My plans are mostly in the north -- am I missing something?

My DH and I are planning a 5 day visit in June. We%26#39;ve booked Affinia Chicago, want to book dinner reservations at Alinea and Charlie Trotter, and theater at Second City and Steppenwolf. We will try for some music in the evening if time allows. That fills our evening plans. During the day, we definitely want to go to the Art Institute and the Contemporary Art Museum and do a walking tour of skyscrapers with the Architecture Foundation.

I realize we can%26#39;t do everything on a short trip but except for the Art Institute, our plans seem to be all on the north side. Have I overlooked something obvious we should do?

My plans are mostly in the north -- am I missing something?

Unless you want to do the Museum of Science %26amp; Industry, the Robie House (or something else at University of Chicago), or go to a Sox game, not really any need to spend time on the South Side.

Oh, and Chinatown.

My plans are mostly in the north -- am I missing something?

More of the tourist things to do are on the north side. If you want to give the south side a fair shake, then you can go to the Musuem Campus that houses the Field Museum, Acquarium and Planetarium (although many people pick just two out of the three), and you can also head further south to the wonderful Musuem of Science and Industry. While there, you can walk around the Nobel Laureate heavy University of Chicago and marvel at their Gothic Buildings. That is where Obama%26#39;s house is in case you have interest in that. On the way back from U of C, maybe stop at Chinatown--who doesn%26#39;t need cheap trinkets or a case of almond cookies?

Check the music listings at - http://ravinia.org/

Metra trains stop at the park.

Check out the architecture boat cruises as well, and also the free concerts in Millenium Park (not sure when in June you are coming, believe they start in the middle of the month).

Thanks very much for all your suggestions!

Agree that the architecture society boat cruises up the Chicago River are absolutely not to be missed, especially if you are interested in art. They are wonderfully narrated and give a great intro to what Chicago is about.

ZB

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