Our Windy City shopping alternatives for after Turkey Day.
Don't spend the day after Thanksgiving fighting for steep discounts on merchandise; instead check out these things to do in Chicago that deserve much more hype.
View Michigan Avenue from the ice with a public skating session on Millennium Park's ice rink. Afterwards, step into the Park Grill next door and indulge in some rich hot cocoa topped with homemade marshmallows.
Get a peek inside Chicago's German heritage at Christkindlmarket, the annual Christmas market held in Daley Plaza. While you're browsing, pause for some sauerkraut soup and chocolate-covered fruit kabobs— both are local favorites.
Always free and one of the most-beloved parts of the Chicago holiday season, the window displays at Macy's are opulent, automated, and a twinkling reminder of the season's joy.
Take a cab a little out of the city to Rosemont, where you can don a skydiving suit and fly in an indoor wind tunnel. iFly brings the skydiving dream to the masses—even on cold winter days when the real thing isn't an option.
Have kids? Take them to see the annual Wreathing of the Lions, when the statues that sit outside the Art Institute get outfitted in their holiday greenery. Afterwards, head into the museum to make wreaths of your own.
Fans of the book will love this tour put on by Weird Chicago that takes guests to all the major remaining sites of H.H. Holmes' reign of terror during the 1893 Columbian Exposition.
This is a unique chance to participate in Chicago's favorite everyman sport: WhirlyBall. Score points for your team with a handheld scoop and whiffle ball while traversing the field from the comfort of a rickety bumper car.
