Post #793982 by mikehooker on Sat, Mar 23, 2019 1:19 PM

The wife and I are visiting Chicago the week of CATT and we'll have a few extra days to explore the city before the tiki festivities kick off. We're flying through Midway and will be staying with a friend in the Sheridan Park area near Uptown when we're not at Aloft O'Hare during CATT. We plan to make additional excursions to Lost Lake and Three Dots before the tour, but also wanna take in as much of the windy city as possible.

Some items on our proposed agenda include:

Field Museum
Art Institute
Hancock Center
Lincoln Park Zoo
Frank Lloyd Wright home & studio tour (any other FLW suggestions? We have an annual pass)

Looking for suggestions of:

Other museums/historic sites
Liquor stores with good rum selection
Record shops
Vintage shopping
FOOD

Also, is Second City worth checking out?

Lastly, it seems everything is really spread out. The one time I was passing through Chicago I went to Permanent Records and it took me more time to get there and find parking than I actually spent in the store. Is it worth renting a car for the few days we'll be exploring or just take mass transit/uber to get around?

Thanks!

EDIT to include Destination Map

[ Edited by: mikehooker 2019-03-23 14:11 ]