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<h1>Top 3 Navy Pier Hotspots</h1><strong> Author: <a href='http://www.articleseen.com/profile_Sheila Dodd.aspx'>Sheila Dodd</a></strong><br /><p>No trip to Chicago is ever complete without a stop at Navy Pier. The 1916 pier designed in the Near North Side neighborhood was the biggest in the world when done. Navy Pier got its existing name in 1927 in honor of Navy personnel who served on the pier during World War I. A $200 million restoration took place in the 1990s, making it one of the most popular of group places in Chicago. Navy Pier provides visitors and locals alike the chance to enjoy its convention exhibition halls, shops, ballroom, concert stage, rides and more. So, while there is a great selection of things to see and do on Navy Pier, below are the three Navy Pier attractions we believe are the best. Perhaps the most iconic "symbol" of Navy Pier is the 150-foot-high Ferris Wheel. This ride was built for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago by American engineer George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. and it still excites riders young, old and in-between with its fantastic views of the Lake Michigan lakefront and the Chicago skyline. Up to six passengers may sit in each of the wheel's 40 gondolas for the seven-minute ride. One of the most popular of group places in Chicago is Navy Pier's Ferris wheel at night, when thousands of lights illuminate the wheel's forty 140-foot spokes. Do you like a little education with your fun? Then take your kids to Navy Pier's Chicago Children's Museum. This award-winning museum offers entertaining and educational activities on three floors for children ages 10 and under. Your little ones can hide in a treehouse, climb aboard a ship, generate a flying machine, steer a fire truck, create a dam on a river, assemble a building, and more. Are you a puzzle solver? Then one of the greatest Navy Pier attractions for you will be the Amazing Chicago Funhouse Maze. It's here that you, your friends and family will get the chance to solve the conundrum of finding your way out of this fantastic 4,000-square-foot maze located in the middle of Navy Pier. Watch out for the Mirror Maze (where you take the "risk" of literally bumping into your reflection as you search for an opening), beat your feat as you help put out the Great Chicago Fire and lose your footing as you navigate through the Spinning Tunnel.</p><strong>About the Author:</strong><br />Sheila Dodd is the Marketing Executive for Chicago based motorcoach company Executive Coach. Along with city and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.executivecoachofchicago.com/airport-charters.asp">Chicago airport shuttles</a>, Executive Coach also offers services for <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.executivecoachofchicago.com/cultural_neighborhoods_in_chicago.asp">Chicago sightseeing tours</a> and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.executivecoachofchicago.com/group-activities-chicago.asp">day trips from Chicago</a>.<p> Article Source: <a href='http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Top-3-Navy-Pier-Hotspots_67564.aspx'> http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Top 3 Navy Pier Hotspots_67564.aspx</a></p>

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