Chicago is the third city by population in USA after New York and Los Angeles. Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837. This is a city with a great towering skyscrapers high above the Millenium Park. Whether you are visiting Chicago as a tourist or for a business, there are a lot of things you can do so your visit will be exciting. There are many attractions that can be done in Chicago. You can go sightseeing tours of the city by river boats, go to the shopping centers, visit the almost real Marilyn Monroe or go to one of the parks and play with the animals or just enjoy the beauty and the purity of the nature inbetween the big buildings. If you think about dining, then don’t be afraid, there are more than 5,500 restaurants.
Chicago is a city that wakes after the sun goes down. The city is so busy, big and diverse that you would need endless time to walk it, get to know it and visit every single place in it. There are many monuments that you can visit like: Fountain of Time, Seated Lincoln, The Bowman and the Spearman and many more.
Downtown of Chicago is consisted of many high skyscrapers and it is very crowded. It is the center of everything. The biggest cultural, financial, governmental and commercial institutions. There is also the University of Chicago which is one of the greatest state universities in USA.
So if you visit Chicago and you don’t visit all places it’s because you will need to have a lot of free time to do that, or just simply you need to visit it many times.
Fountain at Millenium Park
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Chicago Forever
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Millenium Park at Night
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Cloud Gate, Millenium Park
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Marilyn Monroe
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Chicago Golden Veins
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Chicago Through the Vortex, Greektown
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Aqua Building
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