My Own Walk tour in Chicago

By daomisyel -
This was my second attempt to do a walk tour in Magnificent Mile right after attending the Social Media Strategies Summit last April. The weather is unpredictable (rain shower in the morning and sunny all afternoon), so I managed to walk from the venue (Embassy Suites) to Magnificent Mile.

Magnificent Mile is a perfect venue for shopping, dining and sight seeing in downtown area. You will see different brands like Nieman Marcus, Saks, Nordstrom, Burberry, etc. There were a lot of establishments on the entire stretch of Magnificent Mile
with an approximate distance of 0.75 miles.

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Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale was a soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He volunteered for an intelligence- gathering mission in New York City but was captured by the British and executed. (Wikipedia )

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Tribune Tower
The Tribune Tower is a neo-Gothic building located at 435 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is the home of the Chicago Tribune and Tribune Company. (Wikipedia)

Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune is our local news agency in Chicago.

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NBC Tower
The NBC Tower is an office tower on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States located at 454 North Columbus Drive in downtown Chicago's Magnificent Mile area. Completed in 1989, the 37-story building reaches a height of 627 feet. (Wikipedia)

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Wrigley Building
The Wrigley Building is a skyscraper located directly across Michigan Avenue from the Tribune Tower on the Magnificent Mile. It was built to house the corporate headquarters of the Wrigley Company. (Wikipedia)

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WGN Radio
Chicago's Very Own – Talk, News Radio – Sports, Traffic, Weather, Cubs, Blackhawks, Northwestern, Listen Live – wgnradio.com.

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Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is regarded as the first permanent resident of what became Chicago, Illinois. Little is known of his life prior to the 1770s. Wikipedia

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Chicago Riverwalk

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The Discoverers Jolliet Father Maroyette, La Salle and Tonti

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Chicago's Father Time Clock at The Jewelers' Building
The Jewelers' Building is a 40-story historic landmark facing the Chicago river.

Actually, this clock looks familiar! As seen in The Transformers Dark Moon.

There are still a lot of places and historical landmarks to visit. I should have make my own itinerary in the future.

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