Forty-five minutes: the building and the park
- Draft — not yet curated
Between things? Walk the building with the "look for this" list, then step out to the park it looks over.
About 45 min in total.
From Sara + Tyler Tyler's brief 2026-09-04
Share an Adventure
Every card has the practical part first: what, where, how long, and how to get there. Open the memory behind it if you want to know why it matters to us.
Between things? Walk the building with the "look for this" list, then step out to the park it looks over.
About 45 min in total.
From Sara + Tyler Tyler's brief 2026-09-04
Stay inside the CAA
The hotel's rooftop outlet. Hours, menus, and reservations are on its official page.
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One of the hotel's outlets. Hours and menus are on its official page.
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You will leave our site for Drawing Room's official page.
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One of the hotel's outlets. Hours and the menu are on its official page.
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One of the hotel's outlets. Hours and menus are on its official page.
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One of the hotel's outlets. Hours and menus are on its official page.
Hours and menus: Midōsuji on chicagoathletichotel.com, opens in a new tab Checked
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The hotel's Shake Shack. Hours and the menu are on its official page.
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One of the hotel's outlets. Hours and menus are on its official page.
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The hotel's Topgolf Swing Suite, listed under its amenities. Details and booking are on the official page.
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Food and drink
Sara + Tyler are still writing this: which location, and what to order.
You will leave our site for Google Maps to get directions to Michael Jordan's Steakhouse.
From Sara + Tyler Tyler's brief 2026-09-04
Outdoors
The park the hotel looks out over. The hotel's own neighborhood page has the current details.
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Outdoors
Sara + Tyler are still writing this: the farm's full name, what to do there, and the season it makes sense in.
You will leave our site for Google Maps to get directions to Richardson Farm.
From Sara + Tyler Tyler's brief 2026-09-04
With kids
Sara + Tyler are still writing this: which location, what to expect, and whether it suits the kids in our group.
You will leave our site for Google Maps to get directions to Museum of Ice Cream.
From Sara + Tyler Tyler's brief 2026-09-04
Day trip
An Illinois state park near Utica. Trail conditions, hours, and visitor-center details are on the park's official page.
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It's where we first said "I love you." If you have a free day, we'd love for you to walk it too.
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Architecture
A self-guided walk through the hotel with our "look for this" list: patterned brick, carved limestone, arched windows, custom stained glass, ornate plaster, and mosaic and marble floors.
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You will leave our site for Walk the building's official page.
From Sara + Tyler Tyler's brief 2026-09-04
Hours, menus, and reservation links for the hotel’s own places live on Explore CAA, each with the day we last checked it.