9 am : Take a scenic gravy holder ride , Vince Vaughn - styleAs Vince Vaughn teach us in The Break - Up , there are many path to see Chicago . But see Chicago by boat with a Chicago River and/or Lake Michigan cruise ? You ai n’t done Chicago ‘ til you ’ve done this , kid . Just balk the temptation to stand out in the water , unless you ’d like a free police escort to gravy boat jail .
1:30pm : take the air the 606It may not quite be NYC ’s High Line , but the recently - afford 606 Trail is easily the coolest matter to open in Chicago in quite some time . Take full vantage of the four month of the year when the weather condition is n’t soul - sucking by exploring this 2.7 - mile out-of-door refreshment path get across through several hoods from Bucktown to Humboldt Park .
2 pm : Grab some of the finest baseball game food for thought in the worldWith the two best teams in the game , baseball is king in Chicago . And while the Cubs hog the lion ’s share of the glory , the Sox keep create the South Side proud along with some of the finest stadium intellectual nourishment on the planet . Batting helmets full of barbacoa - topped nachos ? Yes , please .
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4 pm : Commence maximal beach easiness at Foster Avenue BeachAs you in all likelihood could have guessed by the above entry , the best beaches are found up northward . And with spacious open spaces and plenty of room for unroll the cover while opening a book in heartsease , Foster Avenue Beach is the good of the good .
5 phase modulation : Navigate the underground pedwaySave the computer architecture circuit and tripper to the Willis Tower skydeck for when your parent are in township . veridical Chicagoans walk the secret pedway , a occult and tangle like organization of underground tunnels that will have you beating the dealings … as long as you know where the nether region you ’re going .
7 pm : Watch MLB ’s number one team demolish the competition at a Cubs gameObvious choice ? Maybe . But there ’s a reason you braved the crowd – to take hold of a game at one of the Earth ’s finest ballparks . It also the helps that the Cubs are the best team in baseball game . Oh yes , this is the year . Believe it .
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6 post-mortem examination : Explore one of Chicago ’s finest art scene on footNot only is Pilsen overrun with some of cool and most colorful murals in the country , it is also a burgeoning art center that you’re able to explore by foot whenever the hell you want . Or , if you ’re into governance , stop by on the first Friday of the calendar month to tour undetermined studios and galleries around the hood .
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