Chicago, USA (Point of interest)

A multitude of Chicago Architectural Foundation Tours examine the city's fascinating architecture, particularly Downtown. One of the most interesting is the Architecture River Cruise. Floating down the Chicago River, you see and learn about 50 sign... Continue reading →

The three-storey Chicago Cultural Center is located on East Washington Street Downtown and boasts the world's largest Tiffany dome. This grand venue hosts numerous cultural events as well as being home to the Chicago Office of Tourism. Built as th... Continue reading →

Chicago Museum of History (formerly the Chicago Historical Society) has been reborn after a US$27.5 million renovation. The new and updated galleries give visitors an insight into the many events that have helped make Chicago the global icon it is ... Continue reading →

The downtown Chicago Symphony Center hosts 150 world-class classical, children's and chamber concerts yearly. It is possible to sit on stage behind the orchestra. Tickets are scarce but the box office has same day, discounted tickets for students a... Continue reading →

Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park is one of the world's largest, confirming the city's habit of doing everything on a grand scale. Modelled on the Latona Basin at Versailles, the three-level fountain is particularly spectacular at night.... Continue reading →

The towering John Hancock Center and Observatory, 344m (1,127ft), is shorter than the Sears Tower but less crowded and more scenic. On clear days, the Downtown observatory view takes in 129km (80 miles), four states and the Lake Michigan shoreline.... Continue reading →

Chicago's 24.5-acre Millennium Park is a centre for art, music, architecture and landscape design and hosts a variety of events Downtown. Be mesmerised by 15.24m-tall (50 foot) glass fountains. Stroll the Lurie Gardens or pass Frank Gehry's groundb... Continue reading →

One of the nation's largest contemporary art museums, Chicago's cutting-edge Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) near North concentrates on surrealism, minimalism and photographic works. Rotating exhibits have included creations by notables like Clae... Continue reading →

Descend into a coal mine, walk through a human heart or a WWII German submarine at Hyde Park's Museum of Science and Industry. The twinkling of a magic, miniature fairy castle is beguiling. Permanent and visiting exhibits delight all ages.... Continue reading →

A municipal pier dating to 1914 but renovated in the mid-90s, Navy Pier stretches 800 metres into Lake Michigan, and is full of shops, restaurants and entertainment. It includes a giant Ferris Wheel, Shakespeare Theater and a stained-glass museum.... Continue reading →

Now standing proudly as the undisputed centre of attention at Chicago's Field Museum, wieghing in at around four tons, Sue is the most complete fossilised Tyrannosaurus Rex ever found. Sue was discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1990 ... Continue reading →

The Field Museum on Museum Campus houses 65-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus Rex 'Sue'. Check out city streets and beautiful Sahara in the 'Africa' exhibit and mummies in 'Inside Ancient Egypt'. 'Shrink' to insect size and burrow into the soil at Und... Continue reading →

The Willis Tower is America's tallest building at 443m (1,454 feet), and visitors can ascend to the 103rd floor's Skydeck for views up to 80km. One of the world's fastest lifts (488m per minute) reaches the top in 70 seconds.... Continue reading →