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Top Chicago Museums

Top Chicago Museums

If you're looking for things to do in Chicago, visiting some of its famous museums should be first on your list. Museum Campus in Chicago is the perfect place to spend a day with your family perusing three of the greatest museums in the world: the Field Museum of Natural History, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum. Visit all three at a 20% discount with the Chicago Museum Campus Pass!

If time is on your side two other "must see" museums are the Museum of Science and History, the oldest science museum of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, and the Art Institute of Chicago, with its famous lions adorning the entrance. Take your kids to the Chicago Chicldren's Museum on Navy Pier, and the Kohl Children’s Museum just north of the city.

Visiting Chicago museums are one of  the most fun things to do in Chicago, especially with your family. If you plan on visiting many of the museums in Chicago, you should look into purchasing a Chicago CityPass or a Go Chicago Card.

Chicago Nightlife

If you are looking for fun things to do in Chicago when the sun goes down, be ready to make some difficult decisions. Chicago hosts an unlimited number of clubs and venues, and with its multicultural and diverse entertainment, you have a wide variety of choices. Many of Chicago things to do at night are for adults (21 and up), but some venues and night entertainment are family friendly.

One of the best ways to get an idea of where to go or what to see in Chicago at night is with the free weekly newspaper, The Reader, or weekly New City. These papers are extremely popular among the locals, so make sure you get your hands on one before they run out. For something romantic and upbeat check out the Mystic Blue After Dark Moonlight Cruises. Get ready for booze-themed sketch comedy and interactive drinking games at the Bye Bye Liver: the Chicago Drinking Play.

If you want to just bar hop or walk the streets, cruise down Halsted Street, Lincoln Avenue, or Clark Street on the North Side. And if you plan on partying all night every night, then experience Chicago nightlife like a VIP with the Chicago Party Pass.

Dining in Chicago

Experiencing Chicago is tasting its famous eats, from Chicago deep dish pizza to delicious Ethiopian food. Diverse Chicago Restaurants are one of the reasons the Windy City is so well-known. Chicago Dining Cruises are one of Chicago things to do and another great way to taste the city while enjoying a beautiful cruise on Lake Michigan with the famous Chicago skyline at your table side.

Take a walk north or west of the Loop into Chicago's largest concentrations of restaurants, and discover amazing eats:

• To the west, Greektown, around Halsted Street at Jackson Boulevard, and Little Italy, on and around Taylor Street, are worth a look.
• The Near North and River North areas harbor a good number of upscale places.
• Chinatown, though not pretty, is a predictably good neighborhood for Cantonese and Szechuan food.

And be sure to check out our Chicago Dining Discount Coupons and save yourself some dough.