[Chicago] Suggestions for things to see in Chicago

[Michael Tobis]

I really do think the LT is interesting enough to be worth a trip if
you have a car and you can avoid rush hour.

If you don't, definitely don't go out of your way... It's amusing
enough, but only briefly.

mt

On 5/29/07, Jason Rexilius <jason at hostedlabs.com> wrote:
> I believe Michael was joking there..
>
> There are the normal tourist things which are worth doing:
>
> - architectural boat tour from Navy Pier
>
> - observation deck in Sears tower
>
>
> There are the native Chicago gems:
>
> - jazz at the Greenmill (Al Capones old jazz bar)
> http://www.greenmilljazz.com/
>
> - burgers from Billy Goat under the Wrigley building (saturday night
> live skit based on it)
> http://www.chicagobarproject.com/Reviews/BillyGoat/BillyGoat.htm
>
> - baseball game at Wrigley field (I hate baseball but its worth going
> and there are games the days you are here)
> http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=chc&m=6&y=2007
>
> - dinner at 160blue (great restaurant):
> http://www.onesixtyblue.com/default.htm
>
>
> Music, theater, arts, etc.:
>
> http://www.chicagoreader.com/
>
>
> Hope that helps!
>
>
> BTW..
>
> DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES GO TO NILES..
>
> yuck.. ;-)
>
>
>
> Michael Tobis wrote:
> > No visiting geek should miss the Leaning Tower of Niles.
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaning_Tower_of_Niles
> >
> > mt
> >
> > On 5/24/07, Michael Weigend <mw at media-objects.de> wrote:
> >> Thank you, Atul, for your suggestions for things to see in Chicago.
> >> I am a German Pythonist stopping by in Chicago (30.6. - 2.7.) on my way from
> >> a conference in Boston to some friends in Cincinnati, profiting from your
> >> knowledge about Chicago ...
> >>
> >> Regards
> >> Michael
> >>
> >> Michael Weigend
> >> Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
> >> Institut für Didaktik der Mathematik und der Informatik
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> >> 48149 Münster
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> >>
> >>
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