Category Archives: Sights
Play and Stay when you Explore with our New Legos Package
Create family fun at The Drake while exploring the Magnificent Mile Lego store. Imagine the endless possibilities with our Lego family fun package which features our deluxe accommodations, a personalized welcome letter, fresh baked cookies and milk at turn down … Continue reading
Drake Hotel Lobby Gets Frosted
For us, going to the Drake in Chicago was coming home for the holidays… With the the kitchen as their workshop, spatulas and mixers their tools, Drake Hotel chefs and students from the French Pastry Sch0ol worked tirelessly this season to create a … Continue reading
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Tagged chefs, Chicago, Christmas, drake hotel, frosting, gingerbread, holiday, kitchen, lobby, magnificent, pastry, Real Chicago, santa, spatulas, The Drake, workshop
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Falling into Tradition
Pumpkin spice lattes are back, candy bowls are filled, and Christmas commercials have begun to air. It’s that time of year again! As a prelude to what will be our Holiday Bucketlist, we’d like to introduce our Fall Bucketlist, as … Continue reading
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The Real Chicago Treat….
Some may not get the reference to the Rice Aroni jingle in today’s Real Chicago blog title… however if you’re keen to old jingles from the mid-90s– you know this tune is referencing a “San Francisco Treat…” But, let this be known…..you … Continue reading
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Tagged 312, architecture, Chicago, History, Lake Michigan, Magnificent Mile, Michigan Avenue, Real Chicago, Tour, Trolley
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Real Chicago, Real People – “Coming home for the holidays”
With the implementation of this blog only a few months ago, it was a passion of ours to be a go-to-guide to all things Real Chicago- from the perspective of those who live Real Chicago each and every day. In … Continue reading
Museum of Science and Industry
Whoever said “learning isn’t fun” surely hasn’t been to the Museum of Science and Industry. Mixing learning with hands-on, blood rushing exhibits, there is something for everyone! In 1893, the building was constructed as the Palace of Fine Arts for … Continue reading
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Tagged Exbits, Fun, Museum of Science and Industry, Real Chicago, The Drake Hotel, World Fair
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Real Chicago Air & Water Show
It’s a bird, it’s a plane…. It’s right outside our windows this weekend! The Chicago Air & Water Show has quickly become the one of the oldest and largest free admission air and water exhibit in the United States. Over … Continue reading
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Tagged Air & Water Show, Chicago, Real Chicago, The Drake Hotel
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The Real Good-time Blues
A Real Chicago experience at the top of many Chicagoans list of things to do is living and breathing the live music scene that can be found around every corner of the downtown area and neighborhoods of Chicago. Where we’ll be … Continue reading
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Real Chicago View
If a breathtaking view of Chicago is what you are looking for, than the Cité is the place for you to visit. Located on the 70th floor of the Lake Point Tower, this restaurant offers a 360 degree panoramic view … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Sights
Tagged Food, Real Chicago, The Cité, The Drake Hotel, views of Chicago
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Monkeying Around at the Lincoln Park Zoo
It is hard to believe that one of the oldest zoological gardens in the country can be found just mere minutes from the downtown area of Chicago. Lincoln Park Zoo, an essential element of the historic Lincoln Park neighborhood, has … Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, attractions, birds, Chicago, Concerts, Jammin' at the Zoo, Lincoln Park Zoo, mammals, Real Chicago, The Drake Hotel
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