Illinois,  USA

Chicago – Day 2

Welcome to my Day 2 Itinerary to Explore Chicago.

Try to visit these places in the order, so that you will skip driving in loops and Traffic. I am still editing my blog, will update the details of each location shortly with pictures.

My Top Pics:

  1. Shedd Aquarium – Do drive upto Adler Planetarium for Skyline Photoshoot
  2. Grant park – Buckingham Fountain
  3. Chicago Cultural Center – Largest Tiffany Stained glass Dome in the world
  4. Art Institute of Chicago
  5. Crown Fountain
  6. Cloud Gate
  7. Millennium Monument

Food @Nearby Location of Cloud Gate:

  1. Wildberry Pancakes
  2. Indian tip: Cross the Road at cloud gate monument; Go inside Millennium station there is a small bar and adjacent to it there is an Indian restaurant. Go into bar, You order drinks in bar and order Samosa or Indian snacks at the small window counter-opp to bar counter.
  3. Stanns Donuts and Coffee
  4. Giordano’s
  5. Nando’s Peri-peri
  6. Nutella Café Chicago
  7. Naf Naf
  8. Halal Guys

Continue with the above list of places 🙂

  • West of Cloud Gate – 3blocks away you have “Daley Plaza”- Picasso’s 50-foot-tall untitled sculpture
  • Head North on Clark Street and walk until you see the bridge or hit Wacker drive ( 2block) and 2 blocks to East you will have “London House” – Go to roof top For good view of Downtown and a nice Cocktail
  •  Cross the road it’s Chicago River walk
  • Walk or cycle or uber upto “Navy Pier”
  • Willis Tower
  • Union Station

Take a Bike- Cycle tour- Its worth. You will cycle around the Lake front and in downtown. (Tip: Try Groupon)

End your day at local Tavern and Do eat a Hotdog: Superdawg, Red Hot Ranch, Fatso’s Last Stand or Kim and Carlo’s

If you want to look at some Local areas- Not Iconic- Visit my Day 3 Itinerary.