{"id":8522,"date":"2014-08-22T13:23:49","date_gmt":"2014-08-22T17:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/?p=8522"},"modified":"2014-08-22T13:29:08","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T17:29:08","slug":"chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/2014\/08\/22\/chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlocking Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Welcome to Chicago!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.6875;\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_1474-e1406752915732.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140451\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_1474-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1474\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes, Chicago is a windy 24 hour city.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Over the months of August &amp; September, I will be taking you through some of the top attractions, sightseeing, restaurants, shops and parks as my family is out and about enjoying all that the city\u00a0has to offer in Summer. \u00a0Following is a sampling of what is in store &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.girlandthegoat.com\" target=\"_blank\">Girl and the Goat<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.girlandthegoat.com\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitefencefarm.com\" target=\"_blank\">White Fence Farm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thelodge.hyatt.com\/en\/hotel\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\">Hyatt Lodge at McDonald&#8217;s<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lemeridienoakbrook.com\" target=\"_blank\">Le Meridien Chicago<\/a>\u00a0(Opening July 31)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chicago.peninsula.com\/en\/default\" target=\"_blank\">Peninsula Chicago<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lpzoo.org\" target=\"_blank\">Lincoln Park Zoo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitmacyschicago.com\" target=\"_blank\">Macy&#8217;s State Street Store<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.riverscasino.com\/desplaines\/\" target=\"_blank\">River&#8217;s Casino<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adlerplanetarium.org\" target=\"_blank\">Adler Planetarium<\/a>\u00a0(CityPASS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artic.edu\" target=\"_blank\">Art Institute of Chicago<\/a>\u00a0(CityPASS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fieldmuseum.org\" target=\"_blank\">The Field Museum<\/a>\u00a0(CityPASS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msichicago.org\" target=\"_blank\">Museum of Science and Industry<\/a>\u00a0(CityPASS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.360chicago.com\" target=\"_blank\">360 Chicago<\/a>\u00a0(CityPASS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/theskydeck.com\" target=\"_blank\">Skydeck<\/a>\u00a0(CityPASS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheddaquarium.org\" target=\"_blank\">Shedd Aquarium<\/a>\u00a0(CityPASS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oakbrookcenter.com\" target=\"_blank\">Oak Brook Mall<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilholocaustmuseum.org\" target=\"_blank\">Illinois Holocaust\u00a0Museum and Education Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flychicago.com\/ohare\/en\/home\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">O&#8217;Hare International Airport<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.navypier.com\" target=\"_blank\">Navy Pier<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumoutlets.com\/outlets\/outlet.asp?id=63\" target=\"_blank\">Premium Outlets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/rick-bayless-garden-tour-chicago\" target=\"_blank\">Rick Bayless&#8217; Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fashionoutletsofchicago.com\" target=\"_blank\">Fashion Outlets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themagnificentmile.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Magnificent Mile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.napervilleparks.org\/the-riverwalk\" target=\"_blank\">Naperville&#8217;s River Walk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagobotanic.org\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Botanic Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravinia.org\" target=\"_blank\">Ravinia Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/urbankayaks.com\/collections\/kayak-tours\" target=\"_blank\">Kayaking the Chicago River<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rainbowcone.com\" target=\"_blank\">Rainbow Cone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cosleyzoo.org\" target=\"_blank\">Cosley Zoo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.irm.org\" target=\"_blank\">Illinois Railway Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofchicago.org\/city\/en\/depts\/dcd\/supp_info\/chicago_park_boulevardssystemhistoricdistrictcont.html\" target=\"_blank\">Boulevard Historic District<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As we walk around town,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqzyfj.com\/click-7616906-10790088?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypass.com%2Fchicago&amp;cjsku=602\" target=\"_top\">Chicago CityPASS<\/a>\u00a0will be helping us to save up to 50%\u00a0on admission to 5 of the 7 attractions to choose from &#8211; now that is real money! \u00a0CityPASS also has passes for &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/click-7616906-10790088?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypass.com%2Fboston&amp;cjsku=402\" target=\"_top\">Boston CityPASS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-7616906-10790088?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypass.com%2Fnew-york&amp;cjsku=301\" target=\"_top\">New York CityPASS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-7616906-10790088?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypass.com%2Ftampa&amp;cjsku=142\" target=\"_top\">Tampa Bay CityPASS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqzyfj.com\/click-7616906-10790088?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypass.com%2Fatlanta&amp;cjsku=122\" target=\"_top\">Atlanta CityPASS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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target=\"_top\">Toronto CityPASS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.citypass.com\/southern-california\" target=\"_blank\">Southern California CityPASS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Join me on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2GuysTravel\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0throughout August on a walk around town!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Safe Travels,<\/p>\n<p>Two Guys Travel<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Disclosure: \u00a0CityPass, a sponsor of First2Board, has provided me with a 9 Day pass to my hometown of Chicago which will be providing me with free admission to 5 select attractions\u00a0mentioned above. \u00a0This post contains\u00a0affiliate links, and I receive\u00a0commission when you use an\u00a0affiliate link<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. \u00a0I would greatly appreciate you using one of my affiliate links and THANK YOU for your support. \u00a0A portion of my net commissions<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><span 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