Attractions of Chicago
A visit to Chicago will give you lots of emotions. This is evident by the number of people from all over the world who visited this lovely city. Diversity of people give Chicago its character- an incredible blend of culture and arts. For that, Chicago is worth topping your list of cities to visit.
Chicago has many attractions you shouldn’t miss. One example is the Art Institute of Chicago. You can get lost for hours looking at art and sculpture from the last 5000 years. The Art Institute hosts a huge collection of postimpressionist and impressionist paintings. Make sure you have your picture taken by the local landmark lions outside museum.
Additional attractions include the Lincoln Zoo (free to the public). Check out the gorillas and chimpanzees before venturing on to see the more uncommon animals, such as the Galapagos turtle and poisonous spiders from all over the planet. The zoo features some talented animals. A regular exhibit is art time with the chimpanzees, they come out to draw for you. Their unique creations have sold around the world.
By now quite a few of you must be wondering about an important aspect of any trip, shopping. Chicago provides ample opportunity for this, on the Magnificent Mile avenue stretching from the Park to the Chicago River. Another landmark of Chicago that you can find on path is the Tribune Tower, standing in all its gothic beauty from 1925 till today. This tower’s base is also the resting place of various rocks that have been brought from all over the world by newspaper reporters.
The highlight of a trip to Chicago for your children may be a visit to the Shedd Aquarium. The Shedd Aquarium, built in 1929, contains one of the world’s largest collections of marine and aquatic animals. The huge central tank contains 500 tropical fish, everything from moray eel to the quiet nurse shark. In addition, you’ll see sea otters, penguins, dolphins, beluga whales, and harbor seals.
If you are in America can baseball be far behind. Chicago has to its name one of the most popular baseball fields of the century, the Wrigley field. Any baseball fan would have heard of it and would definitely want a picture of it. A walk around the field is an experience to cherish.
Chicago is a city for all seasons. Whenever you make a trip to Chicago, this city also has something for you due to its reputation. A visit to
Art Institute to enjoy the old art works, or to Lincoln Zoo to see uncommon animals, or to the Shedd Aquarium to watch the world’s largest collections of marine and aquatic animals, or to the popular baseball field – Wrigley field to take picture of it, or even a visit Chicago to do shopping is all so wonderful.
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