Water Tower Place
No admission feeShop on Chicago's Magnificent Mile in a 758,000-square-foot mall at the base of a 74-story tower with a Ritz-Carlton hotel.
Transit: reachable by public transit

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Lake-and-skyline views from 1,000 feet up, plus TILT, the glass ledge that leans you over Michigan Avenue.
875 N Michigan Ave · Chicago, IL
Perched on the 94th floor of the former John Hancock Center, 360 CHICAGO serves up arguably the city's best vantage point, lake on one side, skyline on the other. Brave the TILT platform, which tips you outward over the Magnificent Mile, or just sip a drink in the sky-high bar at sunset.
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Transit: reachable by public transit
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