Post #213662 by Formikahini on Thu, Feb 9, 2006 1:58 PM

On 2006-02-08 16:24, Bete wrote:
I know there is one or two Rainforest Cafes near all the places you mentioned (one may still be in Chicago, but one is in Shaumburg in Woodfield Mall).
Is Rainforest Cafe tiki? I've only poked my head in one in a heinous 'burb mall outside of Houston, and it just seemed Central American tropical jungle themed. Am I wrong?

SEE THE FIELD MUSEUM.
Give yourself several hours, too!! The clean-up crew must have cursed me after I left, wiping the drool off all the display windows... So many Polynesian islands, so many cultures, so many items representing them. A-MAZ-ing.

Hala Kahiki is a no-food place, so plan accordingly. And give yourself several hours there, too! Every wall is dripping with tiki and Witco EVERYTHING.

(jt likes the Chef Shangri-La drinks better than the HK's :wink:, but don't let that deter you from spending adequate time at both places.)

Check the Free Day schedule at the museums, BTW. (And I know at least the Field is free with teacher ID any day!) Always nice to save a buck, especially as the parking is $$. And yes, The Art Institute IS a must. And don't miss the miniature rooms in the basement. Again, pools of my drool on the floor...

On a purely site-seeing, non-tiki note, I had a ball using the free trolley to buzz around downtown. It leaves from several points and you can hop on and off anytime. I sat by a family who had an extra ticket to the top of the Sears Tower, so - ok! It's a wonderful city with friendly people, amazing art EVERYwhere, and a good transit system. You will adore it.

If they could just get rid of that ass-freezing winter, I'd move there in a heartbeat :)