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Mayor Daley and the
City of Chicago
presents…
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Look for Chicago's "We're Glad You're Here!" logo in
restaurants, hotels, city attractions and retail stores- virtually
everywhere to let you know that we appreciate your visit to our
great city. |
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| Only in Chicago |
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| Tourism Information |
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To find out more about great things to
do in Chicago, stop by the Chicago Visitor Information Centers
at:
Chicago Cultural Center
77 East Randolph Street
at Michigan Avenue
Mon - Fri 10am - 6pm,
Sat 10am -
5pm,
Sun 11am - 5pm
Chicago Water Works
163 East Pearson Street
at
Michigan Avenue
Mon - Sun 7:30am - 7pm
Questions? Call the Chicago Tourism hotline toll-free at
1-877-CHICAGO or visit us online at www.MeetInChicago.com.
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Walt Disney's
Classic Tale Shown in Full Broadway
Style
Cadillac Palace Theater - Disney's "The
Lion King"
• Disney's "The Lion King" tells the epic
adventures of a young lion cub named Simba as he struggles to accept
the responsibilities of adulthood and his destined role as king. To
learn more, visit www.broadwayinchicago.com/shows.html
(Through
Jan.1, 2004) |
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Get a "Taste"
of Chicago
Grant Park, Petrillo Music Shell -
Taste of Chicago
• As the largest free-admission food
and music festival in the United States, this 10-day party provides
everything from hot dogs to haute cuisine dished out by 70-plus area
restaurants. The festival also features live music, cooking
demonstrations, a wine garden and family activities. To learn more,
visit www.cityofchicago.org/specialevents/Festivals.html
(Through
July 6, 2003) |
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Chicago's
Playground and Illinois' Number-One
Attraction
Navy Pier
• Navy Pier
consists of more than 50 acres of parks, gardens, shops, restaurants
and attractions of every kind. Some of the highlights include: a
150-foot-high Ferris wheel, the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, I-Max
Theatre, bike rentals, boat cruises, the Chicago Children's Museum,
a 3D thrill-ride called Time Escape and a vast array of dining
options. To learn more, https://www.navypier.com/
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America's
Pastime Swings into Chicago
Field Museum -
"Baseball as America"
• This exhibit represents the
richness of baseball as the American pastime. Featuring historic
uniforms, balls, bats, gloves and books, that are displayed through
interactive computers, videos and dramatic photos, which depict the
most exciting memories of baseball history. To learn more, visit www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibits
(Through
July 20, 2003) |
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Outdoor
Classical Music - With a View
Grant Park,
Petrillo Music Shell - Grant Park Music Festival
• Enjoy
the perfect skyline view and the sounds of the nation's only
remaining free, municipally funded, outdoor classical music concert
series featuring the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus. To learn more,
visit https://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/
(Through
August 2003) |
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From the Gold
Rush in Alaska to the land boom in
Florida
Goodman Theatre -
"Gold!"
• "Gold!" is the story of Addison and Wilson
Mizner, brothers born into a late-19th century America which seemed
to offer them a life of limitless adventures and boundless
opportunities - if only they had the energy and audacity to seize
them. To learn more,
www.goodman-theatre.org/plays/gold.html
(Through
July 19, 2003) |
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Providing
Millions of Baseball Fans with a Lifetime of
Memories
Comiskey Park - Chicago White Sox
Baseball
• From singing "Na Na Hey Hey" and running the
bases on Kids Days to watching signature Fireworks Nights and the
exploding scoreboard, White Sox baseball is about children, families
and fun. For their season schedule, https://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/cws/schedule/cws_schedule_2003.jsp
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The Friendly
Confines
Wrigley Field - Chicago Cubs
Baseball
• The ivy-lined outfield walls, historic
man-operated scoreboard and the bleacher bums rallying the team to
victory, makes catching a Cub's game a must stop for any sports fan.
For their season schedule, https://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/chc/schedule/chc_schedule_2003.jsp
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Practice a
Little Hocus Pocus
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
- "Magic: The Science of Illusion"
• Experience magic as
an audience member, and then go behind the scenes to find out how
the illusion was created and participate in a few magical
experiments. To learn more, www.chias.org/museum/exhibits.html
(Through
August 31, 2003) |
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Visions of
the Wild West through the Eyes of Chicago
Artists
Art Institute - “Window on the West:
Chicago and the Art of the New Frontier,
1890-1940
• From Frederic Remington's bronze cowboys on
horseback to the desert landscapes of Georgia O'Keeffe, discover
Chicago's unique relationship to the exciting American West through
80 diverse works by artists who used Chicago as their base and chose
the West as their subject To learn more, www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/index.html
(Through
Sep. 21, 2003) |
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