RE: What are the best things to do in Chicago with young kids (9, 7, 3, baby)?

Sep 14, 2021
10:08:35pm

marinercoug Walk-on

Architecture boat tour--our young kids actually liked it and we really enjoyed it. Lincoln Park zoo is also free and pretty good.

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What are the best things to do in Chicago with young kids (9, 7, 3, baby)?

federer

9/14/21 8:58pm

Shedd aquarium, millennium park,.navy pier

Crazy Joe Davola

9/14/21 9:00pm

Shedd Aquarium and the Museum of Science and Industry are pretty cool

HuskerFan2

9/14/21 9:02pm

Cubs tickets are probably cheap if you are with a spouse one could take the

novacoug1

9/14/21 9:06pm

Zoo is great. I watched a gorilla eat it’s own turd at that zoo.

Hambone

9/14/21 9:19pm

Wow. Do you have to pay extra for that?

federer

9/14/21 9:35pm

Lincoln Park Zoo is very underrated.

WDaddy

9/14/21 9:41pm

Zoo is also TOTALLY free. I live one block from there!

4thand19

9/14/21 11:09pm

Also Field Museum and Museum of the First Division are cool. Soon it will be

Roykeane

9/14/21 9:31pm

Field museum has Sue the T-rex on display, after someone paid $9 million and

robin

9/14/21 10:31pm

That doc was fascinating and heartbreaking

cougarsnooty

9/15/21 12:40pm

I agree with everything here. I would also add riding the red/purple line up to

WDaddy

9/14/21 9:44pm

River tour is fun but maybe not for 3 yo.

Kral

9/14/21 9:58pm

Tribune Building - See all the stones from famous places around the world (pyramids, Alamo, Great Wall, etc.)

Pistol Shrimp

9/14/21 10:07pm

RE: What are the best things to do in Chicago with young kids (9, 7, 3, baby)?

marinercoug

9/14/21 10:08pm

^can confirm. We take everyone there that visits us and it’s a hit every time

4thand19

9/14/21 11:09pm

We’ve been getting a lot of visitors since moving to Chicago in June.

4thand19

9/14/21 11:17pm

Thanks everyone! Great tips. Can't wait to go on our trip.

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