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Magnificent Mile
The Magnificent Mile covers Michigan Avenue shopping, hotels, architecture, Navy Pier, and first-visit downtown orientation, kept distinct from the broader Loop and River North.
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Image: Wrigley Building on the Magnificent Mile | Photo by Daniel Schwen on Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0
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Magnificent Mile in the Chicago visitor roster
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Chicago visitor lanes
1 The Loop The civic downtown core: Millennium Park and Cloud Gate, the Art Institute, the Cultural Center, and Grant Park. 2 Mag Mile Michigan Avenue shopping, the Water Tower and 360 Chicago, the MCA, and Navy Pier on the lakefront. 3 Riverwalk The riverfront and skyline: Willis Tower Skydeck, the Architecture Center, and the river cruises. 4 River North Galleries, nightlife, and dining north of the river — the Merchandise Mart, Frontera Grill, and steakhouses. 5 West Loop Restaurant Row and Fulton Market dining, Union Station, and the city's hottest food-and-nightlife strip. 6 Lincoln Park The free zoo and conservatory, the lakefront and North Avenue Beach, Old Town comedy, and family north side. 7 Wrigleyville Wrigley Field and Cubs game days, the Southport Corridor, and Lakeview's bars and music venues. 8 Wicker Park The Damen-Milwaukee-North six-corners: shopping, tacos, breweries, music, and nightlife. 9 Logan Square Northwest-side dining, cocktail bars, and boulevards around the Logan Square monument and Blue Line. 10 Chinatown / Pilsen Chinatown's Wentworth Avenue and Ping Tom Park, plus Pilsen's murals, museums, and music halls. 11 Hyde Park The lakefront Museum Campus and, to the south, Hyde Park's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry and Robie House.
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Observation deck 360 CHICAGO Observation Deck The 94th-floor observation deck of the former John Hancock Center on the Magnificent Mile, with sweeping lakefront and skyline views and the TILT platform that leans you out over Michigan Avenue. Landmark hotel InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile Landmark hotel directly on Michigan Avenue just north of the river, known for its ornate historic tower and indoor pool — the mid-Mag Mile base that puts the Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower, and river bridges at the doorstep. Contemporary art museum Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago One of the nation's largest contemporary-art museums, a block off Michigan Avenue behind the Water Tower, with rotating exhibitions, performances, and a sculpture garden overlooking Lake Shore Park. Waterfront attraction Navy Pier Chicago's lakefront landmark pier, free to enter and stretching six blocks onto Lake Michigan, with the Centennial Wheel, gardens, boat cruises, restaurants, and the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Historic grand hotel The Drake Hotel Chicago's grande dame at the top of the Magnificent Mile, operating since 1920, with Oak Street Beach across Lake Shore Drive — the classic north-end base where Michigan Avenue meets the Gold Coast.
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Compare places to stay on the Magnificent Mile
The Magnificent Mile and Streeterville keep Michigan Avenue shopping, Navy Pier, and the lakefront on foot. If this is your base, this live map compares Mag Mile and Streeterville lodging prices for your dates.
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