Every Wednesday and Saturday night from Memorial Day through Labor day the sky above the Chicago lakefront and Navy Pier will fill with beautiful displays of color and sound. Saturday evening at 10:15 p.m. at Navy Pier Wednesday evening at 9:30 p.m. at Navy Pier.
Located on Lake Michigan, just East of Chicago’s Downtown, Navy Pier has been a Chicago landmark since it first opened in 1916. Originally designed as both a shipping and recreational facility, the Pier also served as a military training site during two world wars, a venue for concerts and exhibitions, and the temporary home for a once-fledgling University of Illinois’ Chicago campus. >> Details This Chicago museum offers a virtual tour of the U-505 submarine, visit Colleen Moore's fairy castle, discover LEGO Mindstorms intelligent robots, explore the Pioneer Zephyr, and more!
>> Details Now Open at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry! Go beyond the paintbrush. Discover the inventions and ingenuity of a man before his time. Explore the myths and legends surrounding his life. Learn how his legacy inspires us today.

Visit the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago only five minutes from the Ramada's front door.
The Field Museum was incorporated in the State of Illinois on September 16, 1893 as the Columbian Museum of Chicago with its purpose the "accumulation and dissemination of knowledge, and the preservation and exhibition of objects illustrating art, archaeology, science and history. Take an awe-inspiring journey through 4 billion years of life on Earth in the Field Museums permanent exhibition "Evolving Planet". Take a tour of Earth's history in our "Travel through Time interactive". >> Details

Get ready for our spectacular new exhibition, "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs". 150,000 tickets already sold - purchase your tickets now!

McCormick Place - Distance: 3.0 miles / URL : www.mccormickplace.com
Navy Pier - Distance 7.0 miles / URL : www.navypier.com
University of Chicago - Distance: .5 miles / URL : www.uchicago.edu
Univ. of Chicago Hospitals - Distance: .5 miles / URL : www.uchospitals.edu
Museum of Science and Industry - Distance: 1.8 miles / URL : www.msichicago.org
Sears Tower - Distance: 6.5 miles / URL : www.the-skydeck.com
Chicago's Magnificent Mile/ Michigan Ave. - Distance: 6.0 miles / URL : www.themagnificentmile.com
The Field Museum - Distance: 4.5 miles / URL : www.fmnh.org
Shedd Aquarium - Distance: 4.5 miles / URL : www.sheddnet.org
Adler Planetarium - Distance: 4.5 miles / URL : www.adlerplanetarium.org
Water Tower Place - Distance: 6.7 miles / URL : www.shopwatertower.com
Chicago Art Institute - Distance: 5.5 miles / URL : www.artic.edu
State Street - Distance: 5.8 miles / URL : www.statestreetchicago.cc
Chicago Cubs/Wrigley Field - Distance: 11.5 miles / URL : www.chicagocubs.com
Chicago White Sox - Distance: 4.1 miles / URL : www.chisox.com
Chicago Bears - Distance: 3.5 miles / URL : www.chicagobears.com
Chicago Bulls/United Center - Distance: 8.5 miles / URL : www.nba.com/bulls
Chicago Blackhawks - Distance: 8.5 miles / URL : www.chicagoblackhawks.com
DuSable Museum - Distance: 3.5 miles / URL : www.dusablemuseum.org
Lincoln Park Zoo - Distance: 8.8 miles / URL : www.lpzoo.com
Taste of Chicago - Distance: 5.3 miles / URL : egov.cityofchicago.org
Chicago Air Show - Distance: 5 miles / URL : www.ci.chi.il.us/
SpecialEvents/ Grant Park - Distance: 5.3 miles / URL : www.chicagoparkdistrict.com
Soldiers Field - Distance: 3.5 miles / URL : www.chicagoparkdistrict.com
Chicago Botanic Gardens - Distance: 30 miles / URL : www.chicago-botanic.org
Illinois Institute of Technology - Distance: 4.6 miles / URL : www.iit.edu
Chicago Marathon - Distance: 5.3 miles / URL : www.chicagomarathon.com
Brookfield Zoo - Distance: 18.5 miles / URL : www.brookfieldzoo.com
Chicago Transit Authority - Distance: .25 miles / URL : www.transitchicago.com
Horseshoe Casino - Distance: 16 miles / URL : www.horseshoe.com
Harrah's Casino - Distance: 18.5 miles / URL : www.harrahs.com
China Town - Distance: 4.5 miles / URL : www.chicago-chinatown.com
Lyric Opera House - Distance: 6.5 miles / URL : www.lyricopera.org
Chicago Theaters - Distance: 6.5 miles / URL : www.chicagoplays.com
Chicago Buckingham Fountain - Distance: 5.3 miles / URL : www.ci.chi.il.us
Landmarks Chicago Mackinaw Race / Chicago Yacht Club - Distance: 5.5 miles / URL : www.chicagoyachtclub.com