With the choppy waters of Lake Michigan on one side and a brilliant cityscape on the other, the Chicago Lakefront is an oasis. Indeed, it's often the first thing people want to see when they come to Chicago. East of Lake Shore Drive, you find trails, beaches, green spaces, and harbors. Even just a few rays of sunshine draw people to its pavement. Another Chicago gem is Grant Park's Buckingham Fountain.
Skyscrapers loom in the background as mist falls over the park's pristine gardens.
Picnickers and Frisbee players enjoy one of the city's many horticultural wellsprings. With succulent flora adorning boulevards, ornate planters hanging from neighborhood street lights, and backyard bird feeders swinging outside kitchen windows, Chicago's green neighborhoods are a treat to explore. Each year streets are closed off and private gardens opened for viewing. Folks visit some of the finer home gardens of Old Town and Lincoln Park on the Sheffield Garden Walk to enjoy the flourishing of the season. As the third largest city in America, there's no question that Chicago offers everything you'd expect from a world-class metropolis.