The Chicago Visitors' Guide

THE CHICAGO VISITORS' GUIDE Number of tourists who visit Chicago every year: 46 MILLION + Number of U.S. business travelers: 11.7 MILLION Number of tourists that come from abroad: 1.3 MILLION Number of yearly visitors to Chicago's famous navy pier NAVY PIER 8.6 MILLION CHICAGO'S BIGGEST ATTRACTIONS Navy Pier Lincoln Park Zoo Shedd Aquarium Art Institute of Chicago Adler Planetarium The Field Museum Skydeck Chicago John Hancock Observatory Museum of Science and Industry Wrigley Field Fun Facts: Chicago has two airports: the Midway and the O'Hare International Airports The grass at the O'Hare International Airport is maintained by a herd of goats an environmental landscaping choice. According to Chicago legend, when the owner of the Billy Goat Tavern was asked to leave Wrigley stadium in 1945 because his pet goat smelled bad, he cursed the stadium, saying: "Them Cubs, they ain't gonna win no more". Since then, the Chicago Cubs haven't won a single World Series. Data is sourced from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_Billy_Goat http://www.businessinsider.com/goats-at-chicago-ohare-airport-2013-5 http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/cityguides/chicago/2008-01-29-10-tourist-tips_N.htm http://wrw citynass com/chica go/thinOs-to-do-chicagn