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    Grant Park Skate Park

    4.0 (4 reviews)
    Open 6:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Sometimes busy, but the park itself has not too many things, it's more of a street skatepark tho.

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    Millennium Park - The famous Bean

    Millennium Park

    4.6(1.5k reviews)
    0.2 miThe Loop

    The wife and I visited "The Bean" and the surrounding area for a bit…read more The mirrored bean is cool and drew a hefty crowd on this Saturday afternoon. It is pretty massive and iconic for this city. I captured some fun "funhouse" type reflection images of us in it. This area with the river makes for a nice walk and visual architecture splendor on full display. There were some huge mural water fountain art displays nearby. During the summertime water runs vertically down them.

    My friend and I were recently traveling to Chicago, and we stayed along Michigan Avenue. We didn't…read morerealize until arriving that it was so close to Millennium Park, which we spent part of one afternoon exploring. Like every other tourist, we took photo after photo at Cloud Gate, also known as "The Bean." We wandered through the rest of the Millennium Park Campus and found the entire area to be quite delightful. It was hard to believe that only yards away were busy streets and hotels and buildings. I was impressed with the level of security in place at each of the two park entrances. There are metal detectors in place and bag searches for a variety of prohibited items from weapons, explosives, fireworks, and open flames to noise makers, narcotics, drugs, and animals (other than service animals). The lines moved quite quickly. The officers were friendly but clearly focused on keeping everyone entering the park safe. Millennium Park is a world leader of art and architecture in a public, outdoor, urban setting. The Millennium Park Campus includes the Lurie Garden, the Chicago Cultural Center, Maggie Daley Park, the Art Institute of Chicago, and Harris Theater. The Lurie Garden is the Millennium Park's 'secret garden'. This naturalistic garden is a place of rest and renewal for humans and wildlife alike. There are also many events from summer workouts, summer music series, and summer film series to a variety of different festivals. The Millennium Park is open daily from 6 AM to 11 PM, and there is no cost for admission. The Welcome Center is open from 9 AM to 5 PM daily. The Lurie Garden will be closed through early July though. There is nearby parking in the Grant Park Garages (North & South) and the Millennium Park and Millennium Lakeside Garage. You can pay in person at each garage or pre-pay online. You can also take the CTA to Millennium Park where $5 will cover your entire trip. You can learn more about the Millennium Park at https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_park.html. If you're in Chicago, you need to visit the Millennium Park!

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    Grant Park - Buckingham Fountain

    Grant Park

    4.6(219 reviews)
    0.5 miSouth Loop, The Loop

    A year of movement!…read more Over the years of participating in different events, I have come to realize that I don't have to be as fast as the person next to me. In front of me, or even behind me. I do have to move, and it starts with a single step. The host kept announcing on the microphone; "your race, your pace". Just the motivation I needed. I mean standing in one spot waiting for your corral to start while FREEZING in the Chi made a lot of people not even want to start. When it was finally our turn, they announced that we should be careful due to high winds. Did I already mention it was cold? The wind gave me the boost I needed to improve my pace especially by the water. If the Shamrock Shuffle is something you have been thinking about, all levels are welcome. There was a 1 mile walk the day before and yes, you do earn a medal. The day of there is a 2 mile walk and the 8K. You CAN do it. Please register early as it does sell out.

    Grant Park is a large, 319-acre public space in Chicago's Loop community area…read more It is home to Buckingham Fountain, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum Campus & Millennium Park. It is referred to as Chicago's "front yard," it is the large overarching park in the city's central business district. The manicured rose gardens were impressive. There were many trees walking, running, biking & sitting on shady benches taking in the beautiful day. Boats & the lighthouse on Lake Michigan were visible. There were clean stocked public restrooms.

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    Maggie Daley Park - Chicago Park District - I got stuck up there, fire dot not needed

    Maggie Daley Park - Chicago Park District

    4.5(235 reviews)
    0.0 miThe Loop

    It was a random 60-degree day in late March here in Chicago. I personally have been wanting to…read morecheck out "Maggie Daley Park" in downtown. With that thought, let the exploration begin! Of course we took our kids along because they would be the ones who could take full advantage of the facilities. The park itself was quite large, but we went for the kids playground. Signs were clearly marked for direction so we got to our destination with no difficulties. Our boys definitely enjoyed the suspension bridge, though my younger one was hesitant to go on first. I did see some older kids who were climbing "outside of the bridge infrastructure. There was a note to remind anyone not to do so. Oh well, it is what it is. Even if some accidentally fell when doing risky tricks, the soft padded ground would reduce the impact. On the other hand, there was one section of playground exclusively for children older than 5 years old. The slide seemed to be more advanced for young toddlers for sure. Therefore, we performed our sightseeing duty and walked away since our munchkins were 2.5 and 4.5 years old. Our older one enjoyed the straight slides. I liked that fact there were multiple slides with various speeds so that kids would not get bored on staying on the same one. Normally I wouldn't recommend anyone to drive to downtown but we did this time. My partner was able to secure a spot via SpotHero at the Harris Theater for a reasonable price. I got there much later than our scheduled arrival time yet he was able to extend for another 30 minutes in the app. Overall, we highly recommend parents to visit "Maggie Daley Park" and let the kids release some energy. We probably will be back again to poke around other areas when spring and summer in Chicago are in full bloom.

    We met friends with their kids at the Maggie Daley Park area of Chicago's Millennium Park before a…read moreday of shopping (Feb 2026). It's a bit of a walk in, and the path from the southwest corner of the park at Columbus & Monroe is longer but less-steep than the winding path uphill from the southeast corner at Lakeshore & Monroe. You get some lovely views of downtown Chicago. We continued past the (seasonal, of course) ice-skating ribbon, because we were not prepared to skate. There are several play areas of swings, slides, and climbing structures, some intended for (and with signs to indicate) specific age ranges. The giant slides and towers, and the ship-shaped climber, were very popular. Busy, but not over-crowded. It was quite entertaining, and we played there over 1.5 hours!

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    Fifth Third Arena - One of the two ice rinks during public skate.

    Fifth Third Arena

    4.4(17 reviews)
    2.8 miNear West Side

    Best arena I've ever skates in, and I grew up in Canada. I absolutely love this place. Stick&puck…read moreare filled with decent knowledgeable people. Picnic skate is so often empty, or next to. You can watch the Blackhawks practice here, for free! It is amazing. I feel lucky to live close to a place as awesome as this.

    We've been here a few times now, with my son's travel hockey club. The facilities are great, the…read moreseating and walkways are ample, and the sound from the audio in between face-offs is energizing. I haven't skated on the surface, but my son says it's well maintained and much better than his home rink. The bar and food offerings are decent and the bathrooms and locker rooms are clean. The only reason for the 4 stars is that the adjacent parking lot is hit or miss, depending on what events are concurrently happening at the arena. One of the games happened to be on Blackhawk's Season Ticket holder appreciation night, so it was a challenge to find parking. Also, I appreciate it when security is consistent. Our last time there, there was no one at the door so everyone was walking around the metal detector. The staff in general has been helpful, but one other warning... the vending machines overcharge you (I think it's a $6 hold) for each transaction and it doesn't get released for a few days, but it's not very clear on the vending machine itself. We thought we got charged $12 for two bags of chips. We did get credited properly a few days later, however the arena manager was rude and unsympathetic to the situation, responding, "That's just how it is. We don't own those machines." We'll be back.

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