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Most kids are tourists at heart, always exploring and discovering. Whether you're on a family trip or just finally planning to visit the historic, scenic, sublime, and ridiculous spots near you, we've got them all covered museums, parks, great views, tours by land, air, or sea, and more!Blue Man GroupParent rating:  Location: Briar Street Theater, 3133 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL Blue Man Group incorporates almost everything you've tried to convince your children not to do - spitting food and paint, unspooling miles of toilet paper, climbing over furniture, throwing pai...
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American Girl PlaceParent rating:  Location: 835 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL Here is a doll-loving little girl's dream come true. Local little girls love American Girl Place, as do the visiting girls who flock here on week-ends. And why not? This unique store is filled ...
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Adler PlanetariumParent rating: Location: 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL Located on the beautiful Museum Campus, the Adler was the first planetarium ...
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Chicago Children's MuseumParent rating: Location: 700 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL There's more to do at the Chicago Children's Museum than can fit in one visit! Some favorite permanent exhibits include: Dinosaur Expedition re-creates the site of the 1997 exped... |
Shedd AquariumParent rating: Location: 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL The world's largest indoor aquarium, The Shedd is both an aquarium and an oceanarium - a home for marine mammals. Shedd's must-see special exhibit, Lizards and the Komodo Kin... |
Lifeline TheatreParent rating: Location: 6912 N. Glenwood Avenue, Chicago, IL Lifeline Theatre is an ensemble of artists-writers, directors, actors, and designers dedicated to using theater to educate, entertain, and empower the community. Its KidSeries p... |
Navy PierParent rating: Location: 600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL Open year round, the winds off the lake make Navy Pier more of a summer pleasure than a winter one, but there's still much for families to do here even when those cold winds blow. Some of the f...
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ComedySportz TheatreParent rating: Location: 929 W. Belmont, Chicago, IL The theatre houses the long-running ComedySportz show, a fully improvised, upbeat, interactive comedy show, in which two teams of improvisers perform a series of comedy sketches based on audien...
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Humboldt Park & BoathouseParent rating: Location: 1400 N. Sacramento Avenue, Chicago, IL Humboldt Park is one of the more beautiful settings in the inner city. Boasting lagoons, a Jens Jensen-designed rose garden, a boat landing, a pavilion, and a music court, Humboldt Park ...
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Garfield Park ConservatoryParent rating: Location: 300 N. Central Park Avenue, Chicago, IL Garfield Park Conservatory is a fabulous place to learn about plants. From a replica of Monet's Garden to Horticulture Hall, the whole family can find special creations that teach about a wide ...
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Kline Creek FarmParent rating: Location: 1N600 County Farm Rd, West Chicago, IL Kline Creek Farm, sitting within the 1,102-acre Timber Ridge Forest Preserve in Winfield, is a living-history farm depicting farm life as it was on this site and hundreds of others like it in 1...
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DuPage Children's MuseumParent rating: Location: 301 N. Washington Street, Naperville, IL The DuPage Children's Museum has three floors made up of different exhibit neighborhoods - each one special in its own way. Each neighborhood is packed with exciting ways to explore art, math, ...
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