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Originally Posted by sommerfliesby (Post 4316666)

Six Flags is a good hour drive north of the city...so take that into account. If you are staying downtown, Navy Pier is the most popular tourist destination in the city, take a shoreline sightseeing boat ride (the Sea Dog is the "go-fast" option). Right there along the lakefront, you have the Museum Campus....Field Museum of Natural History, Shedd Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium. Maggie Daley Park is brand new, featuring rock climbing walls that just opened. If you want to catch a game, you have the Sox on the south side and the Cubs on the north side...tickets should be pretty easy to come by...almost ALWAYS available at Sox games. Go up to the observation deck in either the Willis (formerly Sears) Tower or the John Hancock building. On the water, you can do kayak tours of the Chicago River, or rent a bike and ride the lakefront path along the beaches.

Oh...and get yourself a deep dish pizza. Giordano's is one of my favorites.

If it was me I'd take whatever outer belt goes around the city and site see from a safe distance.:party-smiley-004:

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Originally Posted by underpsi68 (Post 4317128)

I will be staying a day or 2 by Six Flags. My kids and I are roller coaster junkies LOL.

Thanks for all the suggestions. I appreciate it!!!

Been there but Cedar Point absolutely crushes 6 flags! Cedar Point is 300 miles away (Sandusky, OH). We are from Florida so 300 miles was as close as I was ever going to get. Went to Chicago for a wedding, drove out to Cedar Point and flew home from Akron. I took them last year to Toronto and hit Wonderland (another Cedar Fair park) and it was pretty awesome as well. Buy the "fast pass" option and you can end up covering the whole park in one day.

Try Rosebud's Steakhouse in Chicago, there are 2 I believe. Excellent!

[QUOTE=s022mag;4317402]If it was me I'd take whatever outer belt goes around the city and site see from a safe distance.:party

Probably a smart idea for a Lebron fan to keep his distance from that hood. Good thinkin' Matt!

Although I did hear that watching fans scream and cheer during the national anthem at a Blackhawks game is a must.