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Chicago peeps

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Planning a 4 day trip to Chicago. Found a cute apartment on vrbo. Anyone know anything about roscoe village? Good location? Nice?
Also, any must-do activities with the kids? 15 and almost 2 year old boys
TIA!
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  • ferris0906ferris0906 member
    Very nice.  Close to parks and shops as well as public transportation.  It's a very walkable area filled with young upper-middle to upper class families.  If I could afford to live in that part of the city and still have the space we have farther out I would.  

    What types of activities are you looking for?  Indoor/outdoor?  
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  • BluepointToastedBluepointToasted member
    Both @ferris0906‌. We will probably do a lot of outdoor stuff, but some indoor is a good idea for backups incase it is sweltering out
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    Roscoe village is a very nice area. IMO it is kind of far from downtown, but easily accessible by the Brown Line.


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  • LaurelBeeLaurelBee member
    Your 2yo will geek out at Buckingham Fountain! The Museum of Sci and Industry is my fav museum for kids. The Brookfield Zoo is also fantastic, but you'll have to travel to the burbs. Lincoln Park Zoo is great (and free!) but much smaller. Navy Pier has a Children's Museum too, which I hear is awesome, but we've never been. When will you be here? Maybe Grant Park will have some outdoor entertainment.
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  • BluepointToastedBluepointToasted member
    Mid august @LaurelBee‌ . I didn't book yet, trying to figure out a good neighborhood to stay in. Any other suggestions other than roscoe village?
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  • ferris0906ferris0906 member
    All of the suggestions above are great.  Again, Roscoe Village is lovely and is super, super easy to get to anywhere else you might want to go.

    If you want to be outside, definitely go to Millennium Park and play in the spitting-fountain area and see the "bean" (Cloudgate).  Once you are down in that area, you are super close to both Navy Pier and some museums.  Navy Pier has an outdoor area with rides (including the big Ferris wheel) as well as the children's museum which is super, super fun for kids.  The museums that are close to there are the Field, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Adler Planetarium.  Out of those, definitely choose the Shedd--by for the most fun for kids.  

    If it's super nice out, go to a beach.  You can go to North Avenue, but it's always way too crowded for me.  I prefer to head north to the Montrose Ave area. Both are easy to get to with public transportation though.  If you want to see more city-type things, then go to the top of the Willis (Sears) Tower or go to one of the neighborhoods known for food like Greektown or Little Italy.  

    If you have any other questions or want more information, I can definitely try to help.  I live on the far north side now but have lived in many neighborhoods and work close to down town.

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    I live in West Town, near Eckhart Park and brand new park just opened up by my house.  Just saying.

    But you should take into account what you plan on doing.  While public transportation is pretty easy in most parts of the city, you will have to factor in additional time.  If you plan on being downtown at the museums, navy pier, grant park, millenium park, etc., I recommend staying as close to the train or buses as you can.  Or as close to downtown.  Because I'm sure you will want to be somewhat close so that you can get home if the 2 yo needs a nap or whatever kids need ;-)

    Side note:  I'm actually starting to rent out my second bedroom on airbnb.com.  It's unlisted right now since my temporary roommate doesn't know exactly when she is leaving.


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  • BluepointToastedBluepointToasted member
    It says the apartment in Roscoe Village is very close to the subway.  I'm going to look more tonight.  We need a 3 bedroom @DragonBlood13, but if I am ever in Chicago alone I will totally rent out your second bedroom.  Creepy? No? Ok.
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  • ferris0906ferris0906 member
    DragonBlood13 said:
    I live in West Town, near Eckhart Park and brand new park just opened up by my house.  Just saying.

    But you should take into account what you plan on doing.  While public transportation is pretty easy in most parts of the city, you will have to factor in additional time.  If you plan on being downtown at the museums, navy pier, grant park, millenium park, etc., I recommend staying as close to the train or buses as you can.  Or as close to downtown.  Because I'm sure you will want to be somewhat close so that you can get home if the 2 yo needs a nap or whatever kids need ;-)

    Side note:  I'm actually starting to rent out my second bedroom on airbnb.com.  It's unlisted right now since my temporary roommate doesn't know exactly when she is leaving.


    Small world/very weird question...did you go to the opening of the park on Saturday?  Because I did.  The internet makes RL so strange. 
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    ferris0906 said:
    DragonBlood13 said:
    I live in West Town, near Eckhart Park and brand new park just opened up by my house.  Just saying.

    But you should take into account what you plan on doing.  While public transportation is pretty easy in most parts of the city, you will have to factor in additional time.  If you plan on being downtown at the museums, navy pier, grant park, millenium park, etc., I recommend staying as close to the train or buses as you can.  Or as close to downtown.  Because I'm sure you will want to be somewhat close so that you can get home if the 2 yo needs a nap or whatever kids need ;-)

    Side note:  I'm actually starting to rent out my second bedroom on airbnb.com.  It's unlisted right now since my temporary roommate doesn't know exactly when she is leaving.


    Small world/very weird question...did you go to the opening of the park on Saturday?  Because I did.  The internet makes RL so strange. 
    I didn't!  But I wanted to check it out.  I was at Wells St. Art Fest all day.

    How does it look??  I really wish they had used a corner for a small dog park.  I'm sad about that, but happy it's nicer for the kids.
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