Tourism in Chicago

Tourism in Chicago draws on the city's <a href="/facts/Architecture_of_Chicago/Tv7RtCWI">architecture</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_museums_and_cultural_institutions_in_Chicago/NIInxvw3">museums</a>, restaurants, <a href="/facts/Sports_in_Chicago/jMuGsJw5">sports</a>, <a href="/facts/Parks_in_Chicago/AajQgoKd">parks</a> and <a href="/facts/Beaches_in_Chicago/kcoIflHP">beaches</a>, <a href="/facts/Theatre_in_Chicago/Ln6WwBky">theater</a> and wide variety of neighborhood attractions.
In 2017, <a href="/facts/Millennium_Park/R5BanB3x">Millennium Park</a> alone saw 25 million visitors, making it the top tourist destination in the <a href="/facts/Midwestern_United_States/VanHjkw2">Midwest</a> and among the top ten in the <a href="/facts/Tourism_in_the_United_States/W2BVBrWC">United States</a>.
In 2023, Chicago saw 51.96 million tourist arrivals, and tourism expenditure set a new record at $19.2 billion. Of these, 1.83 million were international visitors. 
Prior to the <a href="/facts/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Illinois/pteJ0IsY"> COVID-19 pandemic</a>, tourist arrivals had peaked at 61.58 million people in 2019.

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Tourism in Chicago