Road Trip Chicago Buckingham Fountain vs.Sears Tower Skydeck?

There is much more to see in Millenium Park...Buckingham Fountain south of it. Both are actually in Grant Park. By the way, the fountain is also closed in Winter.

http://www.millenniumpark.org/

Buckingham Fountain is a great attraction at night because of the colored light show...15 min. Other than that and the views of the skyline and lake, it is rather limited and not worth seeing it as a solo destination in a field trip.



Another Field Trip idea would be Lincoln Park Zoo:

http://www.lpzoo.org/

The above attractions are free.



In the suburbs there is a bigger zoo that has more animals and attractions:

http://www.czs.org/czs/Brookfield/Zoo-Home

I prefer the Hancock Bldg to the Sears Tower because there is a restaurant with fine food. For a Field trip, the Sears Tower is fine:

http://www.the-skydeck.com/


There is an admission charge to both the Brookfield Zoo and Sears Skydeck.