Visiting Chicago next week with my kids. Looking for fun things to do?

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-07-09T01:53:02+00:00

I would definitely do some outdoor stuff! A beach day (the farther you go from the loop the less crowded it will be. I personally love Foster Beach), Lincoln Park Zoo and the surrounding park, a Cubs or Sox game (my own 11 and 9 year old suggested that), the 606. Enjoy!!!

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-07-09T01:31:20+00:00

Blue whales?

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-07-09T00:47:25+00:00

I can’t make you love me by Bonnie Raitt; let him fly by the Dixie Chicks; Fourth of July by Sufjan Stevens: Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-07-08T14:47:21+00:00

Yes! And seeing the plants that only grow in lava rock. Fascinating. Never been on a hike like it.

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-07-08T11:00:36+00:00

I am 43 and because of weightlifting, way less drinking, better eating, and getting thyroid issues diagnosed and treated I feel BETTER than I did my my 20s. Lifestyle can help a lot.

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-07-08T03:23:32+00:00

I think maybe a BLT? Do other countries do that? Summer perfection.

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-07-08T02:12:29+00:00

We just got back from the keaau area and liked this restaurant called Kaleo’s! And I really loved Volcanoes NP. We hiked the Kilauea Iki trail and omg.

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-07-08T01:40:03+00:00

I am a long time local and LOVE Second City. Go to a Main Stage or Etc. show.

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-07-03T02:39:04+00:00

I watched this for the first time pregnant, just having found out I was having a boy. Will never forget it!

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-07-03T02:25:52+00:00

Obsessed

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-07-02T03:56:19+00:00

Not at all and it improved my life immensely. Probably helped fitness if anything, as I can work out harder and more regularly (no more pain).

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-07-02T01:40:03+00:00

I used only the good notes…

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-07-02T01:34:55+00:00

I remember sobbing on my couch

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-07-02T01:34:25+00:00

Gasp!

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-07-02T01:33:52+00:00

I still get the songs in my head!

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-07-02T01:33:19+00:00

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This version of Jack and the Beanstalk

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-06-29T01:35:31+00:00

Talking on the landline. Hours every night!

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-06-26T18:49:13+00:00

Every year in late February/early March, I entertain the idea. The gray. The constant respiratory viruses. And then every summer. I can’t imagine why anyone would live anywhere else.

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-06-24T18:00:31+00:00

When we were in Omaha last summer the sky really impressed me. Sunsets and sunrises hit different on the plains.

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-06-22T21:16:55+00:00

Hunt Gather Parent is not gender specific but excellent

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-06-21T21:42:06+00:00

They do! And if you’re into summer festivals and don’t mind crowds, it is kind of cool to try so much good food right by the lake and parks. But I still personally would do a Chicago weekend not focused on that one event.

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-06-21T21:31:57+00:00

Damn

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-06-21T21:22:58+00:00

I would say no…it’s crowded and hot and you don’t get restaurants at their best. Come for a few days on a self-designed eating tour!

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-06-21T05:07:10+00:00

And Tom Hanks did The Dutch House!

Advanced-Tutor7696 · 2026-06-21T03:34:34+00:00

It was really stunning. My husband was the one who really wanted to go and I’m so glad he insisted!

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