Best places: Things to dos in Cook County

Discover the best places in Cook County, curated using our unique algorithm blending 'Top Rated' and 'Most Reviewed' establishments. Uncover the city's gems and must-visit locales for an unforgettable experience. This list contains 1.6K places from Things to do category.

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Medieval Torture Museum
Museum
👍👍 An outstanding masterpiece of a museum! Realistic and fascinating!! A true account of what Christians did to innocent people who did not share in their faith. Fascinating exploration of how destructive Christians have been throughout the ages! The museum staff is awesome, too! Perfect date nigh...
4.90 (3.5K reviews)
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Chicago Gangsters and Ghosts Tours
Tour agency
👍👍 This tour was absolutely amazing! Our tour guide Kai was very accommodating and made sure we could hear all the history she had to share for us as well as give us some time to take photos and admire everything she was showing us. While the weather was not the best, it was still a tour I'll never for...
4.90 (3.2K reviews)
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Bobby's Bike Hike - Chicago Bike, Walking & Food Tours
Tour operator
👍👍 Took the Chicago Chinatown food and cultural tour. Our guide, Jeff, was awesome. He was kind and helpful, checking on the participants to ensure everyone was doing well. Jeff knows the history of Chinatown and the culture of the area so he didn't need notes as he gave us color about each stop....
4.90 (960 reviews)
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The Art Institute of Chicago
Museum
Renowned art museum holding nearly 300,000 works from all over the world, spanning many centuries.
$$$ $
4.80 (32K reviews)
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Wrigley Field
Stadium
Ivy-clad walls & manual scoreboard add retro charm to the 2nd oldest baseball stadium in the majors.
4.80 (31.4K reviews)
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Riverwalk
Tourist attraction
Riverside pedestrian path featuring city views & dining, plus bridges, fishing piers & boat docks.
4.80 (16.5K reviews)
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Garfield Park Conservatory
Park
184-acre park with a swimming pool, fishing lagoon, athletic fields & tennis courts.
4.80 (8.9K reviews)
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St. John Cantius Catholic Church
Catholic church
Late-1800s Catholic church with ornate vaulted ceilings, religious statues & stained glass windows.
4.90 (788 reviews)
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Lincoln Park Conservatory
Botanical garden
Thousands of exotic plants in an 1890 glass structure, plus outdoor gardens & fountains.
4.80 (3.4K reviews)
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Axeclusive Axe Throwing & VR Lounge
Lounge
👍 Really cool spot. They have axe throwing and a VR Room. Different type of pointy things to throw and several vr games. Only lil prob was you can hear everything going on outside the vr room (its was Saturday so was pretty packed)and the headset has a little wear but we went back to back dates so obv...
4.90 (693 reviews)
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Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Amphitheater
Designed by architect Frank Gehry, this bandshell in Millennium Park hosts various musical events.
4.80 (3.1K reviews)
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Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens
Botanical garden
Center with gardens, a waterfall, lakeside trails & native trees, plus regular family activities.
4.80 (3K reviews)
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BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Chicago
Hindu temple
👍👍 Were here for tourist purposes, enjoyed the Indian architecture with its many details on the facade. Very beautiful, a pleasant place to contemplate and relax.
4.80 (2.7K reviews)
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Swallow Cliff Stairs
Park
2 flights of stairs with almost 300 steps in total, forming a loop & popular for cardio workouts.
4.80 (2.5K reviews)
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Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio
Museum
Home & studio of the famous architect, with guided tours focused on his early career.
4.80 (2.2K reviews)
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Living Word Christian Center
Evangelical church
👍👍 I attended the 2019 International Faith Conference at this worship center and was very encouraged, empowered, and enlightened by every aspect of the experience. I was a little nervous about attending a week long conference but the first nights service set the tone for the entire week. There was a b...
4.90 (632 reviews)
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Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago
Hindu temple
A traditional Gopuram adorns this large complex built in 1977 with a gift shop & cafeteria.
4.80 (1.8K reviews)
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The 606
Hiking area
Created on a former rail line, this elevated, 2.7 mile landscaped trail draws runners & bikers.
4.80 (1.7K reviews)
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Holy Name Cathedral
Catholic church
An 1800s Catholic church with a vaulted ceiling & colorful stained glass, offering guided tours.
4.80 (1.6K reviews)
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Promontory Point
Park
Part of Burnham Park, this scenic man-made peninsula & picnic spot juts into Lake Michigan.
4.80 (1.4K reviews)
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