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My boyfriend and I are going to chicago in September and want some ideas for things to do. We are gonna be there 8 days and will be staying in a hotel on Michigan ave. His dad lives there and will be taking us to do some things like navy pier, a horse carriage ride, ferry around the city etc. We want to do some unusual things while there that are harder to find online. No sports though, I don't like baseball : D & no museums either.
Answer
Here are some things people don't know about:
Go to the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe IL. It is one of the world's most fascinating exhibits of plants, trees, forests, etc. The place is huge (400 acres), and you can literally spend an entire day looking at specialty gardens, exhibits, plants, etc.
Go to some of the interesting ethnic neighborhoods of Chicago. For instance, you can visit the Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood, Chinatown, the Devon Avenue strip of Asian Indian stores and restaurants, the Polish neighborhoods along Milwaukee Avenue, the Scandanavian Andersonville area, the Vietnamese strip along Argyle Ave, etc.
You can arrange for free campus visits of Northwestern U in Evanston (along Lake Michigan), the U of Chicago, or the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Walk along the entire lakeshore of Lincoln Park. You will find amateur fishermen trying to land something, boats and yachts, unusual sports facilities, the zoo, and (of course) beaches. Look at the city skyline.
See Boystown for a gay time. It's along Halsted, Clark, and Lincoln Avenues from about 2600 to 3600 north.
Strangely enough, visit the Vienna Sausage factory at Fullerton and Damen. Get Chicago-style meats and goodies at their in-house deli.
Rent a bicycle and ride the bike paths along Lake Michigan or the forest preserves in the northwest side.
Here are some things people don't know about:
Go to the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe IL. It is one of the world's most fascinating exhibits of plants, trees, forests, etc. The place is huge (400 acres), and you can literally spend an entire day looking at specialty gardens, exhibits, plants, etc.
Go to some of the interesting ethnic neighborhoods of Chicago. For instance, you can visit the Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood, Chinatown, the Devon Avenue strip of Asian Indian stores and restaurants, the Polish neighborhoods along Milwaukee Avenue, the Scandanavian Andersonville area, the Vietnamese strip along Argyle Ave, etc.
You can arrange for free campus visits of Northwestern U in Evanston (along Lake Michigan), the U of Chicago, or the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Walk along the entire lakeshore of Lincoln Park. You will find amateur fishermen trying to land something, boats and yachts, unusual sports facilities, the zoo, and (of course) beaches. Look at the city skyline.
See Boystown for a gay time. It's along Halsted, Clark, and Lincoln Avenues from about 2600 to 3600 north.
Strangely enough, visit the Vienna Sausage factory at Fullerton and Damen. Get Chicago-style meats and goodies at their in-house deli.
Rent a bicycle and ride the bike paths along Lake Michigan or the forest preserves in the northwest side.
What are some good cities in the pacific northwest for college students?
Max
So I may go to college around there and I'm from Atlanta, Georgia. I love walking cities (like Chicago, NYC) and I'd like to be able to walk around which you can't do in ATL.
So what does anyone think of Seattle, Portland, Spokane, Tacoma, Boise all for walking and college life?
Answer
I live in Seattle now, and there are plenty of places to walk here. The Burke Gilman Trail goes past the University of Washington; when I worked at UW, I used to walk it from Fremont to work. There are parks: Woodland Park (around the zoo), Greenlake, Elliott Bay Park, several botanical gardens, and interesting neighborhoods (Greenwood, Fremont, U District, Capitol Hill, to name a few).
I haven't lived in Portland for about 20 years, but I remember a lot of parks and urban trails. Portland also has a lot of bike paths.
I live in Seattle now, and there are plenty of places to walk here. The Burke Gilman Trail goes past the University of Washington; when I worked at UW, I used to walk it from Fremont to work. There are parks: Woodland Park (around the zoo), Greenlake, Elliott Bay Park, several botanical gardens, and interesting neighborhoods (Greenwood, Fremont, U District, Capitol Hill, to name a few).
I haven't lived in Portland for about 20 years, but I remember a lot of parks and urban trails. Portland also has a lot of bike paths.
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