Chicagoland provides a rich and varied cultural environment that we encourage you to sample and enjoy during your stay here. Chicago is home to a world-renowned symphony, a major opera company and a wide variety of theaters and professional sports teams. The lakefront park hosts free weekly open-air concerts throughout the summer, as well as numerous festivals.
Attractions In and Near Downtown Chicago
Art/Museum/Planetarium Sports
Adler Planetarium Chicago Bears Art Institute of Chicago Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Children’s Museum Chicago Bulls Field Museum of Natural History Chicago Cubs Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art Chicago Fire Museum of Science and Industry Chicago Sky Oriental Institute Museum Chicago White Sox Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Misc. Symphony/Opera
Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Botanic Garden Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago Historical Society Chicago Festivals Theatre Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance Chicago Shakespeare John G. Shedd Aquarium John Hancock Observatory Zoo Millennium Park Brookfield Zoo Navy Pier Chicago Lincoln Park Zoo Skydeck Chicago at Willis Tower
Local Attractions
- Downers Grove Choral Society
- DuPage Children’s Museum
- Grove Players
- McCord Gallery
- Morton Arboretum
- Naper Settlement
- Theatre of Western Springs