Chicago with 3 Boys

charlotteL

I want to take the boys next June to see my brother.  What would you go with a 5.5 year old, 4 year old and 16 month old?

FutureMrsJW

I think they would like the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum.  Millennium Park is really neat, with the giant mirrored bean.  There are also a few cool fountains that we saw kids playing in last June/July.  There was also a family festival in the park, while we were there.  What about a Cubs game?  We didn't make it to Navy Pier, but that might be fun too.

horn_jm@hotmail.com

If your boys are into trains, definitely take the "L".  We just got back from DC, and the metro was one of the highlights of the trip for my older DS.

04JaxBride

FutureMrsJW:

I think they would like the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum.  Millennium Park is really neat, with the giant mirrored bean.  There are also a few cool fountains that we saw kids playing in last June/July.  There was also a family festival in the park, while we were there.  What about a Cubs game?  We didn't make it to Navy Pier, but that might be fun too.

all of this, plus the Lincoln Park zoo : )

the Field Museum is beyond amazing.  never in my life have i seen so many animals!

 the fountains by the Bean in Milennium Park are fun for sure-- always people playing in them.  they change and the fountain looks like a person spitting water.

Navy Pier is fun for sure, lots to do.  If you stay in town, you can take the El to a Cubs game... i bet they'd enjoy that (as long as you have help, I don't know how easy/treacherous it would be on the El with the three of them).  I don't know how they are with attention span, a baseball game might be a little long now that i think about it.

there are a lot of neat boat tours, but again... at your discretion.

 

i bet they would really enjoy going to the top of the Hancock Tower and looking out over the shoreline and the city.  that is soooo neat!

there is also a Hershey store on Michigan Avenue.  WHEEE!

Febbride04

These are all great suggestions. Will you be in the suburbs? If so, the train into the city also might be fun (the Metra train, not the "L").

The beach is fun. There is a restaurant on top of the boat house at North Avenue Beach called Castaways, that your kids might think is fun. There is a children's museum at Navy Pier.

charlotteL

My brother is on N Clarendon Ave.  Not sure exactly if that is suburb or city.  I just know he's really close to the lake. 

odear

charlotteL:

My brother is on N Clarendon Ave.  Not sure exactly if that is suburb or city.  I just know he's really close to the lake. 

That is definitely city, and pretty close to Wrigley Field.  You got some great suggestions above.