Department Stores and Malls
Malls offer lots and lots of different items
under one big roof, and that's why we love them so much.
Department stores do the same thing, but on a smaller
scale. It's only natural that a city the size and scope of
Chicago would be adept at fulfilling its citzens' needs, and
you'll be dazzled with the amount of good shopping that can be
had. Here are the department stores and malls that you
definitely do not want to miss.
900 North Michigan Shops
900 North Michigan Avenue
(312)915-3916
The 900 North Michigan Shops are the
preeminent upscale boutiques in all of Chicago. Featuring
all sorts of high-end stores to suit your most pricey needs,
you'll definitely be able to find something you want; affording
it's the hard part. Some of the highlights include a
Bloomindale's, Gucci, J.Crew, and all sorts of other very slick
shops. If you've being saving your pennies for years and
years, then here's the ideal place to blow it all. We
definitely recommend a lengthy stay at the 900 North Michigan
Shops...that is, if you're paying.
Woodfield Shopping Center
Golf Road at Route 53, Schaumburg
(800)332-1537
The Woodfield Shopping Center is the largest
enclosed retail shopping center in the country, and also the
biggest draw in all of Illinois. The reason is
simple...it's big. Really, really, big, as in almost three
hundred stores, forty restaurants, and long hours. You'll
definitely be able to find everything you needed, as well as
stuff you didn't even know existed. For sheer size and
quantity, the Woodfield Shopping Center is the way to go.
Chicago Place
700 North Michigan Avenue
(312)642-4811
Touted as North Michigan Avenue's premier
shopping experience, Chicago Place has over fifty stores
including Saks Fifth Avenue, Ann Taylor, Williams-Sonoma, The
Body Shop, and more. There's even valet parking, for
crying out loud! For some of the biggest and best
mid-to-upper-price shopping, be sure to give Chicago Place a
shot. You won't leave empty-handed.
Water Tower Place
835 North Michigan Avenue
(312)440-3166
This wing of the Atrium Mall features very
nice shopping facilities and world-class dining of a more varied
nature. Featured stores include Lord & Taylor and
Marshall Field's, plus more than a hundred shops and
restaurants, and even a built-in movie theater. Since it's
located next to other great shopping plazas in the North
Michigan Ave. area, we suggest you visit Water Tower Place
during a full day of mall mayhem. As with all of these big
centers, you'll have no problem at all finding what you want, so
don't worry about leaving the mall unfulfilled.
