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Where to shop North Michigan Ave (between Oak Street and the River) OutOut ofof HoursHours Chicago, IL 60611 Neighbourhood: Near North Side/River North Open: Store hours vary This part of Michigan Avenue is one of the most famous shopping locations in the world and features a wide range of department and fashion ChicagoChicago stores, souvenir shops and excellent foodstores. Located within the Mile is a cluster of three excellent malls: Mall, and the Shops.

CHICAGO TRIBUNE GIFT STORE 435 North Michigan Ave () Chicago, IL 60611-4066 Photo courtesy of Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau Neighbourhood: Near North Side/River North Host for BIO 2006 and one of the world’s greatest cities, Chicago is big and brash, Tel: (312) 222 3080 lively and entertaining, and an unforgettable experience. Out of Hours highlights just Open: Mon-Fri 8am-6pm; a few of its many attractions. Sat 10am-6pm Located in the Tribune Building, this store is where This is an elegant, yet casual, dining establishment you will find all your souvenirs of the city including Where to eat in downtown Chicago. Classic French fare is served Chicago Tribune trinkets, Bulls and Cubs sports HARRY CARAY’S in a sophisticated setting, and the desserts are gear, and a superb selection of postcards. The store 33 West Kinzie St especially recommended. Favourite dishes include can also make for you a reproduction of any Chicago, IL 60610-4613 duck confit, sea bass, and rabbit sausage. Chicago Tribune front page you desire, which makes Neighbourhood: Near North Side/River a pretty good memento of the city. North Tel: (312) 828 0966 Where to drink Open: Lunch: Mon-Sat 11.30am- EXCHEQUER PUB Where to visit 2.30pm; Sun 11.30am-2pm; 226 South Wabash Ave SEARS TOWER SKYDECK Dinner: Mon-Thurs 5pm-10.30pm; Chicago, IL 60604-2322 233 South Wacker Drive Fri-Sat 5pm-11pm; Sun 4pm-10pm Neighbourhood: Loop Chicago, IL 60606-6306 Cuisine: American Tel: (312) 939 5633 Neighbourhood: Loop This restaurant dedicated to sportscaster Harry Open: Mon-Sat 11am-11pm Tel: (312) 875 9696 Caray is located in a building originally designed in Established for more than 30 years, this bar is Open: 10am-10pm daily 1895 as a furniture varnish factory, and presents particularly popular with business people and The Sears Tower was once the world’s tallest an interesting appearance. There is a huge sports students, while also attracting some tourist trade. A building, reaching a dizzying 1,454 feet. Take the bar and plenty of sporting memorabilia to look at. good selection of drinks is available, as well as the elevator to the 110th storey to reach the The cuisine is traditional Italian-American, the usual bar food of burgers, salads and steaks. The observatory deck, and check out the magnificent steaks being highly recommended. bar is also well known for its top-quality pizza views. dishes at reasonable prices. FAMOUS DAVE’S JOHN G. SHEDD AQUARIUM AND 739 North Clark St RAINBO CLUB OCEANARIUM Chicago, IL 60610-3501 1150 North Damen Ave 1200 South Lake Shore Drive Neighbourhood: Near North Side/River Chicago, IL 60622-3633 Chicago, IL 60605-2402 North Neighbourhood: Wicker Park/Bucktown Neighbourhood: South Loop Tel: (312) 266 2400 Tel: (773) 489 5999 Tel: (312) 939 2438 or (312) 559 Open: Mon-Thurs 11am - 12 midnight; Open: Sun-Fri 4pm-2am; Sat 4pm-3am 0200 (tickets) Fri-Sat 11am-1am This bar originally only featured jazz as its Located beside Lake Michigan, this aquarium and Cuisine: American entertainment but nowadays a wider range of music ocenarium holds more than 650 species of fish, Since 1994, Chicagoan Dave Anderson has opened is on offer and the place is frequented by a reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, birds and a number of restaurants around the country, their clientele with varied tastes. It still manages to mammals from around the world. Enjoy the speciality being his unique sauce and cooking retain some of its character, Caribbean coral reef exhibition, or see the whales style. Dishes such as slow-smoked pork roast, reminiscent of tougher times in the city, so it’s well and dolphins in the marine mammal shows. mojo chicken and slow-cooked ribs are highly worth a visit for its atmosphere alone. popular with the clientele. The restaurant also THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO features live blues every night of the week. 404 WINE BAR 111 South Michigan Ave 2856 North Southport Ave Chicago, IL 60603-6492 MOSSANT BISTRO Chicago, IL 60657-4125 Neighbourhood: Loop 225 North Wabash Ave Neighbourhood: Lakeview/Wrigleyville Tel: (312) 443 3600 Chicago, IL 60601-2404 Tel: (773) 404 5886 This art gallery features an excellent collection, Neighbourhood: Loop Open: Mon-Sat 5pm-2am including a number of Rembrandt’s masterpieces. Tel: (312) 236 9300 Warm and inviting in wintertime but just as Prints and drawings, Impressionist and Open: Mon-Thurs 7am-10am, welcoming in the summer, this is the place to relax Post-Impressionist paintings (including works by 11.30am-2.30pm, 5pm-10pm; with a glass of fine wine. Mexican, Chilean, South Monet, Renoir and van Gogh), plus sculptures, Fri 7am-10am, 11.30am-2.30pm, African and Italian wines are all available at photographs, architectural drawings and textiles 5pm-11pm; Sat 8am-2pm, 5pm-11pm; reasonable prices, and are sold by the glass, flight are featured. Guided tours of the Institute are Sun 8am-2pm, 5pm-10pm or bottle. It’s not pretentious in any way, just come available and there is also an excellent museum Cuisine: French along and enjoy the wine! shop.

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