Would appreciate suggestions for 2 days in Chicago in July--(no kids on this trip!) is Navy Pier worth it without kids?

What do you like to do? There is shopping and strolling along Michigan Ave. The Art Institute on south Michigan Ave Cubs or White Sox games. great restaurants near Michigan Ave, and near north side. a trip to the top of the Hancock Building or Sears Tower. Plenty of bars, plays and clubs (Second cIty is fun and many jazz and blues clubs. You can even go to the beach. Navy Pier would not be my firsat choice.

thanks these ideas sound great! lot of these are things we would like--architecture tour, second city club, bands--we like history, engineering things too (like a good bridge...). I know about the art institute. are there small museums that we shoud try to see? also, we are bringing our dog. is there a running path that we could take her on?

thanks all of this info will be great. can't wait to see chicago

There is the doggy beach on Montrose

http://www.chicagocanine.com/beach.htm
http://chicago.citysearch.com/profile/37253903

Dog friendly Chicago
http://www.dogfriendly.com/server/tr...LChicago.shtml

1. The Art Institute!
2. Pizza, preferably at Due's (near Michigan Ave., across from Unos.)

thanks, will miss the dog party (be there before the 4th), but will look at dog sites anyhow

OK. Chicago without kids. Definitely go take a stroll and do a little shopping along Michigan Ave. Also take in a Cubs or White Sox game and go see the fantastic play Wicked. Check out the art institute and maybe a couple other meuseums like the Field, Adler

OP said he/she would be here before the 4th. They've been and gone.

Especially since it was the 4th of July of 2004!!!!

Wow, I missed that little fact, Kristi! Hoopstraveler must have had some time on his/her hands. Pulled up several old threads.