Sightseeing
FreeChicago Cultural Center
FreeYou look up at a Tiffany stained-glass dome and catch free art shows, concerts and tours in the Loop's 1897 People's Palace.
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Millennium Park & Cloud Gate (The Bean)
Millennium Park & Cloud Gate (The Bean) is an outdoor activity in Chicago, IL, part of the Chicago guide. Cost: free. Open year-round.
201 E Randolph St · Chicago, IL
Why you should go…
No Chicago trip is complete without a selfie in Cloud Gate's mirror-polished curves, but stick around for Crown Fountain's splashing video sculptures, the Lurie Garden, and free summer concerts at Pritzker Pavilion. It's the city's front lawn, and it costs nothing. Winter brings a beloved ice rink.
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