A friend asked for my ideas on what to see in Chicago, by no means am I an expert, but here is my two cents for a quick few days…
The architectural river tour is actually interesting. The pier is pretty cool also (a little carnival like, but interesting) We took a boat ride off the pier that was ok (they serve beer if I remember correctly). Go to the bar at the top of Hancock tower, worth the view. We had dinner there, but that wasn't as memorable as the view. If you have 3-6 hours to kill, rent a car (maybe zip car or similar) and head out to oak park, "ground zero" for Frank Lloyd Wright. His house tour is worth the time, a short walk in the neighborhood has several other examples of his work. A short drive away is unity temple (church he designed) that will let you take a tour if church stuff isn't going on. Even if you can't get inside a walk around the outside is interesting. Back to the city, the park is interesting, gehry did the performance pavilion & the anish capour (sp?) sculpture is really cool, giant polished stainless steel bean you can walk under. If you want to try a funky cajun restaurant in an office building, heaven on seven is the place. Look it up or ask the hotel, they will know where it is (the original one). We hit a blues club one not that was interesting, but not quite the rock scene.
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