Location: Dearborn Park
Top Things to do in Dearborn Park
What to do and see in Dearborn Park, Illinois (IL): The Best Things to do
The windy city is a cornucopia of modern art, fine dining, cutting edge comedy, and die-hard sports fans. Snap a photo of your reflection in the silver Cloud Gate sculpture at Millennium Park before heading to Grant Park to get hit with the refreshing spray of Buckingham Fountain. There are dozens of museums and theater companies in Chicago, so a cultural experience is never hard to find. You’re sure to laugh your head off at the Second City Theater, the professional launch pad of many famous comedians.
Restaurants in Chicago
1. Fox in a Box Chicago
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1,261 reviews
Experience the ultimate reality escape at Fox in a Box - Chicago! Our exceptional escape room adventures are ideal for families, corporate team-building groups and friends just looking for a fun and engaging brain-twisting challenge. Themed missions are designed for teams of 2-6 people and have a 60-minute time limit.
Reviewed By nstrubing - Saint John, United States
Fantastic escape room! Bruce was super enthusiastic about explaining, and he was very patient with us, all around a great employee!
2. Jazz Showcase
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 182 reviews
Jazz Showcase is the most historic jazz club in Chicago, founded in 1947 by Joe Segal, and now owned and operated by Wayne Segal (Joe's son). Segal's national and international honors include being declared a "Master of Jazz" by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). "It is a great honor to be placed in the same company with so many of the wonderful artists I have presented all of these years!" Joe Segal, 88. The greatest names in jazz have played at Jazz Showcase including the likes of Count Basie, Herbie Hancock, Sun Ra, Sonny Stitt, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, and Art Blakey. Having changed location numerous times since its founding, the club relocated again in 2008 to Dearborn Station, in Chicago, Illinois. Today, Jazz Showcase continues to thrive and bring in top local, national, and international talent. Jazz Showcase presents live music 7 nights a week. Our famous 4 pm Sunday Matinee is geared towards families (Free admission for kids 12 and under). The 170-seat venue is available for group outings during any of our live performances and for private events during the day.
Reviewed By Koakie - Apple Valley, United States
A really great listening room for jazz - outstanding acoustics - and a really warm and friendly vibe, and a place with so much history (live jazz club since 1947!). The cover charge was reasonable, attentive service and a really fun musical experience with family!!! Can't wait to return!!!
3. Printers Row
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 23 reviews
Reviewed By AmyGChicago - Chicago, United States
This is where I call home! Absolutely love the neighborhood! 2 blocks away from the craziness of Michigan Ave. Lots of locally owned restaurants and coffee shops. Tottos Market is worth hopping into. Go behind Dearborn Station and take Plymouth south. Lots of beautiful parks. The people who live here are some of the nicest people in the city. They are very welcoming. Printers Row is definitely a gem.
4. Dearborn Station
Overall Ratings
3.0 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
As a 79-year-old retiree, I remember when railroads were more popular than airlines. I recall riding on the Rock Island Railroad from my home in south suburban Blue Island to the La Salle Street Station on Van Buren Street in downtown Chicago. And then there was the nearby Dearborn Station, also referred to as the Polk Street Station, which was the oldest of the six intercity train stations serving downtown Chicago. Located at Dearborn and Polk Streets, adjacent to Printers Row, the three-story, Romanesque Revival structure with the 12-story clock tower opened in 1885. Inside the pink granite and red brick building were the train platforms, a large train shed, ticket counters, waiting rooms and Fred Harvey Company restaurants. By 1920, Dearborn Station served as a terminal for 25 railway lines, serving 17,000 passengers daily on 122 trains. By 1976, the train shed was demolished and tracks were removed. The train station stood abandoned into the mid-1980s, then was converted into a shopping mall with retail shops, restaurants, bars and entertainment venues. Remember when it was incorrectly referred to as "Dearborn Street Station" in a 1974 episode of M*A*S*H in which Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) craves the BBQ ribs from a fictional restaurant adjacent to the station. Dearborn Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and designated a Chicago Landmark in 1982.
5. Yarnify!
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
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