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Chicago: Wrigley Field, Millennium Park, Lake Shore
Chicago, Illinois, US · 5 stops · 25.8 mi (42 km) · about 1 h 6 min driving · 16 spoken stories
See Chicago's architecture and lakefront from O'Hare to Navy Pier. You'll drive Lake Shore Drive with skyline views, tour Lincoln Park and Wrigley Field, and end at Millennium Park's Cloud Gate. About an hour of driving over 26 miles.
Photo: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
From Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Navy Pier, Chicago
The stops
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1
Graceland Cemetery
Graceland Cemetery is a large historic garden cemetery located in the north side community area of Uptown, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Established in 1860, its main entrance is at the intersection of Clark Street and Irving Park Road.
“Welcome to Graceland Cemetery, and if you love Chicago architecture, this is close to a pilgrimage.”
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Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a ballpark on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises.
“Here it is, the Friendly Confines.”
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Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo, also known as Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens, is a 35-acre (14 ha) zoo in Lincoln Park in Chicago, Illinois. The zoo was founded in 1868 and is one of the oldest zoos in the United States. It is also one of a small number of zoos to offer free admission.
“Lincoln Park Zoo is one of those things that makes people love this city.”
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North Avenue Beach
The beaches in Chicago are an extensive network of waterfront recreational areas operated by the Chicago Park District. The Chicago metropolitan waterfront includes parts of the Lake Michigan shores as well as parts of the banks of the Chicago, Des Plaines, Calumet, Fox, and DuPage Rivers and their tributaries. The waterfront also includes the Illinois and Michigan Canal and the Sanitary and Ship Canal. Historically, the waterfront has been used for commerce, industry, and leisure. Leisure, such as fishing, swimming, hunting, walking and boating, was much more prevalent throughout the river sections of the waterfront system early in the 19th century before industrial uses altered the landscape. By midcentury, much leisure shifted to Lake Michigan. The first City of Chicago Public Beach opened in Lincoln Park in 1895. Today, the entire 28 miles (45 km) Chicago lakefront shoreline is reclaimed land, and primarily used for public parks. In the parks, there are 24 sand beaches along the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan.
“North Avenue Beach is the postcard.”
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Millennium Park and Cloud Gate
Millennium Park is a public park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, operated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). The park, opened in July 2004, is a prominent civic center near the city's Lake Michigan shoreline that covers a 24.5-acre (9.
“Millennium Park opened in July two thousand four on land that used to be railroad yards and parking lots at the northwest corner of Grant Park.”
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