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The Chicago Children's Museum and Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows are
also on the pier, as are several boat-cruise operators. Try the Shoreline water taxi for a
fun ride to the Museum Campus (adult/child $8/5).
Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows
MUSEUM
( 312-595-5024; 600 E Grand Ave; 10am-10pm Sun-Thu, to midnight Fri & Sat; Red Line to
Grand, then trolley)
More than 150 gorgeous windows - including stained-glass Mi-
chael Jordan - hide along the lower-level terraces of Navy Pier's Festival Hall.
Magnificent Mile
STREET
(
www.themagnificentmile.com
; N Michigan Ave)
Spanning Michigan Ave between the river and
Oak St, the Mag Mile is the much-touted upscale shopping strip, where Bloomingdales,
Neiman's and Saks will lighten your wallet.
Tribune Tower
ARCHITECTURE
(435 N Michigan Ave; Red Line to Grand)
Take a close look when passing by the Gothic
tower to see chunks of the Taj Mahal, Parthenon and other famous structures embedded
in the lower walls.
Trump Tower
TOWER
(401 N Wabash Ave; Red Line to Grand)
Donald's 1360ft tower is Chicago's second-tallest
building, though architecture critics have mocked its 'toothpick' look.
Wrigley Building
ARCHITECTURE
(400 N Michigan Ave; Red Line to Grand)
Built by the chewing-gum maker; the white ex-
terior glows as white as the Doublemint Twins' teeth.
OFFBEAT CHICAGO
Sure, your friends will listen politely as you describe your trip to the Willis Tower's
tip, but you'll stop them mid-yawn when you unleash stories of how you boozed
