what are good vacation spots in chicago?
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I went in the summer and loved the beach. It was amazing I couldn't believe it was right in the city! Shopping was neverending down The Maginificent Mile and check out a show at the House of Blues. We went to the Gospel Brunch on the Sunday. It was amazing, you'll love it! Make sure you have some pizza too!
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Here is a link to all recreational activities in Elmira.\nHope you have a fun vacation.
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Explore the Adirondack mountains. There are many, many free parks, and camping galore. There is plenty to do in the Thousand Islands as well. There is a Watertown Zoo that is very cool. Also if you travel over to Lake Placid, there are all kinds of winter olympic sports to watch and you can even ice skate on the Olympic rink!
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Here's a link that ought to help you find something fun to do.  \n\nhttp://metromix.chicagotribune.com/stage/search-venues.front?attributeType=mmx-stage&attribute-mmx-stage=mmx-stage-Dinner+theater&keywords=\n\nhttp://metromix.chicagotribune.com/
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Rehoboth Beach is lovely.  They have some really great restraunts there too.
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My pick is Fairmount Park -- to feed the ducks and ride paddleboats. \nhttp://www.riversideca.gov/park_rec/facilities.asp\n\nI forgot to add, if you go out for a little ice cream cone every other day. Any five year old will think you are a hero!
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Chicago has a great boat ride that takes you on an architectural tour of the city.
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Find a hot spot, like in an airport. Many hotels have a similar service.
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Go see "Wicked" they will love it, get good seats\nThe Museum of Science and Industry\nThe Field Museum\nThe Adler Planetarium\nThe Shedd Aquarium\nWalk down the Magnificent Mile and Millieum Park\nGo to Navy Pier and See the I-Max Show\nTake in a Football Game at Soldier's Field\nGo to the top of the Sears Tower and the top of the Hancock\nDon't know when your coming, but if it is cold enough Skate of State Street (ice skating pond on State Street)\nIf Girls go to the American Doll Shop or the Lego Store (fun)
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3 lakes is a good place
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You should check out any local or state parks.  Also campground might be willing to let you have something there if you rent a couple of camp sites.  City parks might have shelters that you can rent out.  For a little fancier maybe a rose garden or house boat or something.\n\nwww.clevelandlakefront.org \ncity.cleveland.oh.us/government/departments/parksrecprop/prpind.html
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Go bowling, play mini-golf, Go to a store like Cabela's or Bass Pro Shops, go to the zoo, have a picnic at the park if it's a nice day, go fishing- rent a boat!, Check out your local 'tourist traps' - Rent a movie & stay home and cook dinner together, Check out an amusement park, go for a country drive, The possibilities are endless!
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go to the Navy Pier!  They've everything you'd want.
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*picnic at a park or on the beach\n*rent/borrow a canoe for canoeing\n*bowling\n*miniature golf\n*drive in movie theater (if you search hard enough, you can find one!)\n*zoo\n*festivals or fairs\n*Looking at Christmas lights\n*ice skating (there's places everywhere...even in Texas :) )\n*camping
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Look in the St. Louis Park area
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There is the Van Galder! My dad has taken it many times between Wisconsin and Chicago.\n\nOh and there's also MegaBus... which is really cheap.
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Good luck on finding good and cheap in the same neighborhood.  But you could try Chinatown.  Its not terribly far from the IIT campus, and it will probably be cheaper than Bridgeport or anything right on top of campus.\n\nhttp://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=3300+South+Federal+Street&csz=chicago%2C+il&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=\nhttp://classifieds.chicagoreader.com/chicago/Results?section=oid%3A8&\nhttp://www.chicagoreader.com/cgi-bin/sf/zipmap.cgi?hfs\nhttp://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/renting/\nhttp://www.chipublib.org/002branches/cplmap.html