Navy Pier
Promenade · Chicago, Illinois
A 3,300-foot pier built in 1916 as Municipal Pier for lake freight and public recreation, used as a naval training station in the Second World War and as the University of Illinois's Chicago campus into the 1960s, then rebuilt as an attraction in 1995. It is free to enter and walk, and holds a 200-foot observation wheel, a Shakespeare theatre, a children's museum, a free indoor botanical atrium and the departure docks for most of the city's boat tours.
600 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
Pier open daily, generally 10 AM - 8 PM with longer summer and weekend hours. Free to enter. Attractions and cruises ticketed separately.