Chicago Lakefront Navy Pier

Navy Pier    

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Opened in 1995, Navy Pier is a 50-acre scenic waterfront destination that’s home to countless restaurants, exhibitions, shops, …

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Mar 28, 2025
Navy Pier originally opened way back in 1916 as the 'Municipal Pier' Today it is a popular visitor attraction on the shoreline of Lake Michigan. The Pier has shops, restaurants, live theatre, family …Full review by Charles S
Mar 25, 2025
The hours of operation listed online weren’t accurate, they closed at 8pm on a Sunday. We arrived at 7:52 they wouldn’t allow us inFull review by tiffanysG4905LS
Mar 15, 2025
Navy pier is a good destination for anyone visiting Chicago. Like all tourist venues/locations in this city everything is expensive. Boat/river tours, ferris wheel, shops, bars and amusements availab…Full review by rickyanger
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Wait times for the Ferris Wheel
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The wait time really depends on the day you decide to visit. We visited during the weekday and the line moved rather quickly. About 15-20 minutes in partial shady areas.
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Where is Navy Pier located?
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Navy Pier is located between Illinois and Grand Avenue at 600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
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In summer, you can watch a free fireworks show synchronized to music on Wednesday and Saturday nights
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The pier with its colourful carousels and many other outdoor attractions is a paradise for adventure-loving children
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Some merchants and tours providers along navy pier permit dogs to join their humans
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If you take your kids with you, bring also some extra money to spend
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Crystal gardens and its indoor tropical garden is also worth seeing, as is the chicago shakespeare theater
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There is a small airfield where you can rent a plane for the day
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Find everything from bikes to books and from souvenirs to sunglasses at the retail shops in the family pavilion open year-round
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Firecrackers on wednesday and saturday evenings amid the mid year and saturday evenings amid the fall
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On the navy pier ferris wheel you can enjoy breathtaking views of the chicago skyline and lake-front
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Over 8 million visitors per year enjoy the 15-story tall ferris wheel, children's museum, and cruise boat rides on the lake
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The prayer booths at navy pier offer anybody to take a knee and get closer to him
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The fireworks displays on summer wednesdays (9:30pm) and saturdays (10:15pm) are a treat too
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Your stay will be even more joyful once you explore tours selected specially for navy pier from multiple vendors like viator
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Open all seven days of the week, the beer garden offers food and drinks
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Shops and restaurants dot the area, in between pier park with its 150ft ferris wheel
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Getting to navy pier in chicago can be really unnerving given the crowds as well as lack of guidance
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The pier was also designed to provide docking space for passenger excursion steamers
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Conservation. check out some of their great exhibits for big cats, gorillas, seals/sea lions, and polar bears
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