Giordano's

A Loop hotel inside the Aqua Tower with a seasonal rooftop pool and cabanas plus an indoor lap pool and whirlpool, free cribs and connecting rooms.

A large riverfront convention hotel in the Loop with connecting rooms and a crib available on request, though it does not have a swimming pool.

A free downtown park with Cloud Gate ("the Bean") and Crown Fountain, whose two towers spray water over a shallow plaza made for wading.

Chicago's free outdoor rink at Millennium Park, with free lessons and skate rentals available.

A 191-room boutique hotel in the Loop, in a century-old former hat-factory building, previously Kimpton Hotel Monaco before a 2022 rebrand as L7 Chicago.

A paved promenade along the Chicago River downtown, with the PlayCubes climbing structure for kids alongside boat tours and riverside dining.