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Lou Malnati's

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Comedy Club

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Right by Korean BBQ

Maybe not since you get free movies

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If this is your first time.

Whatever you buy is on me.

No questions asked.

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By IDEO, not sure yet

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Downtown Chicago

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Remember to cancel Emily's flight for tomorrow.

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First look at Chicago

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Don't fight it, it's going to happen

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5 minute duration

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7:30

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6:00

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8:45

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Munch munch munch

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Either this or Hancock. Or both.

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Shopping, nice walk to Millenium Park

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Non-alcoholic Beverages included

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Meat Pie Surprise (Needs better name)

Baked cookies/brownies/pastries

Other delicious unhealthy foods

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With the city's largest fleet - 11 touring vessels and 6 water taxis - and dozens of architectural guides, Shoreline Sightseeing is one of Chicago's most popular tours. Purchase your tickets today for your own awesome adventure: from scenic trips along the river to skyline tours on Lake Michigan.
Shoreline Sightseeing: More boats, more tours, more guides - to suit your schedule!
Our Tours

Our knowledgeable guides give you historical highlights of the city's landmark buildings on all three branches of the Chicago River.

Leaving from Navy Pier, this narrated tour gives you an amazing view of Chicago's majestic skyline from Lake Michigan.

Whether you choose an architectural tour down the river or a skyline tour from the lake - on Wednesdays and Saturdays, from June through September, you can add the spectacle of a Navy Pier fireworks display!

Which experience is right for me?

Utilize our interactive map below to explore our tour routes to determine what sights you want to see.
[Choose Blue for our Architecture River Tours. And Red for our Classic Lake Tour routes.]

Meet the team

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Shoreline Sightseeing Chicago Boat Tours

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One of Chicago's most popular boat tours. We offer architecture tours, classic lake tours and fireworks tours. With options to catch a boat tour from Navy Pier or Michigan Avenue, you're sure to find the perfect experience. Buy tickets today!

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Chinatown

Kinda Far.

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6am-11pm

Free

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Discover a state-of-the-art collection of architecture, landscape design and art that provide the backdrop for hundreds of free cultural programs including concerts, exhibitions, tours, and family activities. In Millennium Park, you'll find a new kind of town square - a lively, spectacular gathering spot located in the heart of the city and a destination for Chicagoans and visitors alike.

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10am-5pm

Free

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Animals Depend On People Too. When you ADOPT a Lincoln Park Zoo animal, you support expert animal care, and you can get a wildly unique gift for the animal lover in your life!

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Free

Final display @ 10:35pm, every hour

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The Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain, one of the largest in the world, is located at Columbus Drive (301 East) and Congress Parkway (500 South) in Grant Park and runs from 8 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily, typically from early May through mid-October, depending on weather. Display times are subject to change during special events in Grant Park.

While in operation, the Fountain produces a major water display for 20 minutes every hour. During the major display, a center jet shoots water to a height of 150 feet into the air. Major displays begin daily at 9:00 a.m. and continue thereafter, every hour on the hour. Beginning at dusk, a spectacular light and music display accompanies the major display, beginning every hour on the hour for 20 minutes. Each evening, the final major display begins at 10:35 p.m.

Overview

Donated by Kate S. Buckingham in honor of her brother Clarence, the Buckingham Fountain is considered one of the finest ornamental fountains in America. It has been designated as a Chicago Landmark and a contributing feature within Grant Park's listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

An important Chicago art patron and philanthropist, Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858 - 1937) was the last member of the Buckingham family. Originally from Zanesville, Ohio, the Buckingham family made its fortune in grain elevators, real estate and steel. Kate and her brother Clarence Buckingham (1854 - 1913) were both avid art collectors and benefactors who donated valuable prints, paintings, sculptures, and objects to the Art Institute of Chicago. In the mid 1920s, Kate Buckingham decided to provide funds for a magnificent fountain in Grant Park as a memorial to her brother.

Architect Edward H. Bennett of the firm Bennett, Parsons and Frost, designed the fountain and French artist Marcel Loyau produced the sculptural elements. Architects Jacques Lambert and Clarence W. Farrier served as associates on the project. The fountain is composed of pink Georgia marble, with some granite elements, and bronze sculptures.

During the planning phases, Kate Buckingham expressed that she wanted the fountain's lighting to emulate "soft moonlight." According to an early Chicago Park District brochure, "though advanced in years," Miss Buckingham "worked night after night with technicians, trying out various colors of glass and adjusting the control of electric current" to produce "blends... that pleased her- and indeed, there is a mystical aura around the lighted fountain suggesting moonlight- in fairyland."

Structure and Water

The water displays are powered by three pumps. Pump 1 is the primary pump that keeps the fountain running throughout the day. Pumps 2 and 3 operate during the major display:

· Pump 3: 75 horsepower for 1,600 gallons of water a minute

· Pump 2: 190 horsepower for 5,500 gallons of water a minute

· Pump 1: 250 horsepower for 7,000 gallons of water a minute

The Fountain has 133 jets in the following configurations:

· 1 central jet at the top of the upper basin used for the 150-foot tall geyser

· 34 jets pointing upwards from the top basin along the inner top ring,

· 34 jets at the consoles located along the perimeter of all three basins

· Each of the three basins have 12 jets that spray an arc to the level about 8 jets spout from the sea horses' mouths

· 20 isolated jets- 4 groups of 5 spray heads

The Fountain's water capacity is 1.5 million gallons. Depending on wind conditions, major displays recirculate approximately 14,100 gallons of water per minute conveyed through 134 jets. Water is recirculated from the base pool after the basins are filled and not drawn from the outside except to replace losses from wind and evaporation.

The bottom pool of the fountain is 280 feet in diameter, the lower basin is 103 feet, the middle basin is 60 feet and the upper basin is 24 feet. The top of the upper basin stands 25 feet above the water in the lower basin.

The fountain has its original underground pump house with two levels. The control room is located on the first level, and the lower level pump room is 35 feet long, 25 feet wide. The original pumps and motors are still in operation today.

Lighting

Kate Buckingham envisioned a fountain whose effect was that of "soft moonlight." She worked many nights with technicians, testing the various colors of the glass filters and currents to produce an ethereal, mystical aura.

The Fountain contains 820 lights in the following configurations:

· 16 in top bowl

· 72 in upper trough

· 204 in inner trough

· 432 in lower trough

· 24 in the isolated jets

· 60 in the sea horses

· 12 in the bulrushes
Operations
The Buckingham Fountain was manually operated from 1927 through the 1970s. The operations were first fully automated in 1980, when the Chicago Park District entered into a contract with Honeywell. The computer was located on site, but the monitoring system took place remotely, off premises. For the first several years, the monitoring system was based in the Chicago suburbs. In the mid 1980s, the monitoring system was moved to Atlanta, for several years, but then returned to suburban Chicago in 1994. The Chicago Park District upgraded the Buckingham Fountain computer in 2013 with a non-proprietary Allen-Bradley PLC System. Today, all of the automation and monitoring takes place on-site, with remote alarm monitoring and notification.

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Clarence F. Buckingham Memorial Fountain

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The Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain, one of the largest in the world, is located at Columbus Drive (301 East) and Congress Parkway (500 South) in Grant Park and runs from 8 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily, typically from early May through mid-October, depending on weather.

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9:30am-9pm

$50/person

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Per the State of Illinois mandate, masks will be required for all guests over the age of 2 at all indoor locations at Six Flags Great America regardless of vaccination status. This mandate will take effect Monday, August 30.
View Current Guidelines

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Per the State of Illinois mandate, masks will be required for all guests over the age of 2 at all indoor locations at Six Flags Great America regardless of vaccination status. This mandate will take effect Monday, August 30. View Current Guidelines

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