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**Rollerblading/biking/walking along the lakefront | **Rollerblading/biking/walking along the lakefront | ||
**Beach volleyball | **Beach volleyball | ||
| − | **Lake cruise - Lake Michigan (here's a [http://www.chicagoline.com/archcruise/ company] recommended by my sis, a local. | + | **Lake cruise - Lake Michigan (here's a [http://www.chicagoline.com/archcruise/ company] recommended by my sis, a local. --Zakrah) |
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**River cruise - Chicago River or Lake Michigan | **River cruise - Chicago River or Lake Michigan | ||
**[http://www.architecture.org/ Loop Train Tour] | **[http://www.architecture.org/ Loop Train Tour] | ||
**[http://www.chicagotrolley.com/ Chicago Trolley Company Tour] | **[http://www.chicagotrolley.com/ Chicago Trolley Company Tour] | ||
Revision as of 13:59, 29 May 2006
ABCON VI Main Page |Who's coming?
The following info was gathered from this thread (-Mouse)
Scheduled Events
Cheezborgers with MotS
- Friday lunch at Billy Goat Tavern
- No crabs .... lobster
- Forum thread
Friday Night Dinner & Dancing with the BACon Band
- Friday, June 23rd
- Start at dinner time, end at midnight or so
- Event price: TBD
- Dinner Selections
Houston Astros at Chicago White Sox
- Saturday, June 24th at 12:20 PM
- 20 Tickets are available for the Con - we'll all sit together
- Price per ticket: $23.00
- Tickets are first come - first served
WoW Gathering
- Greek Islands Restaurant most likely
- Saturday, 24 June in the evening
- Precise timing TBA
- The WoW forum thread on this. Sign up there if interested please.
Other stuff to do in the windy city:
- Touristy
- Navy Pier - about .75 mile in length one-way
- Six Flags - rollercoaster riders will love it here!
- just a note, six flags isn't right in chi-town. it's like 30-45 minutes north of the city
- Sears Tower Skydeck
- Magnificent Mile
- also www.themagnificentmile.com
- Chinatown
- Lincoln Park Zoo
- University of Chicao
- lots here, including a tour of their sculpture
- Greek Town
- Little Italy
- And let's not forget "The El" - go for a ride on Chicago's Elevated Train
- Museumy
- John G. Shedd Aquarium
- Museum of Science and Industry
- Field Museum of Natural History Has King Tut exhibit starting in May!
- Adler Planetarium
- Chicago Art Institute
- Lincoln Park Zoo
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Oak Park
- Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
- Chicago Historical Society
- DuSable African-American History Museum
- Oriental Institute
- Museum of Contemporary Photography
- Robie House
- Kids (listed in Top 10 order from a namebrand guidebook)
- Chicago Children's Museum
- Lincoln Park Zoo
- Navy Pier
- John G. Shedd Aquarium
- Westfield/North Bridge Mall
- Emerald City Theatre Company
- Museum of Science & Industry
- Wrigley Field - tours?
- The Cafe at the American Girl Place
- Theatre
- Second City
- Blue Man Group
- Music
- Buddy Guy's Legends - blues
- Other Ideas
- Rollerblading/biking/walking along the lakefront
- Beach volleyball
- Lake cruise - Lake Michigan (here's a company recommended by my sis, a local. --Zakrah)
- River cruise - Chicago River or Lake Michigan
- Loop Train Tour
- Chicago Trolley Company Tour