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Magnificent MileThe Magnificent Mile is the portion of Michigan
Avenue in Chicago, Illinois extending from the Chicago River
to Oak Street in the Near North Side community area. Today,
the Magnificent Mile contains a mixture of upscale department
stores, restaurants, luxury retailers, residential and commercial
buildings, financial services companies and hotels, and caters
primarily to tourists and the affluent. The district is located
adjacent to downtown; it is also one block east of Rush Street,
which is known for its nightlife.
Navy PierNavy Pier is a 3,300-foot (1,010 m) long pier on
the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan. It is located in the
Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community
area. The pier was built in 1916. Navy Pier attractions include
sightseeing tours from companies such as Seadog I, II, IV,
and Extreme, Shoreline Sightseeing cruises and Water Taxi
service, and the Tall Ship Windy. There are also dinner cruises
by the Spirit of Chicago, The Odyssey, and the Mystic Blue
Cruise line. Other attractions include rides like the Ferris
Wheel along with many seasonal festivals for Halloween and
Christmas. The pier has fireworks on Wednesday and Saturday
nights during the summer and Friday and Saturday nights during
the fall. The popular Strictly Sail boat show and Chicago
Flower and Garden Show are held at the Pier as well as many
other fairs and expositions throughout the year. Also apart
of Navy Pier is the Children's Museum with many different
exhibits and activites for both children and adults to enjoy
while visiting the museum. There is also an IMAX theater inside
of the Pier to enjoy movies with the family while enjoying
a day out in the lakefront.
Crown FountainCrown Fountain is an interactive work of public
art and video sculpture featured in Chicago's Millennium Park,
which is located in the Loop community area. Designed by Catalan
artist Jaume Plensa, it opened in July 2004.[1][2] The fountain
is composed of a black granite reflecting pool placed between
a pair of glass brick towers. The towers are 50 feet (15.2
m) tall,[1] and they use light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to display
digital videos on their inward faces.
Field Museum of Natural HistoryThe Field Museum of Natural
History sits on Lake Shore Drive next to Lake Michigan, part
of a scenic complex known as the Museum Campus Chicago. The
museum collections contain over 21 million specimens, of which
only a small portion are ever on display. Visit Sue, the most
complete and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex fossil yet discovered.
Shedd AquariumThe John G. Shedd Aquarium contains over 25,000
fish, and was for some time the largest indoor aquarium in
the world with 5,000,000 US gallons (19,000,000 l) of water.
The Shedd Aquarium was the first inland aquarium with a permanent
saltwater fish collection. It is surrounded by Museum Campus
Chicago, which it shares with the Adler Planetarium and the
Field Museum of Natural History.
Grant ParkGrant Park (originally named Lake Park) is a 319
acre park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois,
United States. The park's most notable features are Millennium
Park, Buckingham Fountain and the Art Institute of Chicago.
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