Dining and Dives in The Windy City...Chicago

Where oh where to go in Chicago.... 

 SEEING... 

 Top of the Willis Tower formerly known as the Sears Tower tallest building in the US. Go all the way to the top Skydeck

http://www.willistower.com/http://www.theskydeck.com/ 

 Of course go see the Chicago Bean called Cloud Gate by artist Anish Kapoor 2004 in Millenium Parkhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Gate 

then walk around the park and see other artist installations from around the world 

The Crown Fountain is amazing by Catalan (Spanish) artist Jaume Piensahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Fountain 

Here is a map of the park to pick where you want to go

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Pritzker_Pavilion

The most important thing to do in Chicago is a boat architecture tour as Chicago is home to works by some of the most talented architects in the world. 

There are several you can choose from but I prefer Wendella Sights because of its cash bar and because it also gives you a tour of the lake with the most amazing views of Chicago city line for photos 90minhttp://www.wendellaboats.com/experience/lakeandrivertour.aspx 

Chicago Beer tour is a MUST from Chicago Beer Experience 3 hours of local brews with a like-minded grouphttp://www.chicagobeerexperience.com/index.html 

Maybe a food tour but if you trust me I can tell you where to eat below otherwise Chicago Food Planet has a tourhttp://www.chicagofoodplanet.com/# 

If youve read The Devil in The White City then you know about the serial killer in Chicago during the World Fair. Take the Devil & The City Tour from Weird Chicago Tours or another one of their historical ghost tourshttp://www.weirdchicago.com/ 

 EATING.... 

 Most famous oldest place Portillo's to enjoy a Chicago style hotdog

http://www.portillos.com/portillos/ 

 Best place for Chicago's famous deep dish pizza Lou Malnati's of course

http://www.loumalnatis.com/ 

 You HAVE to go to chef Rick Bayless' Mexican spot Frontera Grill...best mexican anywherehttp://www.rickbayless.com/restaurants/grill.html 

 Youve heard of deep fried turkey but have you heard of deep fried lobster!! 

http://www.yelp.com/biz/cocos-famous-deep-fried-lobster-chicago#query:deep%20fried%20turkeyhttp://www.mightysweet.com/mesohungry/2011/12/05/cocos-famous-deep-fried-lobster/ 

 If you feel like a little fine dining at the bar this french place is amazing Avec

http://avecrestaurant.com/ 

 DRINKING...

 Talk about drinking like an Irishman check out the Irish American Heritage Center and at the back you will find an authentic Irish Pub

http://www.irish-american.org/ 

 Go tothe famous B.L.U.E.S Bar in Lincoln park famous for the blues of coursehttp://www.chicagobluesbar.com/ 

 The Green Mill Jazz Club is a historic dive bar where Al Capone was often seen and it was also known as a heroin den in the 1970's which is an interesting fact

http://www.greenmilljazz.com/ 

 The Green Door Tavern was established in 1921 is a perfect old school bar to watch a game inhttp://greendoorchicago.com/ 

 IF YOU FEEL SO INCLINED...IVE HEARD THEY HAVE MUSEUMS TOO :) hahaHAPPY GHOST HUNTING!!