# Chicago - Stuff to See and Do

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-stuff-to-see-and-do/50359>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 16, 2001, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-stuff-to-see-and-do/50359 "2001-01-16T18:41:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2001, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-stuff-to-see-and-do/50359/21 "2001-01-18T15:26:56Z")

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Oh yes, to add to this, Sunday Gospel Brunch at Dick’s Last Resort (near the Navy Pier) is worthwhile. I mean, Dick’s is a chain and I usually kick myself for going to chain in a city I’m visiting, but I fricking hate those stuffy hotel brunches on Sundays. For the same price you can get an amazing assortment of damn good food at Dick’s, in a much more casual (!!) atmosphere, and with a kick-ass gospel group pounding away for entertainment.

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**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2001, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-stuff-to-see-and-do/50359/22 "2001-01-18T16:10:50Z")

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Hey, this is great. My wife and I are going to Chicago for a wedding this spring and we’re planning to spend a couple extra days looking around. Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

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**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2001, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-stuff-to-see-and-do/50359/23 "2001-01-18T23:15:26Z")

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More jazz than blues again, but most Chicagoans I know are awfully fond of the Green Mill. Used to be an Al Capone hang-out, now it’s the oldest jazz venue in the US. It’s on Lawrence and Broadway, and is maybe a block from the Lawrence stop on the red line. The California Clipper is also a kick-ass bar, and has live music Thurs-Sun., with Fridays reserved for blues. It’s on California and Augusta, and has great vibe. Used to be a speakeasy, now it’s kind of a swank dive bar, if you can get into that. Not sure of the public trans route for that one, though.

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