Visit Chicago
Chicago Tourism Information
Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau
877-CHICAGO
www.choosechicago.com
Chicago Office of Tourism
www.ExploreChicago.com
Chicago VIsitor Centers
Chicago Cultural Center
77 E. Randolph St.
www.ExploreChicago.com
Mon-Thurs: 8am-7pm, Fri: 8am-6pm, Sat: 9am-6pm, Sun: 10am-6pm, Holidays: 10am-4pm, closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's days.
Millennium Park Welcome Center
201 E. Randolph St. in the Northwest Exelon Pavilion.
www.ExploreChicago.com
Summer: 9am-7pm,Winter: 10am-4pm.
Tour Guides
Chicago Greeters
312-744-8000
www.chicagogreeter.com
This free program, operated by the Chicago Office of Tourism, matches friendly citizens of Chicago with visitors seeking to discover the best of the city. To arrange a tour, fill out the registration form on the website, provide contact information, language preference, and topics or areas of the city you'd like to focus on, and you will be paired with your own local expert for a fun and informative tour.
Attractions
Check out more fun things to do in Chicago in the Attractions section- Roaring 20's theater, cruises and sightseeing tours!
Adler Planetarium
312-922-STAR
www.adlerplanetarium.org
The Art Institute of Chicago
312-443-3600
www.artic.edu
Broadway in Chicago - The Auditorium Theatre, Bank of America Theatre, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Drury Lane at Water Tower & Ford Center/Oriental Theater.
312-902-1400
www.broadwayinchicago.com
Buckingham Fountain
Columbus Dr. & Congress Parkway
312-742-5369
The Chicago Architecture Foundation
312-922-3432
www.architecture.org
Chicago Children's Museum
312-527-1000
www.chicagochildrensmusuem.org
The Chicago History Museum
312-642-4600
www.chicagohistory.org
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
312-294-3000
www.cso.org
The Chicago Theatre
312-902-1500
www.thechicagotheatre.com
The DuSable Museum of African American History
773-947-0600
www.dusablemuseum.org
Field Museum of Natural History
312-922-9410
www.fieldmuseum.org
Frank Lloyd Wright Frederick C. Robie House
708-848-1606
www.gowright.org
The Goodman Theatre
312-443-3800
www.goodmantheatre.org
John Hancock Observatory
888-875-VIEW
www.hancockobservatory.com
The Lyric Opera
312-419-0033
www.civicoperahouse.com
The Magnificent Mile
877-CHICAGO
www.choosechicago.com
Millennium Park
312-724-1168
www.millenniumpark.org
Museum of Contemporary Art
312-280-2660
www.mcachicago.org
Museum of Science & Industry
773-684-1414
www.msichicago.org
Navy Pier
312-595-PIER
www.navypier.com
The Oprah Winfrey Show
312-591-9222
www.oprah.com/audience
Willis Tower Skydeck (formerly Sears Tower)
312-875-9696
www.theyskydeck.com
Second City
312-337-3992
www.secondcity.com
Steppenwolf Theater
312-335-1650
www.steppenwolf.org
The Shedd Aquarium
312-939-2438
www.sheddaquarium.org
Water Tower Place
312-440-3166
www.shopwatertower.com
Getting There
Chicago Transit Authority - The Chicago "L" Trains, Buses
888-YOUR-CTA
www.transitchicago.com
Parking
www.chicagoparkingmap.com
Trains
Amtrak - 800-872-7245 www.amtrak.com
Metra - 312-836-7000 www.metrarail.com