2006-06-16 16:58:38 · 3 answers · asked by windyctlvr 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Chicago
i think that everything chicago has to offer is great! we have a lot to do for free/low cost so there is no excuse not to get out and enjoy it all. it's great for date night, family night, or hanging with the friends night. something for everyone! not just the sites, but also the food & shopping.
Mayor Daley's Jumping Jack May-September
2006
Chicago Summer Neighborhood Festivals May-September
2006 Farmers Markets May-November
Bike Chicago 2006 May-September
8th Annual
Great Chicago Places and Spaces May 19-21
22nd Annual
Chicago Gospel Music Festival
(in Millennium Park) June 2-4
23rd Annual
Chicago Blues Festival June 8-11
26th Annual
Taste of Chicago June 30-July 9
16th Annual
Chicago Country Music Festival July 1-2
14th Annual
Race to the Taste July 2
7th Annual
Chicago Outdoor Film Festival July 18-Aug 29
(Tues. Only in Butler Field)
13th Annual
Mayor's Cup Youth Soccer Tournament July 22-23
49th Annual Venetian Night July 29
Tall Ships Chicago 2006 August 3-9
48th Annual
Chicago Air and Water Show August 19-20
18th Annual
Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival August 26-27
28th Annual
Chicago Jazz Festival August 31-September 3
10th Annual
Celtic Fest Chicago September 16-17
Chicagoween October
Chicago Book Festival October
10th Annual
Halloween Pumpkin Plaza October 13-31
Halloween Happening October 21
Daley Plaza Santa's House Nov. 23-Dec. 24
93rd Annual
Tree Lighting Ceremony November 24
Mayor Daley's 7th Annual
Holiday Sports Festival December 28-30
New Year's Eve Fireworks
at Buckingham Fountain December 31
Museums: A Guide to Chicago's Museums and their Free Days
Museum Campus
Museums and Cultural Attractions
Chicago's cultural institutions explore a variety of subjects including history, modern art, African-American culture, astronomy and natural history. Some museums offer free admission daily and others are free on designated days. If a museum charges admission on the day you choose to visit, be sure to inquire about student discounts.
Museum Information
(Dates subject to change. Call museums for more information.)
Always Free:
CenterSpace Gallery at Gallery 37
66 E. Randolph Street
312.744.8925
www.gallery37.org
Chicago ArchiCenter
224 S. Michigan Avenue
312.922.3432
www.architecture.org
Chicago Beaches and Parks
Various locations
312.742.PLAY (7529)
www.chicagoparkdistrict.com
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington Street
www.cityofchicago.org/
tourism/CulturalCenter/
Chicago Tourism Center
72 E. Randolph Street
312.744.6630
City Gallery at the Historic
Water Tower
806 N. Michigan Avenue
312.742.0808
www.cityofchicago.org/Tourism
/ThingsToDo/CityGallery/CityGallery
Chicago Public Library's Harold Washington Library Center
400 S. State Street
312.747.4300
www.chipublib.org
DePaul University Art Museum
2350 N. Kenmore
773.325.7506
http://museums.depaul.edu/artwebsite/
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Avenue
312.746.5100
www.garfield-conservatory.org
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N. Milwaukee Avenue
312.243.9088
http://outsider.art.org
Jane Addams Hull House
800 S. Halsted Street
312.413.5353
Lincoln Park Conservatory
2400 N. Stockton Drive
312.742.7736
Lincoln Park Zoo
2200 N. Cannon Drive
312.742.2000
www.lpzoo.com
Martin D'Arcy Museum of Art
6525 N. Sheridan Road
773.508.2679
http://darcy.luc.edu
Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
1852 W. 19th Street
312.738.1503
www.mfachicago.org
Museum of Broadcast
Communications
78 E. Washington Street
312.629.6000
www.museum.tv
Museum of Contemporary
Photography
600 S. Michigan Avenue
312.663.5554
www.mocp.org
Navy Pier
600 E. Grand Avenue
312.595.PIER (7437)
www.navypier.com
Newberry Library
60 W. Walton Street
312.943.9090
www.newberry.org
The Oriental Institute Museum
1155 E. 58th Street
773.702.9520
www-oi.uchicago.edu
The Peace Museum
100 N. Central Park Avenue
773.638.6450
www.peacemuseum.org
The Renaissance Society of University of Chicago
5811 S. Ellis Avenue
Bergman Gallery, Cobb Hall 418
773.702.8670
The Smart Museum of Art
5550 S. Greenwood Avenue
773.702.0200
http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu
The Smith Museum of Stained Glass
Navy Pier
700 E. Grand Avenue
312.791.6049
Special Free Days:
Mondays:
The Adler Planetarium
1300 S. Lake Shore Drive
312.922.STAR (7827)
www.adlerplanetarium.org
September 15 - December 23
Chicago Historical Society
Clark Street at North Avenue
312.642.4600
www.chicagohistory.org
The Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive
312.922.9410
www.fmnh.org
September 15 - December 23
Museum of Science and Industry
57th Street and Lake Shore Drive
773.684.1414
www.msichicago.org
September 15 - November 25, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day
The Shedd Aquarium
1200 S. Lakeshore Drive
312.939.2438
www.sheddnet.org
October 6 - December 23
Tuesdays:
The Adler Planetarium
1300 S. Lake Shore Drive
312.922.STAR (7827)
www.adlerplanetarium.org
September 15 - December 23
The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S. Michigan Avenue
www.artic.edu
312.443.3600
The Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive
312.922.9410
www.fmnh.org
September 15 - December 23
International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N. Lakeshore Drive
312.642.6502
www.imss.org/html/frames
Museum of Contemporary Art
Tuesdays 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
220 E. Chicago Avenue
312.280.2660
www.mcachicago.org
Museum of Science and Industry
57th Street and Lake Shore Drive
773.684.1414
www.msichicago.org
September 15 - November 25, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day
The Shedd Aquarium
1200 S. Lakeshore Drive
312.939.2438
www.sheddnet.org
October 6 - December 23
Swedish American Museum and Children's Museum of Immigration
5211 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60640
773.728.8111
www.swedishamericanmuseum.org
Second Tuesday of every month
Wednesdays:
Clark House Museum
1827 S. Indiana Avenue
312.326.1480
www.cityofchicago.org/CulturalAffairs
/ClarkeHouse/ClarkeHouse
Glessner House Museum
1800 S. Prairie Avenue
312.326.1480
www.glessnerhouse.org
Thursdays:
Chicago Children's Museum
700 E. Grand Avenue
312.527.1000
www.chichildrensmuseum.org
5-8 p.m.
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 N. Cannon Drive
773.755.5100
www.naturemuseum.org
Fridays:
Spertus Museum
618 S. Michigan Avenue
312.322.1747
www.spertus.edu/
Sundays:
DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E. 56th Place
773.947.0600
www.dusablemuseum.org
2006-06-17 06:44:22 · answer #1 · answered by sickntyred 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Navy Pier is a blast. The museums are great. Never been to millenium park. If you have a chance, go to the Taste of Chicago. Im pretty sure it runs from June 28th (maybe) untill July 9th. Its a great event.
2006-06-16 17:03:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
park your cars at the nearest Metra station for $1.00 then get the weekend pass for $5.00 for Metra!!! If you go into Union Station, walk over the river on Adams, go down the stairs and water taxi right to Nay Pier...great riide to the Pier and you also get to learn about the buildings along the way...Not sure of the price of the water taxi, but I can guarantee that with the parking at the train, the train and the water taxi, it would probably be cheaper than just the parking downtown!!! To park anywhere downtown will cost you at least $26.00 per day per car or more depending on the garage. You could take your chances to try and find parking on the street but good luck!!.
2016-05-19 22:10:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋