5 Things to Do with a Toddler in Chicago in Winter, Chicago, Illinois

Everyone has told me how AMAZING聽Chicago is in the summer 鈥� and I am sure it is. I can picture it now: families soaking up the atmosphere on Navy Pier, people sunbathing in聽Millennium Park, downtown Chicago buzzing聽with alfresco bars. Unfortunately, it was a rather different scene when my daughter and I unexpectedly landed in the city in late January. It was a particularly biting cold spell with snow storms, an icy wind and temperatures聽plummeting聽to -16藲C. We had flown out to see聽my sick hubby who was lying in intensive care聽after聽contracting meningitis聽while in Chicago for a work conference. We ended up staying for six weeks.聽So there we were, stuck in Chicago, going in and out of the hospital but also needing to find activities to amuse my daughter (2),聽to stop her (and I) going stir crazy.聽Here鈥檚 what we found that didn鈥檛 involve going outside (and if you don鈥檛 like museums you鈥檙e a bit stuffed)鈥�

I was very impressed with Chicago鈥檚 Shedd Aquarium聽鈥� with a聽full day of activities in store if required.聽It聽has one of the best marine facilities in the world 鈥� and it shows. The best bit? It鈥檚 ALL indoors. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: 5 Things to Do with a Toddler in Chicago in Winter
Guide Location: USA » Chicago
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Elizabeth Callaghan
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

Shedd Aquarium
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Field Museum of Natural History
John Hancock Center
Chicago Children鈥檚 Museum

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