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3 CAF River Cruise Bobby’s Bike Hike

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Art Institute of Chicago The Field Museum

Shedd Aquarium

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7 Chicago SPORTS CHEER ON CHICAGO’S WINNING TEAMS.

If you’re a sports fan, you’ve landed in the right city. You’ll see superhuman home runs and light- up-the-sky fireworks during baseball games played at the opposite ends of the city by Chicago’s two winning Major League teams. Head to the to witness the extraordinary athletics of a basketball game or the lightning-quick moves of an ice hockey team, depending on the evening. Catch American football action on the turf of an impressive lakefront stadium. And cheer a fast-paced soccer match played with a home field advantage.

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• Chicago Cubs Baseball • Chicago Bears Football • Chicago White Sox Baseball • Chicago Fire Soccer • Chicago Bulls Basketball • Auto Racing at • Chicago Blackhawks Hockey

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The photo credit: Choose Chicago Ciao ENTERTAINMENT Chicago ENJOYILLINOIS.CO.UK • Blue Chicago • B.L.U.E.S. • Kingston Mines • House of • ’s Legends • Blue ManGroup • • The Chicago Theatre • make itamazing: with anotorious Prohibition Era past. cabarethear sultry singers inanintimate club best live blues musicinthecountry. Orsteal away to without arain poncho(trust us!).Listen to some of the of atrioof baldbluemen,anddon’t sitinthefront row comedy stars. Be surprised by theunexpected antics district. Laughatthequick-witted improv of tomorrow’s Broadway show inthehistoric downtown theatre venues are litupseven nights aweek. See ahit You’ll never bebored inChicago, where entertainment EXPLORE THECITY’S NIGHTLIFE SCENE. Broadway inChicago • Lyric of Chicago Orchestra • Chicago • Pavilion • KitKat Lounge & Restaurant • Andy’s Jazz Club& • Green MillJazz Club at MillenniumPark Supper Club

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The Publican Shanghai Terrace

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Chicago SHOPPING SHOP CHIC CITY BOUTIQUES AND DESIGNER BARGAINS.

If you’re on a shopping mission, look no further than Chicago and its nearby suburbs. Spend a day on North Michigan Avenue, better known as The Magnificent Mile. Stroll block after block of this beautiful boulevard lined with impressive flagship stores, and upscale malls featuring chic boutiques and major department stores. Just steps from the Magnificent Mile is Oak Street, home to some of the biggest names in fashion. State Street offers trendy shops housed in historic downtown buildings. For unbelievable designer deals, head beyond the city to some of the area’s biggest outlet malls.

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18 Plano House, Farnsworth Park Oak Home & Studio, Wright Lloyd Frank Historic Route 66 ROUTE 66 ROUTE the way to see America. taleslegendary of anera whenroad trips were serve uphomemadespecials. Andlisten to Settle into abooth atdeliciousdiners thatstill into museums filledwithamazingmemorabilia. bottle (which make for perfect selfies). Step like asmilingspaceman andagiantcatsup of 66alive withquirky roadside attractions, discover friendlydevotees whokeep thespirit in time. Explore theMother Road andyou’ll country to Santa Monica, isdelightfully frozen begins inChicago andstretches across the The Illinoislegof thisstoried byway, which NOSTALGICOF AMERICANA. SLICE FOR A 66 ROUTE TRAVEL HISTORIC ENJOYILLINOIS.CO.UK

21 Cozy Dog Drive In, Springfield Dog Drive Cozy make it amazing:

• Historic Route 66 • Cruisin’ with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center, Bloomington • Buckingham Fountain, Chicago • The Palms Grill Cafe, • Lou Mitchell’s Restaurant, Chicago • Paul Bunyon Hot Dog Statue, Atlanta • Joliet Area Historical Museum, Joliet • World’s Largest Covered Wagon, Lincoln • , Joliet • Cozy Dog Drive In, Springfield • Gemini Giant, Wilmington • Original Brick Road, Auburn • Ambler’s Texaco Gas Station, Dwight • Ariston Cafe, Litchfield • Standard Oil Gas Station, Odell • Henry’s Rabbit Ranch, Staunton • Route 66 Association

Hall of Fame & Museum, • World’s Largest Catsup Pontiac 66 Museum, Illinois Route Bottle, Collinsville • Pontiac-Oakland Automobile Museum, Pontiac • Chain of Rocks Bridge, Madison

22 Odell Oil Gas Station, Standard Wilmington Gemini Giant, Blaum Bros. Distilling Co., Galena photo credit: Fuerste Garth

techniques to create floating works of art. from theMississippi River whouses oldworld And visitacanoe maker just afew steps away wind chimeandrocking chair, for starters). believes biggerisbetter (think world’s largest Browse theoversized works of anartistwho personally harvests theingredients by hand. vase. Savour dishes crafted by achef who bourbon. Watch aglassblower create astunning state. Siphandcrafted beer andsmallbatch breweries, of andartisans alltypes around the Illinois asyou explore one-of-a-kind restaurants, Get afirsthand lookatthemaker spiritin AND ARTISANS OF ILLINOIS. MAKERS CREATORS, THE MEET MADE ILLINOIS ENJOYILLINOIS.CO.UK

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• Scratch Brewing Company, Ava Ottawa Company, Brewing Roots Tangled • Toraason Glass, Peoria • Epiphany Farms, Bloomington

26 Effingham Grill, Firefly Ava Company, Brewing Scratch Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum SPRINGFIELD respects atthepresident’s monumental tomb. unchangedfromvirtually the1800s. Andpay your speeches. Tour theLincoln family homethatlooks state buildingwhere hetriedcases andgave inspiring costumed villagers. Wander thehallsof theimposing a young Lincoln beganhiscareer come to life with effects andrare artefacts. See thefrontier town where House through lifelike vignettes, dazzling special days asatravelling lawyer to theoffice of the White presidential museum thattraces hisroots from his Learn aboutLincoln’s remarkable life atSpringfield’s ENJOYILLINOIS.CO.UK • IllinoisState Capitol • OldState Capitol State • Lincoln Tomb • Lincoln HomeNational • make itamazing: LINCOLN. CHANGING U.S. PRESIDENT ABRAHAM HISTORY- OF IN FOOTSTEPS THE FOLLOW Historic Site Historic Site and Museum Presidential Library

• Lincoln’s New Salem State • History Comes Alive • Lincoln’s Ghost Walk Tour • Vachel Lindsay Home State • IllinoisState Museum • Dana-Thomas House Historic Site, Petersburg Historic Site 29

Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa Main Street Galena

Miss Kitty’s Grape Escape

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Great River Road COUNTRY COUNTRY GREAT RIVERS from thedeckof arelaxing riverboat cruise. American culture. Orjust soak upthescenery that were once hometo anancientNative the world map. Climbmysterious mounds explorers andinnovators whoputIllinoison ride through thewoods. Learn aboutthe eye view onanadrenaline-pumping zipline among thebluffs inthewinter. Get abird’s parks thatare hometo baldeagles thatnest mighty . Hike forested state your camera ready to snapshots of the Drive thescenic Great River Road andhave ENJOYILLINOIS.CO.UK LINK THIS SCENIC REGION. CRUISE ALONGTHE WATERWAYS THAT 33 Spirit of Peoria, Peoria Peoria, Spirit of make it amazing:

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Moline Grafton Inn & Cottages, Point Tara • Lewis & Clark Confluence • Caterpillar Visitors Center, Tower, Hartford Peoria • Lewis & Clark State • Spirit of Peoria, Peoria Historic Site, Hartford • Pere Marquette State Park, • Mounds State Grafton Historic Site, Collinsville

34 Moline Pavilion, John Deere Grafton Zipline, Grafton ILLINOIS ANNUAL EVENTS MARK THESE FUN FESTIVALS AND EVENTS ON YOUR TRAVEL CALENDAR.

SUMMER(June/July/August) AUTUMN (Sept./Oct./Nov.)

Chicago Blues Festival (Chicago) Chicago Gourmet (Chicago) Chicago Pride Festival & Parade Chicago Architecture Biennial (Chicago) (Chicago) Superman Celebration (Metropolis) International Route 66 Mother Road Festival (Springfield) Blues on the Fox Festival (Aurora) Morton Pumpkin Festival (Morton) (Chicago) Nascar Sprint Cup Weekend at World’s Largest Catsup Bottle Festival Chicagoland Speedway (Joliet) (Collinsville) Bank of America Illinois State Fair (Springfield) (Chicago) (Chicago) Nouveau Wine Weekend (Galena) Chicago Air & Water Show (Chicago) Magnificent Mile Lights Festival (Chicago) (Chicago) East Peoria Festival of Lights (East Peoria)

WINTER (Dec./Jan./Feb.) SPRING (March/April/May) Christkindlmarket (Chicago) Sock Monkey Madness Festival at Midway Village Museum (Rockford) Chi-Town Rising (Chicago) St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Chicago) Bald Eagle Trolley Tours at Starved Rock (Utica) Wine Lovers Weekend (Galena) Bald Eagle Days at Pere Marquette Dutch Days Festival (Fulton) State Park (Grafton) Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Illinois Sculpting Competition Festival (Joliet to Towanda) (Rockford) Funks Grove Maple Syrup Experience Chinese New Year (Chicago) (McLean) Chicago Restaurant Week (Chicago)

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DISTANCE CHART (FROM CHICAGO) Alton 287 mi 462 km Aurora 42 mi 67 km Carbondale 332 mi 534 km Champaign 138 mi 534 km Galena 164 mi 264 km Gurnee 40 mi 65 km In-State Train Routes BY THE NUMBERS Joliet 47 mi 76 km 1 National Forest in Southern Illinois Metropolis 367 mi 591 km Illinois Zephyr-Carl Sandburg Service 7 National Scenic Byways Oak Brook 19 mi 31 km Chicago-Galesburg-Quincy 8 State Parks with lodging and dining Peoria 166 mi 267 km 26 miles/42 km of shoreline along Pontiac 98 mi 158 km Lincoln Service Lake Michigan Quad Cities 165 mi 266 km Chicago-Bloomington/Normal- Springfield-St. Louis 33 beaches in Chicago Rockford 89 mi 143 km 400 miles/644 km along Route 66 Rosemont 17 mi 28 km Illini-Saluki Service 550 miles/885 km of shoreline along Skokie 15 mi 24 km Chicago-Champaign-Carbondale the Mississippi River Springfield 202 mi 325 km Utica 92 mi 148 km

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