Ramon's Guidebook for Chicago
Neighborhoods
Fun place to walk around with many local, popular, and historical storefronts
Wicker Park
1425 N Damen AveFamily Fun!
FREE Public Zoo + Park that is open most hours of the day
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Lincoln Park Zoo
2001 N Clark StFREE Public Zoo + Park that is open most hours of the day
Look no place other than Navy Pier for your family. Catch a movie at the ICON theatre or sit along Lake Michigan.
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Navy Pier
600 E Grand AveLook no place other than Navy Pier for your family. Catch a movie at the ICON theatre or sit along Lake Michigan.
Nature
International Nature in the city! Free for all visitors!
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Lincoln Park Conservatory
2391 N Stockton DrInternational Nature in the city! Free for all visitors!
Another great place to enjoy nature in the city! Best part is that it’s free!
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I-Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N Central Park AveAnother great place to enjoy nature in the city! Best part is that it’s free!
Sightseeing
Repurposed railroad turned walk/bike trail. Brings together art, history, design, and trails for all.
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The 606
1805 North Ridgeway AvenueRepurposed railroad turned walk/bike trail. Brings together art, history, design, and trails for all.
John Hancock Building 360° top-floor lookout. Great view of the entire city (of course only when it isn’t cloud).
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360 CHICAGO
875 N Michigan AveJohn Hancock Building 360° top-floor lookout. Great view of the entire city (of course only when it isn’t cloud).
Chicago Riverwalk
306-370 W Wacker DrGreat for pictures along the Chicago River.
Parks
Located in Chinatown, great for photographs and river views. They typically have tour boats waiting there. Playground for the kids! Plenty of restaurants located nearby.
Ping Tom Memorial Park
1700 S Wentworth AveNortherly Island
Repurposed airport-turned-park.
Food scene
One of our favorite go-to restaurants. Fairly cheap yet delicious Italian food right in Little Italy on Taylor St!
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Pompei
1531 W Taylor StOne of our favorite go-to restaurants. Fairly cheap yet delicious Italian food right in Little Italy on Taylor St!
Some of the best Mexican food in the city. The experience and environment makes this place. They’ll treat you if it’s your birthday.
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Cantón Regio Steakhouse
1510 W 18th StSome of the best Mexican food in the city. The experience and environment makes this place. They’ll treat you if it’s your birthday.
Clothing / Shopping
Exclusive, local Chicago streetwear brand. Nothing like this anywhere else. Joefreshgoods is the co-owner and lead designer for the shop. They offer workshops for young entrepreneurs on their website.
Fat Tiger Workshop
836 N Milwaukee AveExclusive, local Chicago streetwear brand. Nothing like this anywhere else. Joefreshgoods is the co-owner and lead designer for the shop. They offer workshops for young entrepreneurs on their website.
Get your shoe game on with this Chicago clothing relic. Recently collaborated with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Leaders 1354
1152 W Madison StGet your shoe game on with this Chicago clothing relic. Recently collaborated with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Sweet streetwear spot downtown. You’ll see that a lot of artists and entertainers do meet and greets here.
Jugrnaut
427 S Dearborn StSweet streetwear spot downtown. You’ll see that a lot of artists and entertainers do meet and greets here.
Experimental clothing store with a pop-up shop format. They change up how it looks every few weeks. They feature both international and local designers from Chicago.
Congruent Space
1216 W Grand AveExperimental clothing store with a pop-up shop format. They change up how it looks every few weeks. They feature both international and local designers from Chicago.