Chicago has plenty more to offer visitors than cold winters and strong winds.
To help you sift through the many options and make sure you don't waste your time at tourists traps, we asked locals for their suggestions on the best the city has to offer.
From boats to beer tours to baseball games, here's what you should be doing in the Windy City.
Listen to some jazz and swing music at the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge, a true piece of history — complete with connections to Chicago's mob — that opened in 1907.
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Watch from North Avenue Beach (or an apartment that overlooks the beach) as historic fighter planes perform daredevil maneuvers for Chicago's annual Air and Water Show. The show takes places August 20 - 21st from 10 a.m. till 3 p.m.
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Catch a show at Second City, a comedy club whose notable alumni include Steve Carell and Tina Fey.
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