Cloud Gate

Leah Bryant

Such a cool piece of art!!! The wife and I stopped by too check it, take the obligatory pics with said art and invent our own fun poses. Be on the look out for peeps that offer to take your pic and once they do will ask for money for it. I recognized the hustle as soon as a dude asked us and told him “hard pass.”

Dejan Braki

This huge bean - a giant mirror sculpture in the Millennium park quickly became one of the most recognized Chicago landmarks. I don't know the meaning of it (if there's any), but it's really cool offering great views of downtown in curved reflections. One of top free attractions.

Mariano Piras

This is actually really cool to just stare at the way it reflects and distorts the city and people around it. Constructed between 2004 and 2006, it's made up of 168 stainless steel plates welded together and polished so it has no visible seams. The design was inspired by liquid mercury and you actually walk right up and under it. In fact, the lower 6 feet are windexed twice a day and the entire sculpture is cleaned twice a year with 40 gallons of Tide. The final cost of the sculpture came in at $23 million, a bit more than the projected $6 million but it is expected to last 1000 years!

Yasin Özkan

This is Chicago's icon. When you visit Chicago, firstly you should come here to see this art. Each season, this place is crowded because not only tourists but also Chicago's public comes together here. Therefore, be careful against Corona Virus. Once I saw this bean from away, I thought it is just metal. However, when I came closer, I noticed the geometric shape, curve, transparency, and reflectiveness. That affected me deeply. You can take a different type of your photo thanks to its reflectiveness. I wish I have a chance to see this place in summer. Unfortunately, I am too away from there.