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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Shopping Along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile

Location: The John Hancock Building on North Michigan Avenue.
Destination: Chicago, Illinois
Country: United States
Year Taken: 2007

Photographer: Jon Rochetti
Blog: The DC Traveler

Located on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, the John Hancock Building (or Big John), is the third tallest of the three 100+ story skyscrapers that dominate Chicago’s skyline. 

The Sears Tower at 108 stories and the Aon Center (formerly the Standard Oil Building) are number one and two respectively. 

The Hancock building’s 94th floor observatory is open daily, as is The Signature Room, the restaurant and cocktail lounge serving food and drinks at new heights, on the 95th floor. 

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Big John, the John Hancock Building in Chicago, Illinois

Location: The Chicago River from the Michigan Avenue Bridge 
Destination: Chicago, Illinois
Country: United States
Year Taken: 2007

Photographer: Jon Rochetti
Blog: The DC Traveler

Looking east from the Michigan Avenue bridge on The Magnificent Mile, overlooking the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. 

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The Chicago River