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Whether it’s the Ballet, baseball, stunning architecture, world-class museums, beautiful theatres or gourmet restaurants, Chicago has them all; in fact, it’s a city which provides something for every traveler. There are very few cities that make better use of summer than Chicago, when locals shake off the winter blues and enjoy till the very last drop of summer fun. From amazing street festivals to picnics in the park to hitting the beach, there’s a host of things to do in Chicago.

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Fireside Bowl

There are better places to bowl and much better places to see live music, but this is hallowed ground for the teen punk of the '80s and '90s, when the Fireside was a cheap, all-ages venue punk, hardco...
 
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This triangular behemoth was built in 1913 by the great Holabird & Roche, one of their few major products outside the Loop. The first floor is all retail, b...
 
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Ford Center

This center is for the Performing Arts. This Oriental Theater was once Chicago's most ornate movie palace, but this is now another Broadway in Chicago theater outlet....
 
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Garfield Park Conservatory, based on the far West Side of Chicago is best known for its grand conservatory and a lagoon. The conservatory features a hands-on le...
 
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Gateway Theater

A Polish Cultural Center in Jefferson Park, housed in the old Gateway Theater movie palace. They host community events and classes throughout the year; highlights include the Taste of Polonia in Septe...
 
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Open Wednesday-Thursday 18:00-21:00, Friday-Sunday noon-16:00 with free entry. Currently in the process of moving to 6500 N Clark St, and closed during construction of the new space....
 
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Certainly the oddest sight in Chicago's Far Southwest Side, this building is a replica of castle on Ireland's River Dee, built by a nostalgic and wealthy Irish-American for his fiancee in 1885. Today,...
 
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Glessner House Museum, based in Chicago's Prairie Avenue District commissioned in 1985 by John and Frances Glessner with a Romanesque architecture style built b...
 
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Goodman Theater

Box office M-Su noon-5PM. Tickets vary by show, generally starting from $30, $17 children. Non-profit theater company in an extremely expensive space; they pride themselves on new works, but are bette...
 
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Not many places in Chicago can match Gorilla Tango for sheer quantity — even on cold, quiet Wednesday nights, you'll find two unknown theater companies do...
 
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Graceland Cemetery, 4001 N Clark St (Sheridan Red Line). Grounds 8AM-4:30PM, office 8:30AM-4:30PM. Free. A stunner. Chicago history lies in rest here, from the major names (Burnham, S...
 
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Grant Park

Often called as 'Chicago's front yard', Grant Park is a large green space based in the Loop area of Chicago that separates the downtown of city from Lake Michigan. This park is a host to outdoor conce...
 

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