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Rebecca & Jack

August 31, 2025 • Chicago, IL, USA

Rebecca & Jack

August 31, 2025 • Chicago, IL, USA

Things to Do in Chicago

Activities:

- Wander the Chicago Riverwalk

- Walk the Lakefront Trail (or rent a Divvy bike!)

- Take an Architecture Tour on the Chicago River

- See the fireworks at Navy Pier on Saturday night

- Visit a museum such as the Museum of Contemporary Art, Field Museum, Museum of Science and Industry, or the Art Institute


Favorite Food Spots:

- Coffee/Snacks: Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits, Floriole Cafe & Bakery, Do-Rite Donuts, The Understudy Coffee and Books, kibbitznest books, brews & blarney

- Lunch/Dinner: Pizza Lobo Logan Square. Coda di Volpe, Thattu, Lonesome Rose, GG's Chicken Shop, Corridor Brewery & Provisions, Same Same, Gaijin, Ramen-San


Things to Do in Oak Park

Activities:

- Earnest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum

- Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio or FLW Historic District

- Visit the Brookfield Zoo

- Explore parks (Oak Park Conservatory, Thatcher Woods, Austin Gardens, Scoville Park)

- Bowling at Circle Lanes

- Shop around downtown Oak Park

- Beat the clock at Escape Factor in Forest Park


Favorite Food Spots:

- Coffee/Snacks: Spilt Milk, Buzz Cafe, Fairgrounds Coffee & Tea, Addis Cafe

- Brunch: George's Family Restaurant

- Lunch/Dinner: Amerikas, Penny's Noodles Shop, FatDuck Tavern, Johnny's Italian Beef, Jerusalem Cafe

- Dinner with live music: FritzGerald's