Streeterville

Within the Magnificent Mile district is an area known as Streeterville, one of the city's wealthiest neighborhoods. It started as a shantytown in 1889 when squatter George Wellington Streeter beached his boat on a sandbar where the 100-story John Hancock Center now stands. In 1920, the Michigan Avenue Bridge was opened, and commercial development boomed in Streeterville. Located at Grand Avenue and the lakefront, the beautifully renovated Navy Pier features shops, restaurants, an IMAX Theater, the Chicago Children's Museum, the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, a Ferris wheel and an old-fashioned carousel.

Top 2 Restaurants: Capital Grille & Delacosta