what to see in chicago downtown?
Lincoln Park Zoo DuSable Museum of African American History Wrigley Field Willis Tower Polish Museum of America Gilmore Car Museum National Museum of Mexican Art Shedd Aquarium John Hancock Center Field Museum of Natural History
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 Real estate developer Arthur Rubloff of Rubloff Company gave the district its nickname in the 1940s . Currently Chicago 's largest shopping district , various mid @-@ range and high @-@ end shops line this section of the street ; approximately 3 @,@ 100 @,@ 000 square feet ( 290 @,@ 000 m2 ) are occupied by retail , restaurants , museums and hotels . 

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 Chicago was the first American city to host the Earth From Above exhibition . The exhibit featured 4 @-@ by @-@ 6 @-@ foot ( 1 @.@ 2 m × 1 @.@ 8 m ) photographic prints that were laminated onto thin 5 @-@ by @-@ 7 @.@ 5 @-@ foot ( 1 @.@ 5 m × 2 @.@ 3 m ) aluminum panels that protected them from ultraviolet rays . The photographs included scenes of natural beauty such as a Filipino Bajau village built on coral reefs , a formation of rocks in Madagascar , an inlet in the Ionian Islands that is home to endangered sea turtles , and architectural highlights such as the Palace of Versailles and the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul . It also showed scenes of tragedy such as the 1999 earthquake in Turkey and the destruction of the Amazonian rain forest . The exhibit used photovoltaic solar panels to store electrical energy during the day that then lit the exhibit at night . 

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 The filming in downtown Chicago was conducted on Sundays during the summer of 1979 , and much of the downtown was cordoned off from the public . Costs for filming the largest scene in the city 's history totaled $ 3 @.@ 5 million . Permission was given after Belushi and Aykroyd offered to donate $ 50 @,@ 000 to charity after filming . Although the Bluesmobile was allowed to be driven through the Daley Center lobby , special breakaway panes were temporarily substituted for the normal glass in the building . The speeding car caused $ 7 @,@ 650 in damages to 35 granite paver stones and a bronze air grill in the building . Interior shots of the elevator , staircase , and assessor 's office were all recreated in a film set for filming . 

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 BlackBook Magazine 's Guide to Chicago describes the Hotel as an embodiment of poshness which gives the visitor bragging rights upon his / her return home . 

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 Today , The Magnificent Mile contains a mixture of upscale department stores , restaurants , luxury retailers , residential and commercial buildings , financial services companies , and hotels , catering primarily to tourists and the affluent . The area also has a high concentration of the city 's major media firms , such as the Chicago Tribune newspaper , and advertising agencies . The Magnificent Mile includes 3 @,@ 100 @,@ 000 sq ft ( 290 @,@ 000 m2 ) of retail space , 460 stores , 275 restaurants , 51 hotels , and a host of sightseeing and entertainment attractions to more than 22 million visitors annually . 
