| Chicago Things to Do - The fun stuff you won't want | | | | there. |
| to miss. | | | | If you're not much into the sport side of things and |
| Sport actually plays a very large part of the daily | | | | would prefer a classic Chicago experience, sailing |
| culture of Chicagoans. Besides the fields and actual | | | | might be the thing for you. A summer afternoon on |
| games, the energetic atmosphere of the city is enough | | | | Lake Michigan is just as lovely as it sounds (as long as |
| to make any couch potato want to get up and hit the | | | | you don't venture too far, the lake is famously |
| batting cages. | | | | treacherous amongst even the most experienced of |
| Wrigley field where the Cubs play has a very young | | | | sea dwellers). If you don't have a boat, there are plenty |
| and excitable atmosphere, popular amongst students | | | | of water taxis that can ferry you between your |
| and avid Cubs fans alike. A trip to Chicago during the | | | | destinations or you can do a water tour through many |
| season probably wouldn't be complete without | | | | various companies. |
| catching a game and eating one of Chicago's famous | | | | Chicago is also where the infamous Al 'Scarface' |
| hot dogs (ps. no ketchup!). | | | | Capone created his headquarters after moving from |
| U.S. Cellular field, where the White Sox play, is a child | | | | New York and went from small time crook to a |
| friendly park where kids can watch a ball game and | | | | notorious crime figure. Capone ruled this city until he |
| join in on some fun activities to keep the amusement | | | | was arrested for tax evasion in the 1930's, not the |
| going. It's easier to get tickets to a Sox game, rather | | | | countless murders they also tried to pin on him. |
| than the Cubs, and you get discounted tickets on | | | | Celebrating the man who made Chicago dark and |
| Mondays and Tuesdays. Thursdays is $1 hot dog day, | | | | sexy, Untouchable Times and Tours offer a fun and |
| yeahh! | | | | lighthearted look at Capone, and the Prohibition era |
| Soldier Field is the home field of the Chicago Bears | | | | surrounding his reign. They'll take you around to all sorts |
| football team and the United Center houses the | | | | of interesting sites (murder sites included) and you'll get |
| Chicago Bulls basketball team. This center also is home | | | | to see the seedy underbelly of Chicago in the 1930's. |
| to the NHL's Blackhawks, so there's a load to see | | | | |