Chicago dudes: What to do?

[The Vagrance]

I'm in Chicago for the next two days and I was wondering about cool things to do, see, etc.. Also, any nice indie record shops around here? Thanks in advance.

[Muse]

There are several museums, including the ever popular museum of Science and Industry. Navy Pier is always a good choice too.

[The wingless]

Second City. Improv Olympic.

Go to our top restaurants. I highly recommend Tru, though it costs somewhere in the order of $150 per person or so.

[BigBoss]

more like the wangless

I haven't been able to say that in forever. :D

[supremespleen]

Museum of Science and Industry, Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Second City Chicago, the Lego Store, Lincoln Park Zoo is alright, Sears Tower

[The Vagrance]

Navy Pier is always a good choice too.

I'm actually here because my brother is graduating from Navy Boot Camp. That museum of science & industry sounds interesting though, I'll try to check it out.

[Old Man Time]

I clicked on this thread 'cause I'm probably going to the University of Chicago next year, and wanted to know what teh h0tness is around town. Only now did I realize I would be in the same city as the wingless. Now that is a frightening proposition.

[Vash the Stampede]

I'm in Chicago for the next two days and I was wondering about cool things to do, see, etc.. Also, any nice indie record shops around here? Thanks in advance.

I assume your talking about the downtown area, so if you want indie music shops you deffinatly want reckless records at 1500 N. Michigan. Just watch out for those Columbia College kids, trust me I used to be one... Have fun though.

[The Mutericator]

Water Tower place is sort of cool if you appreciate the staircase - it's pretty awesome, good for pictures.

(I've been up here for four months and still haven't been to most of the places... I need to keep an eye on this thread too...)

[Zanz]

Around Broadway and Belmont there is a nice record store called Reckless Records of Londonit is good place to find anything from vinyl records, cds, used dvds, and games.

Around downtown, near Daily Plaza there is also a place called Rock Records also visit Rolling Stone near Harlem and Irving Plaza.

Also around Sheffield and Clark(near Wrigley Field) check out Chicago Comics (http://www.chicagocomics.com/), it was my old neighborhood comic store and it is bloody huge.

[The Vagrance]

Thanks for the replies but I've been back for a couple of days now, I didn't get to see much (we only got to be in the city for one day) and a lot of it centered around my brother's wants but I did get to see Cloudscape (I think thats what its called, that giant chrome kidney bean lookin' thing right about the skating rink), the Sears Tower, and the Chicago Institute Museum (fucking lovely I must say), although I really wish we went to Reckless Records (and we were on Michigan Avenue too! ARGH!). I did get to see Vince Vaughn on the street shooting a movie called Fred Clause or something like that which was cool.

[Domukaz]

Around Broadway and Belmont there is a nice record store called Reckless Records of Londonit is good place to find anything from vinyl records, cds, used dvds, and games.

Around downtown, near Daily Plaza there is also a place called Rock Records also visit Rolling Stone near Harlem and Irving Plaza.

Also around Sheffield and Clark(near Wrigley Field) check out Chicago Comics (http://www.chicagocomics.com/), it was my old neighborhood comic store and it is bloody huge.

Just in case I get to Chicago some day, is Rolling Stone related to the magazine at all?