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to downtown chicago with two friends for a week what are some things to ddo and what are some nice cheap priced hotels
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I'm not sure about hotels, but as far as things to do here are some things you can't miss:
First and foremost, the best thing is Food! Go to Giordanos/other places for deep dish pizza, go to Portillos, and/or get a Chicago style hot dog
Cheap Stuff to Do:
-Lincoln Park Zoo (free!)
-Walk around/take pictures in Millennium Park, walk on the path along the lake
-Go to the beaches (On Oak Street or North Avenue)
-Walk down Michigan Avenue and Window Shop
-If it's summer, catch a concert in Millennium Park
-Go to the Art Institute (Free on Thursdays)
-Navy Pier (free admission, but it's expensive in there)
-Go to the Water Tower (shopping and a great food court for a cheap-ish lunch)
-Explore China Town/Greek Town
-The Museum of Contemporary Photography
-The Botanical Gardens (So pretty!)
-Glison Beach in Wilmette
-Downtown Evanston has cute shops/resteraunts
More Costly:
-Brookfield Zoo; much nicer, but pricey to get into it
-The Planetarium
-Rent Bikes and Bike the path on the river
-The Shedd Aquarium
-See a musical/play
-The Museum of Science and Industry
HAVE FUN! I love Chicago (:
I'm not sure about hotels, but as far as things to do here are some things you can't miss:
First and foremost, the best thing is Food! Go to Giordanos/other places for deep dish pizza, go to Portillos, and/or get a Chicago style hot dog
Cheap Stuff to Do:
-Lincoln Park Zoo (free!)
-Walk around/take pictures in Millennium Park, walk on the path along the lake
-Go to the beaches (On Oak Street or North Avenue)
-Walk down Michigan Avenue and Window Shop
-If it's summer, catch a concert in Millennium Park
-Go to the Art Institute (Free on Thursdays)
-Navy Pier (free admission, but it's expensive in there)
-Go to the Water Tower (shopping and a great food court for a cheap-ish lunch)
-Explore China Town/Greek Town
-The Museum of Contemporary Photography
-The Botanical Gardens (So pretty!)
-Glison Beach in Wilmette
-Downtown Evanston has cute shops/resteraunts
More Costly:
-Brookfield Zoo; much nicer, but pricey to get into it
-The Planetarium
-Rent Bikes and Bike the path on the river
-The Shedd Aquarium
-See a musical/play
-The Museum of Science and Industry
HAVE FUN! I love Chicago (:
Does Denver posses much natural beauty and...?
Mazen H
I am thinking of relocating to the Denver area, a Michigan native, currently in the Dallas TX area. But I get opposite comments from online forums such as bestplaces.com.. and have some various questions?
First, Is Denver brown and lacking greenery, or is it full of greenery and beautiful natural scenic views?
Secondly. Is this cowboy town, with a lot of people walking around with big hats and an old west style or mentality about them?
Thirdly, are people in the Denver metropolis, right wing, or are they moderate?
I mean - religiously, politically, and culturally - I myself am moderate to liberal - so if it right wing, I should know to avoid such discomfort - keep in mind I lived almost all my life in Michigan.
Finlay, once I get out of the city, and into the major suburbs like Lakewood, Aurora, and the smaller towns - is it commercially dense, or does it lack activity and nightlife as well?
Well good people of Denver and visitors, appreciate your objective feedback.
Thanks again Denvarado's!!
SEE HERE - Conflicting views
Just to clarify -
Little confused, upon further research (last 2 elections) I found Denver major Democratic, and suburbs generally about 50/50 - so how would one answerer say Denver is a "little right wing", in what ways"?
How is it that Denver is a little bit of a cowboy town - just please be detail specific, also does that hold true to the suburbs as well?
Need to go out of the city to get a view, or be situated around some natural beauty - does this mean city spots with a view, or situated in a natural area are rare?
Well thanks again - either way I will make a trip out there from Dallas metro, but just want some good info before I get out.
PS: Sorry about that Denvarado comment
Also please state how long you have stayed in Denver
By the way - don't be to hard on my Red Wings - I think they are reaching respectability again - may meet up again in the play-offs in a meaningful game again. I think the Ave's play less dirty now - Ah!
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Confused yet? Surprising how we're all looking at the same city but seeing it so differently. I don't know if I'll clarify anything or just muck it up further but here goes. My family has been in Colorado since the 1870s. This admittedly probably makes me a tad biased. Okay, maybe a lot biased. However, I am a realist, and I'm not trying to pull a sell job on you; I'll just share my thoughts. I've lived in or spent a great deal of time in Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and New Orleans. Only been through Dallas and never to Michigan. I tell you all of that so you can take what I say with as large a dose of salt as you'd like. These are just my opinions and others can disagree.
Denver is politically moderate. It very much has a live-and-let-live attitude. You will not feel out of place. Politics is as big a topic of conversation here as anywhere, but you're far less likely to find ignorant, uninformed voters here than elsewhere. One of the above posters mentioned that Colorado boasts 4 of the 20 most educated cities in the US. You will notice this when you're here! Would that I could have intelligent political discourse with a resident of Phoenix. Your debates might be 'boisterous' in Denver, but I have yet to encounter a "show me Muslim Osama Hussein's birth certificate!" nutjob here. Oh, they probably exist, but they're not out yelling their opinions in coffee shops. Denver is pretty centrist. Now, if you want to start a real argument, forget politics, just walk into a bar and proclaim the Dallas Cowboys are better than the Broncos. Whoo-whee!!
I don't see Denver as "brown." Sorry, I just don't. The surrounding area maybe but not the city. Just know that Denver is not in the mountains. No babbling brooks running through our yards. We are on the prairie. It ain't called "The Queen City of the Plains" for nothin'. No, it's not lush like the Olympic Peninsula or what I know of Michigan, but Denver grew up during the City Beautiful movement. It is filled with some of the most beautiful parks and tree-lined parkways you'll find anywhere. You can walk for miles and not leave them. If anyone doubts me, start at the west end of City Park, follow 17th Ave Pkwy east to Monaco, south to 6th Ave, west to Colorado Blvd, 7th Ave Pkwy (where I live) to Williams St Pkwy, thru to the NE corner of Cheesman Park and voila, you're six blocks from where you started and you didn't leave a lovely tree-lined path the entire distance. And then there's the Cherry Creek bike path along Speer Blvd. It's fantastic. Brown? No. Maybe in the suburbs, but I can't speak for them. I can't remember the last time I was in Thornton or Lakewood -- no reason to go. And then there's Aurora, eek. Take a gun.
Are you likely to have a sweeping vista of the front range from your living room? Probably not, unless you live in a high-rise near Cheesman, City Park, or LoDo. I can only see the mountains from my home if I go to the 3rd floor and lean out the dormers, but if I pull out of my garage and head west, there they are, large as life. In other words, you'll certainly see them during your daily travels. This gives the added bonus that it's near impossible to get lost. The mountains are almost always visible and they are always west.
As far as your cowboy town question, if you do see anyone in boots and a cowboy hat, it's probably a tourist, lol. From its beginnings, Denver has steered away from its frontier heritage. The architecture and feel of the city is much more like Chicago than, say, Fort Worth. That is not an accident. Our famous Mt. Evans (highest road in North America, and last I heard the highest *paved* road in the world) is named after our Governor Evans. From Chicago... Evanston, IL? Same man. Except in the cattle industry, Denver's early commerce for years was more with Chicago and Seattle than it ever was with Dallas. Consequently, Denver resembles those cities. Qualifier: I am referring to the areas of Denver that I know best, the central part of the city proper. If you want to know about suburbs then just picture a suburb of most any major city. Same bland cookie cutter houses, street layouts, strip malls, stores, blah-blah-blah.
And, as usual, I've spewed. Hey, it's a topic near and dear to my heart. I won't even go into the things to do in Denver. You've probably already found out more information by Googling than I could ever give you. You'll never be bored if you don't want to be.
One last: it's DENVERITES and we are COLORADANS (pron. Coll-uh-RAH-dens), not Coloradoans. Just so you don't find yourself getting corrected when you come for a look around. :) Enjoy your visit, and I hope our fair city is soon to have another happy resident.
Confused yet? Surprising how we're all looking at the same city but seeing it so differently. I don't know if I'll clarify anything or just muck it up further but here goes. My family has been in Colorado since the 1870s. This admittedly probably makes me a tad biased. Okay, maybe a lot biased. However, I am a realist, and I'm not trying to pull a sell job on you; I'll just share my thoughts. I've lived in or spent a great deal of time in Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and New Orleans. Only been through Dallas and never to Michigan. I tell you all of that so you can take what I say with as large a dose of salt as you'd like. These are just my opinions and others can disagree.
Denver is politically moderate. It very much has a live-and-let-live attitude. You will not feel out of place. Politics is as big a topic of conversation here as anywhere, but you're far less likely to find ignorant, uninformed voters here than elsewhere. One of the above posters mentioned that Colorado boasts 4 of the 20 most educated cities in the US. You will notice this when you're here! Would that I could have intelligent political discourse with a resident of Phoenix. Your debates might be 'boisterous' in Denver, but I have yet to encounter a "show me Muslim Osama Hussein's birth certificate!" nutjob here. Oh, they probably exist, but they're not out yelling their opinions in coffee shops. Denver is pretty centrist. Now, if you want to start a real argument, forget politics, just walk into a bar and proclaim the Dallas Cowboys are better than the Broncos. Whoo-whee!!
I don't see Denver as "brown." Sorry, I just don't. The surrounding area maybe but not the city. Just know that Denver is not in the mountains. No babbling brooks running through our yards. We are on the prairie. It ain't called "The Queen City of the Plains" for nothin'. No, it's not lush like the Olympic Peninsula or what I know of Michigan, but Denver grew up during the City Beautiful movement. It is filled with some of the most beautiful parks and tree-lined parkways you'll find anywhere. You can walk for miles and not leave them. If anyone doubts me, start at the west end of City Park, follow 17th Ave Pkwy east to Monaco, south to 6th Ave, west to Colorado Blvd, 7th Ave Pkwy (where I live) to Williams St Pkwy, thru to the NE corner of Cheesman Park and voila, you're six blocks from where you started and you didn't leave a lovely tree-lined path the entire distance. And then there's the Cherry Creek bike path along Speer Blvd. It's fantastic. Brown? No. Maybe in the suburbs, but I can't speak for them. I can't remember the last time I was in Thornton or Lakewood -- no reason to go. And then there's Aurora, eek. Take a gun.
Are you likely to have a sweeping vista of the front range from your living room? Probably not, unless you live in a high-rise near Cheesman, City Park, or LoDo. I can only see the mountains from my home if I go to the 3rd floor and lean out the dormers, but if I pull out of my garage and head west, there they are, large as life. In other words, you'll certainly see them during your daily travels. This gives the added bonus that it's near impossible to get lost. The mountains are almost always visible and they are always west.
As far as your cowboy town question, if you do see anyone in boots and a cowboy hat, it's probably a tourist, lol. From its beginnings, Denver has steered away from its frontier heritage. The architecture and feel of the city is much more like Chicago than, say, Fort Worth. That is not an accident. Our famous Mt. Evans (highest road in North America, and last I heard the highest *paved* road in the world) is named after our Governor Evans. From Chicago... Evanston, IL? Same man. Except in the cattle industry, Denver's early commerce for years was more with Chicago and Seattle than it ever was with Dallas. Consequently, Denver resembles those cities. Qualifier: I am referring to the areas of Denver that I know best, the central part of the city proper. If you want to know about suburbs then just picture a suburb of most any major city. Same bland cookie cutter houses, street layouts, strip malls, stores, blah-blah-blah.
And, as usual, I've spewed. Hey, it's a topic near and dear to my heart. I won't even go into the things to do in Denver. You've probably already found out more information by Googling than I could ever give you. You'll never be bored if you don't want to be.
One last: it's DENVERITES and we are COLORADANS (pron. Coll-uh-RAH-dens), not Coloradoans. Just so you don't find yourself getting corrected when you come for a look around. :) Enjoy your visit, and I hope our fair city is soon to have another happy resident.
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