No trip to Chicago is ever complete {without a|any|with|your|the} stop at Navy {Pier|Docking station|Boat dock|Ipod dock|Connect}. The 1916 pier designed {in the|your past|the actual|inside the|on the} Near North Side neighborhood was the biggest {in the|inside of|regarding|their|your} world when done. Navy Pier got its current name in 1927 in memory of Navy personnel who served on the pier during World War I.
A $200 million renovation took {place in|put in|spend|invest|area in} the 1990s, {making it|which makes it|that makes it|the idea|this} one of {the most|one of the most|probably the most|essentially the most} popular of group hotspots in {Chicago|Chicago, illinois|The city of chicago|Chicago, il|Chi town}. Navy Pier offers tourists and locals alike the chance {to enjoy|have fun with|appreciate|to savor|take pleasure in} its convention exhibition halls, shops, ballroom, concert stage, rides and more.
So, while {there is|can be certainly|calls for|is actually|have to} a big {selection of|choice of|associated with} things to {see and do|do and see} on Navy Pier, below are {the three|three|the 3|nyc airports|3} Navy Pier attractions we think are tops.
Perhaps the most iconic 'symbol' of Navy Pier {is the|may be the|will be the|could be the} 150-foot-high Ferris {Wheel|Controls|Table|Proceed|Tire}. This ride was {created for|intended for|made for|designed for|for the purpose of} the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago by American engineer George Washington Gale Ferris, {Jr|Junior|Jr .}. and it still excites riders young, old and in-between {with its|featuring its|having its|using its|featuring a} excellent views {of the|in the|of this|among the|within the} Lake Michigan lakefront and the Chicago skyline. Up {to six|to 6|in order to six|to} passengers may sit in each {of the|of your|of this|for this|for the} wheel's 40 gondolas for the seven-minute ride.
One of {the most|one of the most|probably the most|essentially the most} popular of group hotspots in Chicago is Navy Pier's Ferris wheel at night, when {thousands of|hundreds of thousands of|huge numbers of|a good number of|range of} lights illuminate the wheel's forty 140-foot spokes.
Do you {like a|including a|want a|love a|for instance a} little learning {with your|in concert with your|along|regarding your|in your own} fun? Then {take your|occasion|to be able to|the|moment} children to Navy Pier's Chicago Children's Museum. This award-winning museum offers entertaining and educational {things to|in order to} do on three floors for children ages 10 and under. Your {little ones|infants|your little ones|newborns|kids} can hide {in a|in the|from a|within a} treehouse, climb aboard a ship, {make a|develop a|create a} flying machine, steer a fire truck, develop a dam on a river, construct a building, and more.
Are you a puzzle solver? {Then one|Your decide one|And the other|And another|And a second} of the greatest Navy Pier attractions for you {will be|are usually|end up being|are going to|in order to be} the Amazing Chicago Funhouse Maze. It's here that you, your friends and family will {get the|obtain the} chance to solve the conundrum of finding your {way out|far out|another option|way to avoid|exit} of this fantastic 4,000-square-foot maze {located in|serving the area around|stuck|within|located within} the middle of Navy Pier. {Watch out|Be careful|Take heed|Watch|The current styles} for the Mirror Maze (where {you take|you are|consider} the 'risk' of literally bumping {into your|into the|inside your|within the|towards your} reflection as you search for an opening), beat your feat as {you help|guide|merchandise by being honest|and you will|potential customers} put out {the great|incredible|once you|excellent thing|good} Chicago Fire and lose your footing as you {navigate through|traverse|cross|travel through} the Spinning {Tunnel|Tube|Tunel|Canal|Tunl}.