dog-friendly lakeview

All the places to visit with your dog. Some even give away treats, especially if your dog does tricks!

Fast fashion is💀. Up cycle for vintage style and help save the planet. Also a great source for Halloween, costume parties, Pride Parade and all your dress-up needs!

Visit the front counter for the treat bowl. 

Out of the Closet Thrift Stores provides free HIV testing and AHF Pharmacy services. Get tested for HIV or fill your prescription and shop while you wait. They offer finger-prick HIV tests that are fast, easy, and offer same-day results.

Out Of The Closet (Treat stop)

The crafty with your canine! The staff here loves saying hello to canine visitors.

Check out the video for an easy dog bandanna craft idea.

Michael’s

Above Michaels, find this one stop shop with a solid pet section. They carry everything from poop bags to dog treats, toys and dog beds. They always have a good supply of Chuck-its and balls for the dog park.

Marshalls

If there’s a line, it’s worth the wait for a pup cup! Share a photo of your dog eating a pup cup, and tag @brotherscreamery

Brothers Creamery Frozen Custard (Treat Stop)

Use the walk up window with your pup and they’ll share a treat. Order ahead at cafedeko.com

Watch the video to learn about Café Deko’s Greek owner and origins. 

Café Deko walk up window (Treat Stop)

This three-story Home Depot is dog-friendly. Be sure to use the stairs or elevator with your dog. Please don’t take them on the escalator. Don't forget to visit the 3rd floor garden center using the elevator.

Home Depot for doggo

Wilbur’s family loves books and dogs. Take a photo of your pup and memory of beloved Wilbur.

Wilbur’s Book & Treat Stop

Dog-friendly Lakeview

sculpture art tour in the loop

The 1960s launched an art renaissance in Chicago with commissions from artists around the world put on display across the city. With photos, text, audio, and video, you'll explore some of the city's most prominent sculptures as well as some that are harder to find to learn about their history and makers. 

Included are @ChiCitiGirl tips for viewing and photos. 

@Chicitigirl is a Certified Professional Tour Guide of walking, food, kayak, and virtual tours in Chicago. Follow @Chicitigirl on Instagram and Facebook to learn about in-person and virtual tours.

South Lion at Art Institute

North Lion at Art Institute

Cloud Gate at Millennium Park

Bronze Cow outside of the Cultural Center

Chicago's Picasso (a.k.a. "The Picasso")

Monument with Standing Beast

Ceres Sculpture at top of Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Ceres Sculpture/CME Building at night

Miro's Chicago

Calder's Flamingo

Meet your Tour Guide, @ChiCitiGirl and her dog

Tour Sculpture and Art in Chicago's Central Business and Theatre District

Sculpture Art Tour in The Loop

halloween in lakeview

Find spooky stops and share with friends. Follow @playeatlas on Instagram and Facebook.

Check out this workers cottage that puts on a show every Halloween.

Gingerbread House Meets Haunted House

Who goes there?

Find the lawn spiders and answer below how many there are.

Arachnophobia on Sheffield

Witches Brewing

The doors of this house make it feel like a real haunted home

Witches & Spiders

The decorations are almost as impressive as this historical home

Black cat Xing

Once a former church, the yard has been transformed into a graveyard

Haunted Church

Check out this mini haunted cage house at the SW corner of Barry and Racine

Haunted Cage

This stop is best seen at night. Take a pic and share on social media.

House of Skelators

Skelaton Needs A Hug

Best viewed at night, Jack Skellington and friends.

The Nightmare before Halloween

Nightmare on Henderson

How many tentacles are coming out of this house?

Octo-house

Chicago Sugar Daddy gets in the Halloween Spirit. Check out their website athttps://www.chicagosugardaddy.com. Watch the video to see them featured on local WGN. 

Take a photo with your favorite treat and share on social media @chicago.sugardaddy!

Spooky Sugar Daddy

Visit Saturdays at 3 PM for a performance of Lockdown Puppet Theatre by a former zoo toy creator. 

Puppets and Pickpockets on Briar

Who says you can’t decorate when you live in an apartment?! Best seen at night.

Peek These Windows

Explore Halloween Decorations in Lakeview

Halloween in Lakeview

discover the why of the chicago y symbol-scavenger hunt

Y: It's the second to last letter of the alphabet but of premiere importance in the history of Chicago. Embark on this adventure to find hidden Y shapes and learn why it's still an important symbol for Chicago.

@Chicitigirl is a cartophile and Certified Professional Tour Guide of walking, food, kayak and virtual tours in Chicago. Follow @Chicitigirl on Instagram and Facebook to see Chicago from a local's perspective and learn about in-person and virtual tours.

In the Beginning

Wolf(Y) Point

 Seek your next Y

Discover another Y

Find the High Y

Theatre District Y 

Find the Y in Lights

The Y symbol is critical to Chicago's History. Find the hidden Ys around the Loop & Riverwalk areas and learn Why Chicago became the city it is today.

Discover the WHY of the Chicago Y Symbol-Scavenger Hunt

navy pier scavenger hunt

Explore the eastern tip of historic Navy Pier and discover a few key features worth finding. Learn about "Chicago's symbol" that is hidden in plain sight around the city and find it in several locations at Navy Pier.

Chicitigirl is a certified Chicago Tour Guide creating walking, food, kayak and virtual tours. Follow her on Instagram and Facebook @chicitigirl treks & bites

Cover photo by @chicitigirl

Navy Pier's eastern edge

The Pier's comedian

Chicago's symbol on repeat

Stageworthy

Window guard

A mini Treasure Hunt of Navy Pier around the Grand Ballroom

Navy Pier Scavenger Hunt

chicago food tour in the loop

Enjoy the classic foods of Chicago on this self-guided tour of the Loop. You can't visit without eating a Chicago Dog, Deep Dish Pizza and an Italian Beef sandwich. Experience all 3 plus an extra locally-sourced sandwich that should not be missed and a famous local snack for dessert.

At each stop, you'll learn the history of each food. As an immigrant town, Chicago's cuisine is the result of the influences of the people who settled here from other parts of the world. They brought what they knew and gave it new life. 

Days for this tour, due to restaurant hours, are Monday-Saturday between 11am-5pm. This tour can be done for one person (with leftovers likely) but most economical for 2 or more. Each location with have recommendations of what and how to order. And whatever you do, DO NOT ask for ketchup on your hot dog! #absolutelynoketchup

Chicago's famous Italian Beef

Deep Dish Done Right

Drag it through the garden! A Classic Chicago Dog

South America meets Europe in Chicago

Chicago Food Tour with History of the Classics: Chicago Dog, Deep Dish Pizza, Italian Beef & Dessert

@ChiCitiGirl

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