A quick guide to secret Chicago!
Hidden Gem
Nested in the middle of a furniture and design shop, this restaurant/cafe will take you to the middle of a green oasis, with a beautiful fountain and indoor garden.
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3 Arts Club Cafe
1300 N Dearborn StNested in the middle of a furniture and design shop, this restaurant/cafe will take you to the middle of a green oasis, with a beautiful fountain and indoor garden.
Beautiful indoor and outdoor spaces make this coffee shop steps from the house be a true gem both in summer and winter time!
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Bourgeois Cafe
738 W Fullerton AveBeautiful indoor and outdoor spaces make this coffee shop steps from the house be a true gem both in summer and winter time!
A hidden restaurant in Lincoln park, set by the lake, this hidden gem (a Michelin restaurant) is a few minutes walk from our house, and serves the most delicious and dreamy food!
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North Pond
2610 N Cannon DrA hidden restaurant in Lincoln park, set by the lake, this hidden gem (a Michelin restaurant) is a few minutes walk from our house, and serves the most delicious and dreamy food!
This is a beautiful restaurant, cafe and ice-cream shop by the lake - you can find comfort food all day, as well as a great smoothie and ice cream bar. There's parking right by the cafe under the highway (in the -3 level of the city) and is a few steps from the Lakeshore East Park playground and from navy pier
Cafe Michelle @Dusable Harbor
200 N Lakefront TrailThis is a beautiful restaurant, cafe and ice-cream shop by the lake - you can find comfort food all day, as well as a great smoothie and ice cream bar. There's parking right by the cafe under the highway (in the -3 level of the city) and is a few steps from the Lakeshore East Park playground and from navy pier
Neighborhoods
Often described as the most sought after neighborhood in Chicago, Lincoln park attracts people from all over the city. Described by Choose Chicago as "a picturesque neighborhood is a nature lover’s dream — manicured gardens, a hidden lily pond, a historic indoor botanical garden, and tons of lakefront green space with sweeping city views."
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Lincoln Park
Often described as the most sought after neighborhood in Chicago, Lincoln park attracts people from all over the city. Described by Choose Chicago as "a picturesque neighborhood is a nature lover’s dream — manicured gardens, a hidden lily pond, a historic indoor botanical garden, and tons of lakefront green space with sweeping city views."
City/town information
Chicago is possibly the nicest city to visit in the whole USA! With some of the tallest high-risers in the world, but also uncountable quaint neighborhoods - a city nested in between state parks, rivers, and next to a beautiful lake. Lots of beaches all across the city to soak on a warm summer day, and amazing museums to visit too. An eclectic food scene that can take visitors through food from around the world, from street stalls to some of the few 3 Michelin star restaurants in the country - the city has something to entertain all tastes!
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Chicago
Chicago is possibly the nicest city to visit in the whole USA! With some of the tallest high-risers in the world, but also uncountable quaint neighborhoods - a city nested in between state parks, rivers, and next to a beautiful lake. Lots of beaches all across the city to soak on a warm summer day, and amazing museums to visit too. An eclectic food scene that can take visitors through food from around the world, from street stalls to some of the few 3 Michelin star restaurants in the country - the city has something to entertain all tastes!
Amazing playgrounds
It's a very nice and large playground right next to the waterfront - a perfect place to stop by when heading for a pizza at Bacino's Italian Grill or going for a walk by the harbor
Diversey Playground
211 West Diversey ParkwayIt's a very nice and large playground right next to the waterfront - a perfect place to stop by when heading for a pizza at Bacino's Italian Grill or going for a walk by the harbor
This is a beautiful and large playground in Lakeshore East park which has a water feature for the summer (and stays cool all year round!) and has sliding higgs for the snow in winter! It's easy to park either on the lakefront parking (in the -3 level of the city) but also in Mariano's for two hours with any purchase - kids of all ages enjoy this amazing park!
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Lake Shore East Park
450 E Benton PlThis is a beautiful and large playground in Lakeshore East park which has a water feature for the summer (and stays cool all year round!) and has sliding higgs for the snow in winter! It's easy to park either on the lakefront parking (in the -3 level of the city) but also in Mariano's for two hours with any purchase - kids of all ages enjoy this amazing park!
This is an amazing playground with clean water and well kept play areas for children to come and splash during the warm days. The hours of operation change during the year but it's easy to keep track using their website on the chicagoparkdistrict.
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Pulaski Park
1419 W Blackhawk StThis is an amazing playground with clean water and well kept play areas for children to come and splash during the warm days. The hours of operation change during the year but it's easy to keep track using their website on the chicagoparkdistrict.
The Play Garden - Maggie Daley Park won't stop amazing you. Presented a set of many different play areas dedicated to different ages, you will find a Pirate ship as well as Pirate islands, a lighthouse, water areas and much more! Come ready to spend some time there, and find food in the nearby park cafe. Millennium park parking is right next to it, and so is the Beam.
Play Garden
337 East Randolph StreetThe Play Garden - Maggie Daley Park won't stop amazing you. Presented a set of many different play areas dedicated to different ages, you will find a Pirate ship as well as Pirate islands, a lighthouse, water areas and much more! Come ready to spend some time there, and find food in the nearby park cafe. Millennium park parking is right next to it, and so is the Beam.
This is a beautiful square and playground in the middle of the Gold coast, just a few minutes walk from our house. There are different play areas for a range of ages, and it's across the street from the 3-arts cafe
Goudy (William) Square Playground Park
1249 North Astor StreetThis is a beautiful square and playground in the middle of the Gold coast, just a few minutes walk from our house. There are different play areas for a range of ages, and it's across the street from the 3-arts cafe
An amazing hidden park in the middle of Streeterville downtown Chicago, this park is designed using logs for climbing structures, walking paths, and little houses in their great sand playing area.
One Bennett Park
451 East Grand AvenueAn amazing hidden park in the middle of Streeterville downtown Chicago, this park is designed using logs for climbing structures, walking paths, and little houses in their great sand playing area.
This beautiful playground in Oz park is around the corner from our house, and is a maze of wooden bridges and castles that children of all ages enjoy discovering and rediscovering again!
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Oz Park
2021 N Burling StThis beautiful playground in Oz park is around the corner from our house, and is a maze of wooden bridges and castles that children of all ages enjoy discovering and rediscovering again!
This is a beautiful park in West town, that has some unique climbing structures, and also hosts the local farmer markets on the weekends during harvest seasons.
Mary Bartleme Playground
115 South Sangamon StreetThis is a beautiful park in West town, that has some unique climbing structures, and also hosts the local farmer markets on the weekends during harvest seasons.
Sightseeing
Montrose Beach is one of the nicest beaches in downtown Chicago, a few minutes away from the house - easy parking across the place.
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Montrose Beach
Montrose Beach is one of the nicest beaches in downtown Chicago, a few minutes away from the house - easy parking across the place.
This cute little beach has a nice restaurant and a lot of space to enjoy a sunny day or play with the sand. A few minutes walk from downtown and also from Lincoln park, and has easy parking in Navy Pier just next to it.
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Ohio Street Beach
600 N Lake Shore DrThis cute little beach has a nice restaurant and a lot of space to enjoy a sunny day or play with the sand. A few minutes walk from downtown and also from Lincoln park, and has easy parking in Navy Pier just next to it.