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Chicago is a fun-filled and action packed Mini-Vacation. There is so much to do in the Windy City from shopping the magnificent mile to stepping out onto the Sky Deck. There is something for everyone in this close to home Mini-Vacation. Here are 8 awesome reasons to visit Chicago:

1: Willis (Sears) Tower: Willis Tower stands 1,450 feet and 110 stories high. Enjoy the view from the Sky Deck. Step outside the tallest building in the western hemisphere and the third tallest in the world. At 1,353 feet in the air, the Ledge’s glass boxes extend out 4.3 feet from Sky Deck. It will feel like you are floating in air.

2: Go on a dinner cruise: Create new memories on Lake Michigan while eating a scrumptious dinner buffet with live entertainment and the awesome views of the Chicago skyline.

3: Shedd Aquarium: Make new connections with 32600 animals, from whales to snails, from the world's fresh and salt waters. The John G. Shedd Aquarium is an indoor public aquarium in Chicago, Illinois in the United States that opened on May 30, 1930. The aquarium contains over 25,000 fish, and was for some time the largest indoor aquarium in the world with 5,000,000 US gallons (19,000,000 l; 4,200,000 imp gal) of water. The Shedd Aquarium was the first inland aquarium with a permanent saltwater fish collection.

4: Magnificent Mile: The Magnificent Mile contains a mixture of upscale department stores, restaurants, luxury retailers, residential and commercial buildings, financial services companies and hotels, and caters primarily to tourists.

5: Marilyn Monroe Statue: A 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe in her most famous pose is on Chicago's now-truly Magnificent Mile.

6: Cloud Gate: Is a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor, is the centerpiece of the AT&T Plaza in Millennium Park within the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

7: Sight-seeing tours: Whether it’s boat, foot, bus, bike or even Segway, our enthusiastic and highly-educated guides will give you unexpected insights into why Chicago is known around the world for its spectacular architecture.

8: Navy Pier: Navy Pier attractions include sightseeing tours from companies such as Seadog Ventures, Shoreline Sightseeing cruises and Water Taxi service, and the Tall Ship Windy. There are also dinner cruises by Entertainment Cruises, on their ships the Spirit of Chicago, The Odyssey II, and the Mystic Blue. Other attractions include rides like the Ferris wheel along. The Pier has fireworks on Saturday night during the summer.

Would you step out and into the glass box?