chicago, 4 days

My family will be going to Chicago in a couple of weeks and will have 4 days. I have two childrn11, 12 and need help with an itinerary. The only thing we have plannd so far is a day Cubs game and we would like to go to the American Girl Doll store. Other than that, we do not have any idea.

Also, we are staying in Schaumburg and will be driving in everyday/

Can anyone offer any advice for a itinerary?

chicago, 4 days

Hi, I just returned from a wonderful trip to Chicago with my daughter. Our favorite things were;

American Girl Doll Review and dinner

Blue Man Group

Wicked

Zoo and Planatarium

Shedd Aquarium

Navy Pier on Saturday night with fireworks, my daughter loved it I could have passed on it.

I wish we would have gone to the beach too.

chicago, 4 days

Take a look at metromix.com and enter the dates of your visit. You can see what%26#39;s going on here during your visit. Also take a look at the introduction to Chicago section on this web site.

You don%26#39;t need to drive downtown from Schaumburg. Visit metrarail.com for details.

Field Museum and Millenium Park are both good options, too. Cloud Gate (AKA the Bean) is really cool at Millenium Park.

Thank you all for your info. Just found out that we are staying in Oak Brook instead of Schaumburg. Should we still do the train?

Thanks

Also, day one I thought we would go to Navy Pier and then on a boat ride. Does that sound like a full day?

I need help with my itinerary?

Day 1 - travel to Chicago from Louisville. Staying in Oakbrook. Any ideas on something to do that night?

Day 2 - Navy Pier and sightseeing tour. Anything else we can add.?

Day 3 - Museum of Science and Natural History, Millenium Park.

Any suggestions on what else?

Day 4- Haven%26#39;t planned this day yet. Any sugestions.

Day 5 - Cubs game at 1:30. Any suggestions on what else we can do while downtown for baseball game. Also, what time should we arrive for this game?

';Thank you all for your info. Just found out that we are staying in Oak Brook instead of Schaumburg. Should we still do the train?';

From Oakbrook - you can catch a Metra train in Hinsdale. Metrarail.com for details.

Oakbrook in the evening - drurylaneoakbrook.com/live_theatre/schedule.鈥?/a>

travelerbirmingham, I wasn%26#39;t sure which museum you were going to: the Museum of Science and Industry (which is in Hyde Park) or the Field Museum of Natural History (which is at Museum Campus in Grant Park).

One thing you could do the morning of the Cubs game is to go to Lincoln Park Zoo for a couple of hours in the morning. You should be able to see most of the zoo and just take a cab to the ballpark (less than 1.5 miles away).

chitownfriend, we are planning on going to the Museum of Science and Industry. Thanks, I was confused.

Hi.. Here%26#39;s a few suggestions for your trip.

I%26#39;d visit the Museum of Science and Industry and Millenium Park on separate days. Museum of Science and Industry is quite out of the way in comparison to the other attractions in downtown Chicago and would make for quite a long day. Instead, I%26#39;d just spend one day around the Millenium Park area. Millenium Park is right next to the Art Institute and is a leisurely stroll away from the Museum Campus. If there%26#39;s no special event going on in Grant Park, it%26#39;s quite a nice walk along Lake Michigan. (If you%26#39;re going to be in Chicago between June 29 - July 8, please disregard this idea. That%26#39;s when the Taste of Chicago is held, so Grant Park will be jampacked with people). Also, Millenium Park is on Michigan Ave. (i.e. beginning of the Mag. Mile) if your wife and children like to shop. The American Girl Doll Store is near the end of the Mag. Mile.

I%26#39;d also reiterate the advice that the other posters have provided... If possible, take Metra into the city... Driving to Chicago can be a real challenge, parking is expensive, and if there%26#39;s a special event (i.e. Taste of Chicago...), good luck trying to find any parking. The only time that you might want to consider driving into the city is the day you%26#39;re going to the Museum of Science and Industry. It%26#39;s a bit out of the way and isn%26#39;t in the nicest area of the city, so it might be more convenient to take a car.

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