What to do in Great Lakes

Activities, attractions and tours

Great Lakes
Chicago showing rides
Chicago which includes skyline, a city and landscape views
Chicago which includes night scenes, a city and theatre scenes
Niagara Falls showing modern architecture and a bridge

Places to Visit in Great Lakes

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Downtown Chicago featuring a city

Downtown Chicago

The heart of the Midwest’s glittering metropolis has many offerings, from shopping and dining to parks, museums and exciting contemporary public art.

Downtown Chicago
Downtown Toronto showing heritage architecture, a city and an administrative building

Downtown Toronto

4.5/5(123 area reviews)

Find fabulous museums and galleries among the immense architecture in this town center, a global leader in design and innovation.

Downtown Toronto
Magnificent Mile - River North

Magnificent Mile

An avenue brimming with superb shops and restaurants, the Magnificent Mile more than lives up to its name.

Magnificent Mile
The Loop - Downtown which includes a river or creek

The Loop

4.5/5(93 area reviews)

Bordered roughly by the surrounding elevated train circuit, this Chicago neighborhood has restaurants, galleries, parks and a giant silver bean.

The Loop
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Downtown Detroit

5/5(1 area review)

Detroit is known for its architecture, industrialization and the arts. As creative entrepreneurs reclaim downtown, a new urban culture is rising next to the old.

Downtown Detroit
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Fallsview

4.5/5(37 area reviews)

Are you interested in enchanting waterfalls, first-class casinos and eye-catching views? A visit to Fallsview might be the perfect thing. You can also explore top sights like Fallsview Casino and Skylon Tower.

Fallsview

 

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