit, Moline - 2015: NYC (Global Citizen Festival) - 2016: Greenville, Toronto X2, Chicago 1 - 2017: Brooklyn (RRHOF Induction) - 2018: Chicago 1, Boston 1 - 2022: Fresno, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto, NYC, Camden - 2023: St. Paul X2, Austin X2 - 2024: Vancouver X2, Portland, Sacramento, Noblesville, Philadelphia X2, Baltimore
Here is a great site for finding out things to do in the city. http://www.choosechicago.com My personal favorites are:
Lou Malnati's Pizza - best thin crust and sauce. Period. Miller's Pub on Wabash - Don't let the old school atmosphere throw you off. Great food and kitchen is open until 4 AM. Favorite late night after bar place to eat as long as you aren't completely trashed. Chicago Greeter - www.chicagogreeter.com - You contact them ahead of time and let them know what you're into and they hook you up with a free local tour guide. Seriously. Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier - It's tall and gives you a great view of the city. Tall Ship Windy - Spend the afternoon sailing on the lake aboard a schooner or go on Saturday night and watch the Navy Pier fireworks from the lake. The view of the city at night from the lake is breathtaking! Art Institute (I am an artist so I of course love it, but it is one of the best in the country and I have visited just about every major art museum in the U.S.) Chicago Summer Dance - Free dance lessons followed by dancing and outdoor concert right on Michigan Ave. Pritzker Auditorium - Inside Millennium Park and they have great free shows in the summer.
The bar at the John Hancock, have a drink and see an amazing view of the city.
It is really hard not to have a great time in Chicago so have fun!
I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for. - Georgia O'Keeffe
Worth a night out (and a couple of hundred $$'s) if only have a handful of days for first trip to Chicago?
IF NOTHING IS EVERYTHING, I'LL HAVE IT ALL.
Vancouver 2003
EV Vancouver 2008
Winnipeg & Saskatoon 2011
Wrigley July 2013
Vancouver & Seattle 2013
Tulsa, Lincoln & St. Paul 2014
Mexico City 2015
Quebec City, Ottawa, Wrigley 1 & 2 2016
Seattle TOTD 1 & 2 2016 London 1, Cancelled / Boarderline, Missoula, Wrigley 1 & 2 2018 Ohana 2019
Attn: sports fans - For those coming from the east you could make a pit stop in Indiana. Just off I80 in South Bend is the campus of Notre Dame. You can see the Golden Dome from I80. A quick two hour detour would allow a nice stroll through campus and you could see ND stadium. Just a short drive from there to Michigan City or New Buffalo, there are a couple nice casinos with attached hotels. Highly recommend Shoreline Brewery in Michigan City and Redamak's in New Buffalo. From there it's about an hour and a half to Wrigley and you drive right past Soldier Field. A trip where you easily get to see 3 of the most prized stadiums for their sports.
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Attn: sports fans - For those coming from the east you could make a pit stop in Indiana. Just off I80 in South Bend is the campus of Notre Dame. You can see the Golden Dome from I80. A quick two hour detour would allow a nice stroll through campus and you could see ND stadium. Just a short drive from there to Michigan City or New Buffalo, there are a couple nice casinos with attached hotels. Highly recommend Shoreline Brewery in Michigan City and Redamak's in New Buffalo. From there it's about an hour and a half to Wrigley and you drive right past Soldier Field. A trip where you easily get to see 3 of the most prized stadiums for their sports.
The Art Institute of Chicago - loved it here. One highlight was seeing the painting "American Gothic" by Grant Wood.
Willis Tower - I loved the glass balconies. There was no shortage of people having moronic photos taken though.
Cloud Gate (The Bean) - I was excited about seeing this and wasn't disappointed . It is also a good place to practice taking photos (if that is something you enjoy doing when travelling).
I also went to Shedd Aquarium to see the beluga whales.
I went to the Field Museum too, but found it was more suited to young kids. They do have the most complete skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex found to date, if you're interested in seeing something like that.
For somewhere to eat breakfast, if you want a meal so large that you won't be able to finish it, go to the Wildberry Cafe near Millennium Park http://www.wildberrycafe.com/chicago.html .
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shhhhhh Lets keep this a secret and let all the tourists go to the lous, ginos, giordanos, etc...
Way to make Chicagoans look welcoming :fp:
We are welcoming, but I dont want to have to start waiting to get into my local pizza place. Lets be honest, most people wont stray too far from downtown for pizza anyway
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8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
See you there at 6:00pm on Sunday July 21.
"Me knowing the truth, I can not concur."
1996: Toronto - 1998: Chicago, Montreal, Barrie - 2000: Montreal, Toronto - 2002: Seattle X2 (Key Arena) - 2003: Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal, Seattle (Benaroya Hall) - 2004: Reading, Toledo, Grand Rapids - 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Quebec City - 2006: Toronto X2, Albany, Hartford, Grand Rapids, Cleveland - 2007: Chicago (Vic Theatre) - 2008: NYC X2, Hartford, Mansfield X2 - 2009: Toronto, Chicago X2, Seattle X2, Philadelphia X4 - 2010: Columbus, Noblesville, Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford - 2011: Montreal, Toronto X2, Ottawa, Hamilton - 2012: Missoula - 2013: London, Chicago, Buffalo, Hartford - 2014: Detroit, Moline - 2015: NYC (Global Citizen Festival) - 2016: Greenville, Toronto X2, Chicago 1 - 2017: Brooklyn (RRHOF Induction) - 2018: Chicago 1, Boston 1 - 2022: Fresno, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto, NYC, Camden - 2023: St. Paul X2, Austin X2 - 2024: Vancouver X2, Portland, Sacramento, Noblesville, Philadelphia X2, Baltimore
Lou Malnati's Pizza - best thin crust and sauce. Period.
Miller's Pub on Wabash - Don't let the old school atmosphere throw you off. Great food and kitchen is open until 4 AM. Favorite late night after bar place to eat as long as you aren't completely trashed.
Chicago Greeter - www.chicagogreeter.com - You contact them ahead of time and let them know what you're into and they hook you up with a free local tour guide. Seriously.
Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier - It's tall and gives you a great view of the city.
Tall Ship Windy - Spend the afternoon sailing on the lake aboard a schooner or go on Saturday night and watch the Navy Pier fireworks from the lake. The view of the city at night from the lake is breathtaking!
Art Institute (I am an artist so I of course love it, but it is one of the best in the country and I have visited just about every major art museum in the U.S.)
Chicago Summer Dance - Free dance lessons followed by dancing and outdoor concert right on Michigan Ave.
Pritzker Auditorium - Inside Millennium Park and they have great free shows in the summer.
The bar at the John Hancock, have a drink and see an amazing view of the city.
It is really hard not to have a great time in Chicago so have fun!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Artgirlfriend
Worth a night out (and a couple of hundred $$'s) if only have a handful of days for first trip to Chicago?
Vancouver 2003
EV Vancouver 2008
Winnipeg & Saskatoon 2011
Wrigley July 2013
Vancouver & Seattle 2013
Tulsa, Lincoln & St. Paul 2014
Mexico City 2015
Quebec City, Ottawa, Wrigley 1 & 2 2016
Seattle TOTD 1 & 2 2016
London 1, Cancelled / Boarderline, Missoula, Wrigley 1 & 2 2018
Ohana 2019
don't forget the RV HOF
http://www.billygoattavern.com
There's gotta be some interesting Al Capone-like tours there too. That would be cool.
Willis Tower - I loved the glass balconies. There was no shortage of people having moronic photos taken though.
Cloud Gate (The Bean) - I was excited about seeing this and wasn't disappointed
I also went to Shedd Aquarium to see the beluga whales.
I went to the Field Museum too, but found it was more suited to young kids. They do have the most complete skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex found to date, if you're interested in seeing something like that.
For somewhere to eat breakfast, if you want a meal so large that you won't be able to finish it, go to the Wildberry Cafe near Millennium Park http://www.wildberrycafe.com/chicago.html .
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shhhhhh Lets keep this a secret and let all the tourists (and suburbanites) go to the lous, ginos, giordanos, etc...
We are welcoming, but I dont want to have to start waiting to get into my local pizza place. Lets be honest, most people wont stray too far from downtown for pizza anyway
Here are a few for you vinyl hounds:
Laurie's Planet of Sound
Reckless Records (3 locations, 1 downtown, 1 wicker park, 1 boystown)
Dave's Records
Permanent Records
Logan Hardware
There are a ton more, but these are some of the more well known ones.
http://www.ginoseast.com/flash.html
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly