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I live in Chicago and we do have a big centrally located park, along with other smaller parks scattered around. It's down by the lake, and they keep that big stupid bean there.
Pro tip for tourists, if you absolutely have to go see the bean don't touch it; everybody touches the damn thing and you will get sick. Go look at the Picasso instead. It's on all of the tourist attraction maps and way more interesting than a big shiny bean.
Why would I ever choose to go to Chicago? From an outside perspective it sounds like a total shit hole.
Was just out there a month ago. Place was clean, good weather too. A lot of things to do. Nothing what they've shown in the news. I stayed near the loop, didn't travel south, as I had no reason to.
Leaving Chicago, the taxi driver said he wanted people to continue thinking Chicago was a shit town, because it keeps rent down. Funny.
That's fair.
Nah, Chicagos a great town with excellent food, culture, museums and events. Lots of festivals in the summer, it runs along a beatuiful lake with nice beaches, it has great people, all in all I love Chicago. Full disclosure, there are neighborhoods with high crime, it is unfortunately super segregated, and cold as hell in the winter.
I'm personally fond of the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. They had the Bodies exhibit the time I visited and it was incredible.
Just so you know, you're probably not being downvoted by any Chicagoans.
Even the most devout Chicagoan evangelist will just typically grunt and nod in response to someone calling Chicago a shithole.
We understand that Chicago is not everyone's cup of tea.