About this route
The birthplace of the skyscraper — along the Chicago River and Lake Michigan's magnificent waterfront.
Stops on this route
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Start
Millennium Park
Downtown park with the reflective Cloud Gate sculpture (The Bean) and Crown Fountain.
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Art Institute of Chicago
World-renowned museum with Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and American art.
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Willis Tower
Once the world's tallest building, with a glass-floor Skydeck on the 103rd floor.
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3
Navy Pier
Lakefront pier with a Ferris wheel, gardens and Chicago's skyline framing the lake.
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4
Chicago Riverwalk
Pedestrian waterfront path along the main branch of the Chicago River.
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End
Field Museum
Natural history museum on the lakefront, home to Sue the T. rex.
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