THIS BOOK BELONGS TO :
THE WINDY CITY
LAKE MICHIGAN
CHICAGO RIVER
MARK YOUR WAY AROUND CHICAGO Use the stamp stickers below to check off all the places you explore in The Windy City.
At 108 stories tall, it’s the second tallest building in the United States.
The building is designed to sway up to three feet.
It was known as the Sears Tower until 2009.
SCAVENGER HUNT While visiting the Willis Tower, see how many activities you can check off.
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Stand on The Ledge and look down through the glass to see the ground 1,353 feet below your feet.
Stand very still and see if you can feel the tower move in the Chicago wind.
Look out the east window, past the lake, to see if you can spot Michigan and Indiana.
Look out all the windows, on all four sides of the observation deck, and see if you can spot: Museum Campus
The Hancock Building
Midway Airport
Lake Michigan
The Chicago River
Lincoln Park
Millenium Park
Navy Pier
The northern hemisphere’s tallest swimming pool sits on the 44th floor.
At 100 stories, it’s the 4th tallest building in Chicago.
It took 5 years to build and was finished in 1969.
SCAVENGER HUNT While visiting the Hancock Building, see how many activities you can check off.
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Take the United State’s fasted elevator to the 94th floor. Count how many seconds it takes.
Stand very still and see if you can feel the building move in the Chicago wind.
Look out the east window, past the lake, to see if you can spot Michigan and Indiana.
Look out all the windows, on all four sides of the observation deck, and see if you can spot: Museum Campus
The Willis Tower
Midway Airport
Lake Michigan
The Chicago River
Lincoln Park
Millenium Park
Navy Pier
The park took 6 years to build and was finished in 2008.
The park is actually the roof of a parking garage that can fit up to 9,200 cars.
The park takes up 319 acres of downtown Chicago.
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Look at your reflection in Cloud Gate, also known as The Bean.
Wade in the water at Crown Fountain. Look for the face of a local Chicagoan in the fountain.
Walk across the pedestrain bridge that leads to the Art Institute of Chicago.
Walk through 2.5 acres of public gardens at the Lurie Gardens.
Check the Millennium Park website for free events such as concerts, plays, movies, or ice skating.
Walk just outside the park to see Buckingham Fountain. Visit on-the-hour for a water show.
The park took 6 years to build and was finished in 2008.
The park is actually the roof of a parking garage that can fit up to 9,200 cars.
The park takes up 319 acres of downtown Chicago.
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Get a great view of the skyline on the 150 foot tall Ferris Wheel.
Pick out your favorite design as you walk through the Tiffany Stained Glass exhibit.
Get a great view of the skyline on the 150 foot tall Ferris Wheel.
Watch the fireworks. Look for them on holidays and Wednesday and Saturday in the summer.
Walk along the outside of the pier and count the number of ships you can see.
Check the Navy Pier website for free events, music, and preformances.
Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the last free zoos in the United States.
The first animals at the zoo were a pair of swans.
The first bison ever born in captivity was born at Lincoln Park Zoo.
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Visit the Small Mammal and Reptile House at 11:00am to pet and hold one of the animals.
Visit the Farm-in-the-Zoo Barn to see some of your favorite barn animals up close.
Visit the Lincoln Park Conservatory right outside the zoo to see exotic plants, flowers, and trees.
As you visit all the different animal houses, look out for these specific animals: African Lion
Eastern Black Rhino
Mudpuppy
Naked Mole Rat
Alpaca
Dwarf Crocodile
Bald Eagle
Polar Bear
The Lake is 118 miles wide and 307 miles long.
Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake located entirely in the USA.
In the mid-1800s, Lake Michigan had pirates!
SCAVENGER HUNT While visiting Lake Michigan, see how many activities you can check off.
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Visit one of Chicago’s many man-made sandy beaches.
Take a look at the skyline. Some of the best views of the city are from the lake and it’s beaches.
Walk along the Lakefront Trail. Don’t worry if you can’t walk it all— it’s 18 miles long.
Look for these buildings. Depending on which beach you’re at, you might be able to see them all. Willis Tower
The Hancock Building
Trump Tower
Navy Pier
Aon Center
Lake Point Tower
Shedd Aquarium
The Drake Hotel
All the bridges downtown can lift to let tall boats through.
On St. Patrick’s Day, the river is dyed bright green. In 1994, the river flooded underground tunnels and office building basements. In 1900, the river’s flow was reversed to stop waste from entering the Lake Michigan.
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While visiting The Chicago River, see how many activities you can check off.
Take an architecture tour or water taxi ride down the Chicago River.
Walk across one of the more than twenty bridges that in Downtown Chicago.
Get the best view of Wacker Drive while riding the Brown Line train over the river.
Walk along the Chicago River Walk. As you walk, try to spot these buildings: Tribune Tower
Marina City
Trump Tower
Merchandise Mart
Michigan Avenue is also referred to as The Magnificent Mile.
The Water Tower is the only building that survived the Chicago Fire of 1871.
Named one of the Top 10 Shopping Avenues in the World.
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While visiting Michigan Avenue, see how many activities you can check off.
Walk around Tribune Tower and touch stones that come from different corners of the world.
Visit the Chicago River for one of the most iconic views of the city.
Shop in one of the many stores along The Magnificent Mile.
While walking down the Magnificent Mile, look out for these buildings: Wrigley Building
Hancock Building
Tribune Tower
Water Tower
The lung fish is the oldest fish in any aquarium in the world at 86 years old. Shedd was the first inland aquairum with a salt water collection. The aquarium contains over 25,000 fish.
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Find out why the aquariums only sea turtle is named Nickle.
Watch one of the beluga whale or dolphin shows in the Oceanarium.
While waiting in line in the lobby, look up! See if you can spot any of these creatures on the cealing. Octopus
Turtles
Snails
Whales
The Shedd Aquarium is a big place but make sure you check out these cool animals. Beluga Whales
Jelly Fish
Lung Fish
Penguines
The building is one of the only buildings left from the 1983 World’s Fair.
The museum has over 2,000 exhibits in 75 great halls.
MSI is the largest science museum in America.
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Visit the German submarine that was captured during World War II.
Find the spaceship Apollo 8, which carried the first man to orbit the moon.
Take the coal mine tour and learn more about how coal mining works.
In the scale model of Chicago, look for some of the buildings you will see while walking around the city.
In the exhibit You! The Experience, find out what your voice will sound like when you’re 80 years old.
The permanent collection has about 300,000 works of art.
The museum was founded in 1879 but moved into it’s current location in 1893. The museum is also an undergraduate and graduate art school.
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While visiting the museum, see how many activities you can check off.
Peek into the windows in the Thorne Miniature Rooms Exhibit.
Get up close and personal with the statues in the Sculpture Court
Stop by the modern wing to check out the museum’s rotating exhibit.
While you walk around the museum, try to find these famous paintings: American Gothic
Paris Street; Rainy Day
Nighthawks
At The Moulin Rouge
Stacks of Wheat
Van Gogh Self Portrait
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
CHICAGO’S UNDERGROUND PEDWAY Underneath Chicago’s downtown Loop sits about five miles of tunnels for people to walk through. Find your way from the Blue Line to Millenium Park.
CHICAGO EATS Chicago has a variety of tasty classics that can only be found in the Windy City. Search for some of them. Chicago Hot Dog
Margies Ice Cream
Garrets Popcorn
Deep Dish Pizza
Italian Beef
Fannie May Candies
CHICAGO INVENTIONS Guess which items were invented in Chicago. DOWN: 1. Name of the aquarium 2. Large park in downtown 4. Name of the river
ACROSS: 5. A pool sits on the 44th floor 6. Tallest building in Chicago 7. Name of the lake
THE CHICAGO LOOP The Loop is the downtown area that is surrounded by elevated tracks. In this area you will find business, financial, theater, and shopping districts. Find your way from The Willis Tower to The Art Institute.
LET CHICAGO INSPIRE YOUR STORY Chicago has been home to many story tellers including Walt Disney, Ernest Hemingway, and Shel Silverstein. Take the next few pages and let the city inspire you to write your own big story.
LET CHICAGO INSPIRE YOUR ART Chicago is home to some of the most famous paintings in the world. At The Art Institute you can find Vincent Van Gogh’s The Bedroom and Grant Wood’s American Gothic. Take the next few pages and let the city inspire you to create your own masterpeice.
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