Life in Chicago
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Home to some of the world's most acclaimed museums and restaurants, famed architecture, legendary blues, lavish shopping, as well as amazing outdoor recreational and sporting activities, Chicago is the perfect city - whether you plan to spend three years here or a lifetime. We have so much to offer!
One of the largest cities in North America, Chicago is among the world's twenty-five largest urban areas by population, it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles, with a population of nearly 3 million people. Adjacent to Lake Michigan, the Chicago metropolitan area (commonly referred to as Chicagoland) has a population of over 9.7 million people - that's the combined population of Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana.
Please take time to visit our city's tourism website to learn more about all of the great opportunities Chicago has to offer at explorechicago.org, or better yet, book a flight to come and see for yourself.
Cubs or Sox? We have fans of both!
Chicago Attractions
- Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
- Broadway in Chicago
- Brookfield Zoo
- Buckingham Fountain
- Chicago Air & Water Show
- Chicago Blues Festival
- Chicago Cultural Center
- Chicago Cubs (Baseball)
- Chicago White Sox (Baseball)
- Chicago Bears (Football)
- Chicago Bulls (Basketball)
- Chicago Blackhawks (Hockey)
- Chicago Fire (Soccer)
- Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
- Harold Washington Library Center
- Magnificent Mile
- Millennium Park
- Navy Pier
- Ravinia Festival
- Sears Tower Skydeck
- Second City
- Shedd Aquarium
- Six Flags Great America
- Steppenwolf Theater
- Union Station
- Taste of Chicago
- The Art Institute of Chicago
- The Hancock Observatory
