Fun & Almost Free List:

Trump Hotel Collection: Each year millions of visitors pass through the Lincoln Park Zoo as the zoo has been a natural, free oasis for generations of animal lovers.

HISTORY: First planned in 1997 to create new parkland in Grant Park & transform unsightly railroad tracks & parking lots, the Park has evolved into one of the most significant millennium projects in the world.

Ash DeVecht: Don't judge a book my its cover. This place is cheap and has an awesome atmosphere. 1st floor=hip hangout with friends. Top floors=study party zone.

Brian MacQueen: Wicker Park's hipster haven. Large space with cool vintage-looking furniture to relax on.

Andrew Tagge: Buzz is cash only. So, be prepared.

HISTORY: One of the nation's largest facilities devoted to the art of our time the Museum offers exhibitions of art created since 1945. It boasts a terraced sculpture garden with a great view of Lake Michigan.

Time Out Chicago: http://timeoutchicago.com/things-to-do/this-week-in-chicago/32218/oz-park

Time Out Chicago: The park stretches along the lakeshore and contains the Lincoln Park Zoo, the Lincoln Park Conservatory and the Lincoln Park Cultural Center.

Heather Tenney: Don't pay for the observatory! Get drinks and appetizers or desserts at the Signature Lounge--two floors above the observatory. You'll save some $ but the view is spectacular & the atmosphere is too!