Chicago is a big city, but it has plenty to entice the smallest travelers, from great museums, a couple of zoos and the original American Girl Place.
It's one of the premier children's museums in the country, with a multilevel climbing schooner, tremendous water exhibit and a "forest" for kids under 5.
This is the museum for dinosaur lovers, and includes Sue, one of the largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossils anywhere.
This sprawling zoo located 12 miles west of downtown has a playground as well as every major animal.
This free, downtown alternative has a farm and a carousel.
The attraction located on South Lake Shore Drive has dolphins, beluga whales and penguins, a Caribbean Reef and "Amazon Rising," one of several popular exhibits.
See a show, have tea, and spend lots of money at their various specialty shops. Dads and boys may feel slightly out of place here.
