Cloud Gate (The Bean)
This giant silver sculpture shaped like a jelly bean sits in Millennium Park and shows a funny, stretched reflection of you and the whole city skyline.
Chicago is one of America’s most exciting cities, bursting with energy, incredible food, and some of the most jaw-dropping architecture you’ll ever see. It sits right on the edge of Lake Michigan, which is so enormous it looks more like an ocean than a lake. And yes, it really does get windy — so hold onto your hat!
The city has a bold, proud character that shows up everywhere, from its towering skyscrapers scraping the clouds to the giant silver sculpture in Millennium Park where you can see your own reflection stretched and warped in the most hilarious way. You can ride a Ferris wheel jutting out over the lake, come face to face with beluga whales at one of the world’s great aquariums, or peer straight down through a glass floor more than a thousand feet above the street.
What makes Chicago truly unforgettable is how it mixes big-city excitement with a warm, welcoming spirit. This is a place that loves to surprise you around every corner.
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Chicago sits on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, one of the five Great Lakes, and is famously known as the 'Windy City.'
Chicago's River actually flows backwards — engineers reversed its direction in 1900 to keep the city's drinking water clean, which was a huge engineering achievement!
This giant silver sculpture shaped like a jelly bean sits in Millennium Park and shows a funny, stretched reflection of you and the whole city skyline.
Once the tallest building in the world, this towering skyscraper lets brave visitors step out onto a glass-floored balcony way up on the 103rd floor.
Stretching out into Lake Michigan, Navy Pier is packed with a Ferris wheel, a carousel, gardens, and lots of places to eat and play.
This world-famous museum is guarded by two giant bronze lion statues and holds incredible paintings and artifacts from all around the globe.
One of the largest indoor aquariums on Earth, the Shedd is home to dolphins, beluga whales, and thousands of colorful fish just waiting to say hello.
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