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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/22/17/52/1lai6E.St.138.jpeg|416Visitors to the John Hancock observatory floor don't have to fight the crowds of summer. (Ellen Creager/Detroit Free Press/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/22/17/52/y4hIS.St.138.jpeg|525Tourists at Millennium Park still visit the Cloud Gate sculpture, better known as the Bean, despite the cold. (Ellen Creager/Detroit Free Press/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/22/17/52/1qGdiO.St.138.jpeg|389Residents show the tourists how to keep warm downtown, with the wind whipping off of Lake Michigan. (Ellen Creager/Detroit Free Press/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/22/17/52/zSSLw.St.138.jpeg|525Winter in Chicago should include a stop at the Ghirardelli chocolate shop near the Water Tower, where you can get hot chocolate for $3.50. (Ellen Creager/Detroit Free Press/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/22/17/52/AvXmk.St.138.jpeg|525Visitors can skate for free in Millennium Park downtown, surrounded by the Chicago skyline. (Ellen Creager/Detroit Free Press/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/22/19/58/avtAC.St.138.jpeg|525See the skyline of Chicago without getting cold, from inside the Lego store inside Water Tower Place, where many of the city's iconic buildings are recreated out of Legos. (Ellen Creager/Detroit Free Press/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/22/19/58/oDefh.St.138.jpeg|525The stairs at Adams and Wabash up to the El trains take on a late afternoon glow. In January, the city raised its prices for public transit passes. (Ellen Creager/Detroit Free Press/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/22/19/57/1keXqP.St.138.jpeg|416Snowmen cookies in a bakery window in Chicago's loop add to the winter fun. (Ellen Creager/Detroit Free Press/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/22/19/57/uTE13.St.138.jpeg|525Tourists at Millennium Park still visit the Cloud Gate sculpture, better known as the Bean, despite the cold. (Ellen Creager/Detroit Free Press/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/22/19/57/zSTmr.St.138.jpeg|525Tourists at Millennium Park still visit the Cloud Gate sculpture, better known as the Bean, despite the cold. (Ellen Creager/Detroit Free Press/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/22/19/57/1qGf0E.St.138.jpeg|525A small customer looks at the dreamy wares at the American Girl store in Water Tower Place in Chicago. The balloon pictured is really for sale, for $150. (Ellen Creager/Detroit Free Press/MCT)
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