Planning a trip to Chicago In December!?

Question

Can anyone tell what there is to do around Chicago in December except the museum's? Do they have Christmas lights or anything?

Answer 1

Buckingham Fountain



The fountain operates from approximately April 1 to November 1 each year and runs from 10:00 am to 11:00 pm each day. Every hour on the hour for 20 minutes the fountain produces a major water display and the center jet shoots 150 feet into the air.



Congress Parkway & Columbus Drive

Chicago, IL 60605



Phone: [phone]



http://www.chicagotraveler.com/attractions/buckingham-fountain.html



Chicago Cultural Center



78 E. Washington Street

Chicago, IL 60602



Phone: [phone]



Gaze at the world's largest Tiffany stained-glass dome, as well as beautifully ornate multi-colored mosaics, marble and molding during guided architectural tours of the Chicago Cultural Center. Tours are presented Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 1:15pm. Tours meet in the Randolph Street lobby. The group will be limited to the first twenty people. To schedule tours for groups of ten or more at other times, call 312-744-6630.



Navy Pier



600 E. Grand Avenue

Chicago, IL 60611



Phone: (312) 595-PIER



Union Station



222 S. Canal Street

Chicago, IL 60606



Chicago architectural tour (Don't miss it)



Wendella Boats, At the Wrigley Building 376 N Michigan Ave

Chicago, IL 60601-3807



10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM, 1:45 PM, 3:45 PM, 5:15 PM



Millenium Park (Don't miss it)



Millennium Park is located in the heart of downtown Chicago. It is bordered by Michigan Avenue to the west, Columbus Drive to the east, Randolph Street to the North and Monroe Street to the South.



The park is open daily from 6am - 11pm. Admission is always free.



Visitors to the Millennium Park are encouraged to make the Millennium Park Welcome Center their first stop. The Welcome Center is located at 201 E. Randolph Street in the Northwest Exelon Pavilion.



http://www.millenniumpark.org/artandarchitecture/cloud_gate.html



Sears Tower



North America's tallest tower.

Answer 2

The Christmas lights on State Street, and Michigan Avenue are

beautiful.

Answer 3

the difficulty with Chicago climate is it must be something and it could exchange from morning to nighttime. we've had Christmas days that have been under 0 and a few that have been forty tiers and sunny. shall we've 12" of snow or no snow. My husband flies lots out of O'hare. it incredibly is an exceedingly busy airport and there ought to consistently be flight delays. airlines will provide updates on line to the prestige of the flights.

Answer 4

OH YES!! its amazing. you have to go to downtown! EVERYONE ABSOLUTELY loves it there. BIG city lights and christmas lights on trees. its a breathtaking view. I would also like for you to visit "The Bean", (great architecture, btw), of course ALL of the amazing stores, definitely check that out. You can also check out Chicago Metromix website listed below for 1,000's of places to go to in the Downtown Chicago area :)

http://chicago.metromix.com/facets/home/type.listing.venue/loc.chicago_market.chicago.downtown

Answer 5

http://gochicago.about.com/od/chicago101thebasics/a/december.htm

Hope this helps