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Chicago: Adler Planetarium
Adler Planetarium was founded in 1930 and is America’s first planetarium. Its mission is to inspire exploration and understanding of the universe. It was a very foggy morning when I visited Adler. Just look at that skyline! It was sooo cold my teeth were chattering because I did not expect Chicago to be so chilly…
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Chicago: 360 Chicago (formerly John Hancock Observatory)
This observatory is located in John Hancock Center, which is, as of this writing the fourth tallest building in Chicago and the seventh tallest in the US. Because I already saw Chicago’s skyline at daytime when I visited Willis Tower, I made it a point to visit John Hancock at night. Here are my first…
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Chicago: Shedd Aquarium
The John G. Shedd Aquarium opened in 1930 and was the first inland aquarium in the world with permanent saltwater fish collection. For a time too, it was the largest indoor aquarium in the world. The queue to the aquarium’s entrance was long. Thankfully, I had a CityPass so I did not have to line…
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Chicago: Willis Tower and SkyDeck Chicago Experience
When I visited Willis Tower (formerly Sears) in 2013 and as of this writing, it is the 2nd tallest building in the USA and the 8th tallest freestanding structure in the world. It was in my to-do list when I visited the windy city because I read in a travel guide that when in its…
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Chicago: Navy Pier
Just like my Batanes thread, this is another late post that I got inspired to making only when I watched an episode of Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior, which was set in Chicago. I did this trip in June last year as mentioned in this teaser post. It was work-related thus, my visit to Navy Pier…
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