I conquered the Fearsome Foursome Challenge -- ride the 4 tallest coasters in an hour -- can you? --Bert Kreischer, Bert the Conqueror Mehr erfahren.
Austin: This museum/home in East Austin features a baroque display of oddities and curiosities including Victorian lab equipment, two-bodied chickens, and Marilyn Monroe's last cigarette. -IFC Viewer Mehr erfahren.
Sit here: We know it sounds dorky, but seriously, the board games are half the reason to visit this place. Get a spot in the front room to play. Mehr erfahren.
Drink this: Bartender Paul McGee's cocktail list is rad. Try the Old Square: Old Weller bourbon and a touch of apple brandy, vermouth and benedictine. Mehr erfahren.
Drink this: Order by the flight and taste 3-4 wines in two ounce portions for $13-$17. Mehr erfahren.
When to go: If you're looking to linger with a cocktail, stick to the weeknights: On the weekends, Lincoln Parkers invade. Mehr erfahren.
TheWit Hotel’s swank rooftop lounge sports a specialty cocktail menu, a well-curated wine list and Mediterranean small plates. Mehr erfahren.
Immerse yourself in "Jim Henson’s Fantastic World". Attend this unique exhibition of drawings, cartoons, storyboards, and TV and movie props from Henson’s career. Sept 24–Jan 23 Mehr erfahren.
Catch a movie or two at the Chicago International Film FestivalMore than 100 films will be shown, but the only one known now is Ed Norton and Robert De Niro’s prison thriller Stone. Oct 7–21 Mehr erfahren.
Just a drunken stumble from the Grand Red Line station, this sporty brewpub offers six house-brewed beers to sip on. Mehr erfahren.
Go there: The gay guys stay in the front here, the gay girls chill in the back. Mehr erfahren.
The drunkards down Jim Cibak's Belgian-style wheat, dry-hopped pale ale and English luncheon beer, and chef Jason Petrie is slammed with orders for Parmesan-bacon-sage popcorn or beer-battered scrod. Mehr erfahren.
Look here: The portraits hanging in this bar are mostly of regulars (with a few politicians thrown in). Mehr erfahren.
Daley Plaza does its yearly transformation into holiday central, with staples like mask decorating, a costume contest and a farmers’ market. Mehr erfahren.
On warm summer nights, the two bars at this multi-tiered rooftop are bustling with Boystown boys. Mehr erfahren.