Chicago, IL

Catch a show or concert at the Chicago Theatre. The theater offers modern-day entertainment in an environment found only in the history pages. The restored movie palace is a true Chicago landmark - its marquee is considered an unofficial city emblem. Learn more...

Address: 175 North State St., Chicago, IL 60601 - MAP
Phone: (312) 462-6300
Web: www.thechicagotheatre.com

Experience some of the best in improvisational comedy at the iO Chicago Theater. Since opening in 1981, the theater has featured favorite comedy stars like Andy Dick, Bill Hader, Mike Myers, and Vince Vaughn in its shows. Learn more...

Address: 3541 N Clark St., Chicago, IL 60657 - MAP
Phone: (773) 880-0199
Web: www.chicago.ioimprov.com

Blues lovers and music enthusiasts alike - visit Chicago's best jazz and blues bar, Kingston Mines. The club is one of the area's oldest and offers an intimate setting for live music. Feel free to come with an appetite. The in-house restaurant Doc's Rib Joint serves up barbecue, chicken, ribs and more. Learn more...

Address: 2548 North Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60614 - MAP
Phone: (773) 477-4646
Web: www.kingstonmines.com

Join the seven million people who have been thrilled by a performance at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. The award-winning theater hosts productions of Broadway favorites like "Cats," "Beauty and the Beast," "Fiddler on the Roof," "Les Miserables," and "Hairspray." Learn more...

Address: 10 Marriott Dr., Lincolnshire, IL 60069 - MAP
Phone: (847) 634-0200
Web: www.marriotttheatre.com

See a performance at the historic Auditorium Theatre. The theater is a National Historic Landmark and is over 100 years old. In its long life, the theater has been utilized for many things and has greeted performers like the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Civic Opera. Rock n roll legends like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, and Eric Clapton have also graced the stage. Learn more...

Address: 50 E. Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60605 - MAP
Phone: (312) 922-2110
Web: www.auditoriumtheatre.org

Get tickets to an event at the multi-purpose UIC Pavilion. Whether you want to see a UIC Flames game, a mixed martial arts fight, boxing match, roller derby, wrestling match, a circus, concert or any other show, the UIC Pavilion is sure to have an event on its calendar for you. Learn more...

Address: 525 South Racine Ave., Chicago, IL 60607 - MAP
Phone: (312) 413-5700
Web: www.uicpavilion.com

A legendary blues musician owning a legendary blues bar - it makes perfect sense. Check out a Chicago treasure at Buddy Guy's Legends. The venue is one of the premier blues venues in the country, whose stage has seen performances by Van Morrison, Bo Diddley, The Rolling Stones, Lou Rawls, ZZ Top, John Mayer, Stevie Ray Vaughan and many more.

Address: 754 S Wabash Ave., Chicago IL 60605 - MAP
Phone: (312) 427-1190
Web: www.buddyguys.com

"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" Hear this line and other Shakespeare favorites at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. The theater is located on Navy Pier and hosts performances of Shakespearean classics like "Romeo & Juliet," "As You Like It," "The Taming of the Shrew," "Macbeth," and "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Learn more...

Address: 800 East Grand Ave., Chicago IL 60611 - MAP
Phone: (312) 595-5600
Web: www.chicagoshakes.com

Take advantage of a free event hosted by the Chicago Cultural Center. The Chicago landmark hosts free shows, lectures, films and art exhibits daily. While you're there, spend some time touring the building and all its unique facets. Learn more...

Address: 78 E. Washington St., Chicago IL 60602 - MAP
Phone: (312) 744-6630
Web: www.explorechicago.org

Watch a live theater production at the Tony Award-winning Steppenwolf Theatre. The theater company was founded in the early 1980s by Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry and has since produced performances of "Grease," "The Glass Menagerie," "Orphans," "The Grapes of Wrath," and many others. Learn more...

Address: 1650 N. Halsted St., Chicago IL 60614 - MAP
Phone: (312) 335-1650
Web: www.steppenwolf.org

Expose your ears to the sounds of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The Grammy Award-winning company is considered to be one of the top five symphony orchestras in the country and presents over 150 performances annually. Learn more...

Address: 220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago IL 60604 - MAP
Phone: (312) 294-300
Web: www.cso.org