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The wife and I are headed to Chicago next month for a Machine Tool Show, but have planned some open time in the scheduled for fun. ::Banana::
We plan to go to the top of the Sears Tower, and Kim & Scott's gourmet pretzels (wife saw this place on the Food network ;) ). So where should we go??
Get some deep dish pizza (Giordano's was good, but a really long wait), and I really liked doing a self guided walking tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright houses in Oak Park (they give you an Ipod and some headphones to explain everything you're looking at).
Thanks Miatamoto, I'll check those out!
We are going to be staying Downtown, the machine tool show is at McCormick Place. I even booked a bling bling hotel on Waker on the river, just off the Magnificent Mile.
WooHoo! Tax write-off vacations are the bomb!
The Shedd Aquarium is great.
Check out Rosebud on Rush for some good Italian.
Get a drink at the Top of the 'Cock (Hancock) building.
There is some great architecture, so have a stroll downtown.
And, of course, everyone's fav, the fountain they show on the intro to Married with Children. Just keep calling the wife, Peg, and wear your brown slacks.
Don't drink the water. ;)
Kestrel should be a walking encylopedia on Chicago.
Take a drive over to NW Indiana and go walk the sand dunes at the national park.
There's also the Field Museum and the Navy Pier.
The Sears Tower was ok...
Get a good Chicago style dog. The city tour on the Chicago River was very interesting as you got to see the many different architectural styles throughout the city.
You'll love Chicago. It's like NYC only everyone is friendlier.
Some photos of my trip.
Go see Oprah!
Go to the Tribune Tower and check out all the cool stuff cemented to the outside.
And then go inside and tell them, from me, to go fuck themselves.
Who would go to Chicago to stand in front a fountain featured in a TV show?Quote:
Originally Posted by jrj512
Certainly not me, who did NOT make the pilgrimage to Breckenridge, CO to be on the same street that Dumb & Dumber was filmed on ;)
yes, I really did :D
Such language http://smiliesftw.com/x/eek5nono.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
He who enforces the rules gets to break them. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMonkey
I should hang that on a wall in the mall dispatch office, with some of the monkeys we have running around (my officers, in other words). ::Censor::Quote:
Originally Posted by channelmaniac
Yep!Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
I would like to see the U-Boat, though.
But when you come back, you gotta hit Big D's Dogs down on Greenville Ave - it is the SHIZZNIT!Quote:
Originally Posted by black roadster
Have you ever had a dog with homemade chili AND homemade ranch dressing?
Greenville Avenue Dog:
Homemade Shiner Chili, Shredded Cheddar, Tomatoes, Green Onions, Jalapenos, Homemade Ranch, and Hickory Smoked Bacon
OMFG it's the best MF-ing dog you've ever put in your mouth... ::Banana::::Banana::
HERE is the rest of the menu... (and, yes, the garlic fries are worth the extra heart-clog factor... just go right ahead and get them and don't ask any questions.)
Wow...Big D's sounds like a fun place :D I gotta go there sometime.
I agree. It is everything you like about NYC without the trash.Quote:
Originally Posted by black roadster
Thanks, I was trying to remember which building that was. It is a very cool building with pieces of other buildings/walls built into it, like a piece of the berlin wall and so on. There is a little plaque next to each piece.Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
Or get mugged on the street - - same thing!Quote:
Originally Posted by Majik
Anyone in particular I should ask for?? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
Keep the tips coming some of you actually had some pretty good suggestions!
All my knowledge of Chicago comes from Flight Simulator (ver 1) and The Blues Brothers.