MetroWalkz Self-Guided Walking Tours

Christmas Around the World & Holidays of Light at The Museum of Science and Industry

Museum of Science and Industry •  Nov 07 – Jan 03

Explore rich holiday traditions from around the globe while creating your own traditions with loved ones this season.

Christkindlmarket Chicago

Under the Picasso •  Nov 20 – Dec 31

The smell of roasted nuts, fresh pretzels, bratwurst, and hot spiced wine, the sound of music, and the glimmer of sparkling Christmas ornaments, all in a…

Lincoln Park ZooLights

Lincoln Park Zoo •  Nov 20 – Jan 03 @ 4:30PM

Enter a winter wonderland illuminated by the laughter of children and more than one million lights at Lincoln Park Zoo’s annual ZooLights.

Washington Square Park (Bughouse Square)

Chicago

Bughouse Square, across from the Newberry Library, was Chicago’s famed free-speech park. From the 1910s–1960s, poets, preachers, and radicals drew crowds with passionate, unscripted soapbox debates.

The 606

Chicago

Running along the former Bloomingdale Line, The 606 is an elevated, 2.7 mile landscaped trail that draws runners and bikers from Chicago and afar.

Centennial Fountain and Arc

Chicago