Here's what I've already accomplished:
- The Eternal Flame on Clark St
- Chicago History Museum
- Tribune Tower (the tower's signature is the exterior collection of stones from other famous edifices, like the Parthenon, St. Peter's Basilica, Notre Dame, the White House and most recently, the Berlin Wall). I also found a stone from The Alamo!
- Shedd Aquarium (Twice!)
- Museum of Science and Industry
- Millennium Park (Crown Fountain and The Bean!)
- The Field Museum
- Magnificent Mile
- Chicago History Museum
- I've eaten Portillo's, and had Garret's Popcorn, Ann Sathers Cinnamon Rolls, Lou Malnati's and Giordano's pizzas
- Taste of Chicago (SO GOOD!)
- A Cubs game and a White Sox game
- The Lincoln Park Zoo and Zoo Lights
- The Ferris Wheel and Stained Glass Museum at Navy Pier
- Art Institute of Chicago (Happy dance!)
- Comedy Shows
- The 95th Lounge at the top of the Hancock
- The Book of Mormon on Broadway
- I've seen several Story Slams (They're a TON of fun)
- St Pat's Day is Chi/ the River dyed green
- Run the Ragnar Relay and the Color Run
- Been on Multiple Trolley Tours
- Oktoberfest
- Visited Ohio
- A Chicago Fire (Soccer) Game
- Chicago Botanical Garden
- United Center for a Bulls Game
- The Museum of Contemporary Art
- Adler Planetarium
- The Jane Addams Hull House Museum (RMP What What!)
- Tour of Wrigley Field
- The Blue Man Group show
- Legoland Discovery Center
- LUMA
- Skydeck Chicago
- Chicago Children's Museu
- Chicago Opera Theater (I would die to see The Magic Flute!)
- Joffrey Ballet of Chicago (Maybe the Nutcracker again? I'll never tire of it)
- Willie Dixon's Blue's Heaven Foundation
- The Balzekas Museum of Lithuanuan Culture (It's supposed to have a good exhibit on the Holocaust)
- Trump Towers (Maybe visit the Spa as a splurge?)
- Winter Skating either at Bicentennial Park or the McCormick Tribune Plaza
- The National Veterans Art Museum
- Museum of Holography
- Galos Caves (15 dollars for a 45 minute Zero Gravity Chair massage and sea salt smelling? Count me in!)
- The International Museum of Surgical Science
- The American Police Museum
- The God Bless America Statue
- The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (Apparently a really good way to learn about Commodities)
- Museum of Broadcast Communications
- National Hellenic Museum
- The Picasso Statue
- The All Saints Episcopal Church
- Buddy Guy's Legends (Blues House restaurant)
- Busy Beaver Button Co. Museum
- Cambodian American Heritage Museum
- Chagall's Four Seasons
- The start of Route 66
- Chicago Hot Glass (Hand Blown Glass Studio that offers lessons)
- Chicago Center for Green Technology
- Chinatown and the Chinatown Gate
- Crawford Steel Graffiti Wall
- DANK HAUS German Cultural Center
