Shopping Along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile
April 15, 2009 by Mary Jo Manzanares
Filed under Home & Living
Shopping is one of the most popular vacation time activities, and if your travel plans have you headed to Chicago, you’ll want to take advantage of some shopping time along the Magnificent Mile.
The Magnificent Mile is eight blocks of Michigan Avenue, running from the Chicago River to Oak Street, and is the main street between the Loop and the Gold Coast. It’s also about a block off of Rush Street, home to lot of great bars, nightclubs, and music. Here you’ll find exclusive stores and boutiques, hotels, and restaurants.
Shopping choices range from elite upscale stores to simple specialty shops. You’ll find Nordstrom’s huge 271,000 square foot store, Sak’s Fifth Avenue, NIKETOWN, lots of high-end retailers (like MaxMara, kate spade, Burberry), specialty stores (like American Girl Place, Sephora), Chicago Tribune Gift Store, Hershey’s, and the classic Chicago popcorn store, Garrett’s. You’ll also find hotels, restaurants and cafes.
Through May 31st, the Magnificent Mile is decked out like a spring garden full of hundreds of thousands of brightly colored tulips. It’s a green, eco-friendly display of art, that turns Michigan Avenue into a beautiful garden site. Take a closer look at those tulip beds and you’ll spot some artistic sculpture interspersed as well.
A stroll down the Magnificent Mile will appeal to the shopper in everyone! And that will give you something to write home about!
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