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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: ArtMAME on October 04, 2006, 07:12:36 am
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I will be attending a seminar in Northbrook IL in a couple of weeks. I have the weekend free. Are there any good arcades to go visit in downtown Chicago or surrounding areas???
Is there anything else cool to go see there??? :cheers:
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Get your shopping list together and pick up an order from Happs to avoid shipping. Just a thought.
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Check out Dave and Busters.
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Giordano's deep dish pizza. Last time I was in the area, I drove 2 hours out of my way to get a slice.
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Take a tour of the Stern pinball factory, if they allow it.
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I will be attending a seminar in Northbrook IL in a couple of weeks. I have the weekend free. Are there any good arcades to go visit in downtown Chicago or surrounding areas???
Is there anything else cool to go see there??? :cheers:
You will be near here:
http://www.gameworks.com/locations/schaumburg.php
and here:
http://www.daveandbusters.com/Locations/Default.aspx?Loc=0006
Have fun
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Check the chicagoland show (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=57907.0) out.
Nov 10-12
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Well, the Game On show is long gone, but I think the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry (http://www.msichicago.org/) is still a great place to visit. If you happened to have read the Devil and the White City, you'll be interested to know that the museum is housed in the only remaining building from the 1893 World's Fair.
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Not arcade related:
One of the museums there currently has the King Tut exhibit through December, the Museum is near Soldier Field. I plan on checking it out when I am in Chicago in December for a Bears Game.....GO BEARS!
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Not arcade related:
One of the museums there currently has the King Tut exhibit through December, the Museum is near Soldier Field. I plan on checking it out when I am in Chicago in December for a Bears Game.....GO BEARS!
That would be the Field Museum, right next to Shedd Aquarium, another popular Chicago tourist spot. One thing to keep in mind, be prepared to wait. I think it takes about 3 hours just to get in to see the Tut exhibit (though they do offer advance tickets to cut down on the wait time). They also have Sue (http://www.fieldmuseum.org/sue/index.html), the largest, most complete T. Rex skeleton. :)
And while they don't offer tours, Chicago is also home to Midway games, WMS Gaming (formerly Williams) and High Voltage Software, makers of the Family Guy (http://www.2kgames.com/familyguy/familyguy.html) video game. ;D
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Giordano's deep dish pizza. Last time I was in the area, I drove 2 hours out of my way to get a slice.
Mmmm ... Giordano's ... wish they would still ship meat ... :cry:
Cheers.
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Northbrook huh? Well I would suggest to go to nickel city. It costs 2 bucks to get in, games play on nickels, and there is a free play section in back. I like it, lots of good new games. They keep the place nice. You can check it out here:
http://www.nickelcitygames.com/
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Check out the pinball expo.
http://www.pinballexpo.net/
Zud