{"id":700,"date":"2016-10-20T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T10:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goldenbustours.com\/blog\/?p=700"},"modified":"2016-10-17T05:54:58","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T05:54:58","slug":"chicago-travel-bucket-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goldenbustours.com\/blog\/chicago-travel-bucket-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Chicago Should be in your Travel Bucket List?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goldenbustours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Navy_Pier_from_the_shoreline-1.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goldenbustours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Navy_Pier_from_the_shoreline-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.goldenbustours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Navy_Pier_from_the_shoreline-1-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Situated on Lake Michigan in Illinois, Chicago is among the largest cities in the US with huge skyscrapers filled with lots and lots of business tycoons. The city is also famous for its museums including the Art Institute of Chicago which displays impressionist and post-impressionist works. Apart from bold architecture, this city also attracts its residents towards the baseball fields such as The Wrigley Field where the top baseball teams play tournaments, matches, etc.<\/p>\n<p>The Magnificent Mile is another place to visit. It is a 13-block stretch of North Michigan Avenue which offers upscale shopping. All types of designer brands, latest fashion stretch and all the new season arrivals can easily be found in this block.<\/p>\n<p>Towards the north, the leafy Gold Coast district has trails along the lake with some breath-taking views. This place holds some best preserved 19<sup>th<\/sup>-century Victorian homes in the city, stroll along the streets to magnify this eye-catchy fa\u00e7ade. Towards the east of this town, you will find luxury apartments along the Lakeshore Drive. In contrast to this serenity, different bars and restaurants make your stay more memorable!<\/p>\n<p>South of the Chicago River, the Loop is an artistic showcase of sparkling twentieth-century towers and nineteenth-century Art-decorated structures. The 108-story Sears Tower stands tall among corporate squares, buzzing with music, advertisements and clamoring exchange focuses.<\/p>\n<p>On State Street, by day customers examine the products in huge departmental stores like Macy&#8217;s and Carson Pirie Scott, while fabulous theaters organize best visiting appears at night. Toward the east is the city&#8217;s new play area, Millennium Park, with its Frank Gehry-planned music pavilion where the audience can sit and relax. At the southern end, the Chicago Cultural Center and the Art Institute of Chicago display the conciseness and the beauty of arts and architecture.<\/p>\n<p>Home to lots of blues bars and jazz clubs, Chicago&#8217;s a stunning place for a night out. Rock and roll can be experienced at the hipster-based dive bars, and obviously, you always laugh your stomach out at some groundbreaking high-level comedy by world renowned comedians such as Tina Fey, Bill Murray, and Steve Carrell, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from this, you can always enjoy the bars or cool hangout spots which are displayed in the form of 19th Century architecture; meet new people, talk to strangers and just hang out in such places. Another cool place to be is the 96th floor of the towering Hancock building; whiz over to that place and enjoy the city lights by sipping different kinds of cocktails.<\/p>\n<p>The food scene in Chicago exhibits lots of culinary pleasures, from diverse dishes from foreign continents to the famous homemade Chicago-style pizzas. There are places that offer specific dishes as in the case of southern Chicago, and some places offer a wide-range of gastronomy as in the case of Uptown Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>The strong winds make your evenings more romantic and beautiful; this is the only reason as to why this city is known as the &#8216;Windy City.&#8217; This city should be in your bucket list if you plan on going somewhere in your summer vacations!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Situated on Lake Michigan in Illinois, Chicago is among the largest cities in the US with huge skyscrapers filled with lots and lots of business tycoons. 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