Navy Pier Ferris Wheel View

Navy Pier    

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Opened in 1995, Navy Pier is a 50-acre scenic waterfront destination that’s home to countless restaurants, exhibitions, shops, …

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Mar 25, 2025
The hours of operation listed online weren’t accurate, they closed at 8pm on a Sunday. We arrived at 7:52 they wouldn’t allow us inFull review by tiffanysG4905LS
Mar 15, 2025
Navy pier is a good destination for anyone visiting Chicago. Like all tourist venues/locations in this city everything is expensive. Boat/river tours, ferris wheel, shops, bars and amusements availab…Full review by rickyanger
Jan 31, 2025
Definitely worth checking out!!! We were there during an art exhibit and it was beautiful!!! The bar at the end is awesome!!Full review by TeamMcLemore
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Wait times for the Ferris Wheel
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The wait time really depends on the day you decide to visit. We visited during the weekday and the line moved rather quickly. About 15-20 minutes in partial shady areas.
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Answer by Pam105 · Jul 25, 2024
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Where is Navy Pier located?
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Navy Pier is located between Illinois and Grand Avenue at 600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
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In summer, you can watch a free fireworks show synchronized to music on Wednesday and Saturday nights
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The pier with its colourful carousels and many other outdoor attractions is a paradise for adventure-loving children
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Some merchants and tours providers along navy pier permit dogs to join their humans
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If you take your kids with you, bring also some extra money to spend
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Crystal gardens and its indoor tropical garden is also worth seeing, as is the chicago shakespeare theater
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There is a small airfield where you can rent a plane for the day
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Find everything from bikes to books and from souvenirs to sunglasses at the retail shops in the family pavilion open year-round
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Firecrackers on wednesday and saturday evenings amid the mid year and saturday evenings amid the fall
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On the navy pier ferris wheel you can enjoy breathtaking views of the chicago skyline and lake-front
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Over 8 million visitors per year enjoy the 15-story tall ferris wheel, children's museum, and cruise boat rides on the lake
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The prayer booths at navy pier offer anybody to take a knee and get closer to him
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The fireworks displays on summer wednesdays (9:30pm) and saturdays (10:15pm) are a treat too
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Your stay will be even more joyful once you explore tours selected specially for navy pier from multiple vendors like viator
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Open all seven days of the week, the beer garden offers food and drinks
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Shops and restaurants dot the area, in between pier park with its 150ft ferris wheel
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Getting to navy pier in chicago can be really unnerving given the crowds as well as lack of guidance
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The pier was also designed to provide docking space for passenger excursion steamers
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Conservation. check out some of their great exhibits for big cats, gorillas, seals/sea lions, and polar bears
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