Tourism in Chicago
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| Motto | Chicago Epic |
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| Formation | 2012 |
| Type | Tourism organization |
| Headquarters | 301 E. Cermak Road Chicago, Illinois  United States
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Key people
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Don Welsh, President & CEO |
| Website | www |
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Formerly called
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Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture |
In 2016, Chicago, Illinois set a visitation record of 54.1 million visitors; a 2.9 percent increase from 2015. The prior record, set just the year before in 2015, estimated 50.1 million visitors, which was a 4.5 percent increase from 2014. From 2010 through 2014, the tourism and hospitality industries have added 9,800 jobs, generating $13.7 billion in direct spending by visitors and $871 million in total tax revenue.
Major conventions are held at McCormick Place. The historic Chicago Cultural Center (1897) serves as the city's Visitor Information Center. Tourists will find sites of interest in Grant Park which contains Millennium Park, Buckingham Fountain (1927), and the Art Institute of Chicago. Millennium Park's Cloud Gate sculpture and fountain's two towers incorporate LED facial images. Events such as the Grant Park Music Festival take place in the city. Chicago performing arts venues include the Harris Theater for Music and Dance and the Chicago Opera Theater.
Navy Pier, east of Streeterville, contains retail, restaurants, museums, exhibition halls and auditoriums. Its 15 story Ferris wheel is among the most visited landmarks with about 8 million visitors each year.
The city's Museum Campus, holds: the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, the Field Museum of Natural History, and the Shedd Aquarium. The Museum Campus accesses the Art Institute of Chicago in Grant Park. The Museum of Science and Industry is also a leading attraction.
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