Chicago's Largest Tourist Attractions - Crain's Chicago Business
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FOCUS: TOURISM ECONOMY<br />
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS • MAY 2, 2005 31<br />
CRAIN’S LIST CHICAGO’S LARGEST TOURIST ATTRACTIONS<br />
Ranked by 2004 attendance<br />
SIGHTSEEING<br />
1<br />
2<br />
2<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
Attraction<br />
Address/phone/Web address<br />
NAVY PIER<br />
600 E. Grand Ave., <strong>Chicago</strong> 60611<br />
(312) 595-5100; www.navypier.com<br />
CHICAGO TROLLEY CO.<br />
615 W. 41st St., <strong>Chicago</strong> 60609<br />
(773) 648-5000; www.chicagotrolley.com<br />
SIX FLAGS GREAT AMERICA<br />
542 N. Route 21, Gurnee 60031<br />
(847) 249-4636; www.sixflags.com<br />
MILLENNIUM PARK<br />
Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street, <strong>Chicago</strong><br />
60602 (312) 742-1168; www.millenniumpark.org<br />
SEARS TOWER SKYDECK<br />
Sears Tower, Suite 3530, <strong>Chicago</strong> 60606<br />
(312) 875-9696; www.theskydeck.com<br />
CHICAGO AUTO SHOW<br />
McCormick Place, <strong>Chicago</strong> 60616<br />
(630) 495-2282; www.chicagoautoshow.com<br />
HANCOCK OBSERVATORY<br />
John Hancock Center, 94th floor, <strong>Chicago</strong> 60611<br />
(312) 751-3680; www.hancockobservatory.com<br />
Top executive<br />
Leticia Peralta Davis<br />
CEO, Metropolitan Pier and<br />
Exposition Authority<br />
Rob Pierson<br />
General manager<br />
Ron Sevart<br />
Vice-president,<br />
general manager<br />
Helen Doria<br />
Executive director<br />
Barbara Carley<br />
Director<br />
Jerry H. Cizek III<br />
General manager<br />
Randy Stancik<br />
General manager<br />
2004<br />
8,750,000<br />
3,000,000<br />
3,000,000 1<br />
1,500,000<br />
1,300,000<br />
1,200,000<br />
549,272<br />
Attendance<br />
% change<br />
from 2003<br />
-2.0%<br />
+15.4%<br />
NC<br />
NM<br />
NC<br />
NC<br />
+5.3%<br />
Revenues (in millions)<br />
% change<br />
2004 from 2003<br />
$43.0<br />
$2.3<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
-6.2%<br />
+11.0%<br />
NM<br />
NM<br />
NM<br />
NM<br />
NM<br />
No. of<br />
full-time<br />
employees<br />
120<br />
210<br />
170<br />
9<br />
14<br />
9<br />
17<br />
Description<br />
Parks, shopping, restaurants, attractions and<br />
exhibition facilities<br />
Bus and trolley tours<br />
Amusement park<br />
Park featuring art, music, architecture and<br />
landscape design<br />
Observation deck<br />
Automotive exposition<br />
Observation deck<br />
CULTURE<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
11<br />
LINCOLN PARK ZOO<br />
220 N. Cannon Drive, <strong>Chicago</strong> 60614<br />
(312) 742-2000; www.lpzoo.org<br />
BROOKFIELD ZOO<br />
3300 Golf Road, Brookfield 60513<br />
(708) 485-3532; www.brookfieldzoo.org<br />
JOHN G. SHEDD AQUARIUM<br />
1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, <strong>Chicago</strong> 60605<br />
(312) 939-2948; www.sheddaquarium.org<br />
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO<br />
111 S. Michigan Ave., <strong>Chicago</strong> 60603<br />
(312) 443-3600; www.artic.edu<br />
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY<br />
57th Street and Lake Shore Drive, <strong>Chicago</strong> 60637<br />
(773) 684-9844; www.msichicago.org<br />
FIELD MUSEUM<br />
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, <strong>Chicago</strong> 60605<br />
(312) 922-9410; www.fieldmuseum.org<br />
CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN<br />
1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe 60022<br />
(847) 835-5440; www.chicagobotanic.org<br />
CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER<br />
78 E. Washington St., <strong>Chicago</strong> 60602<br />
(312) 744-6630; www.chicagoculturalcenter.org<br />
CHICAGO CHILDREN’S MUSEUM<br />
700 E. Grand Ave., Suite 127, <strong>Chicago</strong> 60611<br />
(312) 527-1000; www.chichildrensmuseum.org<br />
CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION<br />
224 S. Michigan Ave., <strong>Chicago</strong> 60604<br />
(312) 922-3432; www.architecture.org<br />
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA<br />
220 S. Michigan Ave., <strong>Chicago</strong> 60604<br />
(312) 294-3000; www.cso.org<br />
Kevin Bell<br />
President, CEO<br />
Stuart Strahl<br />
President, CEO<br />
Ted A. Beattie<br />
President, CEO<br />
James Cuno<br />
President, director<br />
David R. Mosena<br />
President, CEO<br />
John W. McCarter Jr.<br />
President, CEO<br />
Barbara Whitney Carr<br />
President, CEO<br />
Lois Weisberg<br />
Commissioner,<br />
Department of Cultural Affairs<br />
Peter England<br />
President, CEO<br />
Lynn Osmond<br />
President, CEO<br />
Deborah R. Card<br />
President<br />
3,000,000<br />
2,071,674<br />
1,945,557<br />
1,602,464<br />
1,344,520<br />
1,300,000<br />
800,000<br />
767,000<br />
NC<br />
+5.7%<br />
-6.9%<br />
+19.7%<br />
-3.3%<br />
NC<br />
NC<br />
-7.6%<br />
$18.0 2<br />
$52.0 3<br />
$53.3<br />
LARGEST DECREASE IN ATTENDANCE<br />
703,341<br />
620,000<br />
525,000<br />
+5.4%<br />
+3.3%<br />
-4.5%<br />
+9.1%<br />
+2.0%<br />
-22.4% 4<br />
170<br />
407<br />
242<br />
LARGEST DECREASE IN REVENUES<br />
$74.6 5<br />
$32.8<br />
$54.7<br />
$35.7<br />
NA<br />
$10.5<br />
$6.7<br />
$55.4<br />
+0.4%<br />
+3.5%<br />
-1.4%<br />
+2.9%<br />
NM<br />
+28.0%<br />
+1.5%<br />
-3.1%<br />
594<br />
315<br />
633<br />
233<br />
200<br />
60<br />
35<br />
113<br />
Free zoo<br />
Zoo<br />
Indoor aquarium<br />
Art museum<br />
Museum featuring interactive exhibits<br />
Museum and research institution focusing on<br />
anthropology, botany, geology and zoology<br />
Public garden<br />
Public programs including art, music and theater<br />
Museum featuring interactive exhibits<br />
Architecture tours, exhibits, lectures, classes<br />
Symphony orchestra<br />
All CRAIN’S lists and directories are<br />
available at <strong>Chicago</strong><strong>Business</strong>.com/lists. Continued on Page 32<br />
ATTRACTIONS WITH THE MOST VISITORS OVERALL<br />
Navy Pier<br />
Taste of <strong>Chicago</strong><br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> Cubs<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> Trolley Co.<br />
Lincoln Park Zoo<br />
Six Flags<br />
Great America<br />
100,000 visitors<br />
3.6 million<br />
3.2 million<br />
3.0 million<br />
3.0 million<br />
3.0 million<br />
8.8 million
32 MAY 2, 2005 • CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS FOCUS: TOURISM ECONOMY<br />
CRAIN’S LIST CHICAGO’S LARGEST TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Continued from Page 31<br />
Ranked by 2004 attendance<br />
FESTIVALS<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
Attraction<br />
Address/phone/Web address<br />
TASTE OF CHICAGO<br />
121 N. LaSalle St., <strong>Chicago</strong> 60602<br />
(312) 744-3315; www.cityofchicago.org/specialevents<br />
CHICAGO AIR AND WATER SHOW<br />
121 N. LaSalle St., <strong>Chicago</strong> 60602<br />
(312) 744-3315; www.cityofchicago.org/specialevents<br />
CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL<br />
121 N. LaSalle St., <strong>Chicago</strong> 60602<br />
(312) 744-3315; www.cityofchicago.org/specialevents<br />
VENETIAN NIGHT<br />
121 N. LaSalle St., <strong>Chicago</strong> 60602<br />
(312) 744-3315; www.cityofchicago.org/specialevents<br />
RAVINIA FESTIVAL<br />
418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park 60035<br />
(847) 266-5000; www.ravinia.org<br />
CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL<br />
121 N. LaSalle St., <strong>Chicago</strong> 60602<br />
(312) 744-3315; www.cityofchicago.org/specialevents<br />
Top executive<br />
James Y. Law<br />
Executive director<br />
James Y. Law<br />
Executive director<br />
James Y. Law<br />
Executive director<br />
James Y. Law<br />
Executive director<br />
Welz Kauffman<br />
President, CEO<br />
James Y. Law<br />
Executive director<br />
2004<br />
3,590,000 3<br />
2,200,000 3<br />
680,000 3<br />
LARGEST INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE<br />
675,000 3<br />
607,408<br />
300,000 3<br />
Attendance<br />
% change<br />
from 2003<br />
+0.7%<br />
NC<br />
+21.4%<br />
+12.5%<br />
+2.8%<br />
+5.3%<br />
Revenues (in millions)<br />
% change<br />
2004 from 2003<br />
$15.5<br />
$0.6<br />
LARGEST INCREASE IN REVENUES<br />
$1.3<br />
$1.0<br />
$0.2<br />
$0.6<br />
+8.9%<br />
+33.6%<br />
+18.0%<br />
NC<br />
+12.0%<br />
+20.6%<br />
No. of<br />
full-time<br />
employees<br />
68<br />
68<br />
68<br />
68<br />
45<br />
68<br />
Description<br />
Food and entertainment festival in Grant Park<br />
Air and water exhibition on <strong>Chicago</strong>’s lakefront<br />
Outdoor music festival in Grant Park<br />
Parade of decorated boats on <strong>Chicago</strong>’s lakefront<br />
Outdoor music venue<br />
Outdoor music festival in Grant Park<br />
SPORTS<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
CHICAGO CUBS<br />
1060 W. Addison St., <strong>Chicago</strong> 60613<br />
(773) 404-2827; www.cubs.com<br />
CHICAGO WHITE SOX<br />
333 W. 35th St., <strong>Chicago</strong> 60616<br />
(312) 674-1000; www.whitesox.com<br />
CHICAGO BULLS<br />
1901 W. Madison St., <strong>Chicago</strong> 60612<br />
(312) 455-4000; www.bulls.com<br />
CHICAGO BEARS<br />
1000 Football Drive, Lake Forest 60045<br />
(847) 739-5221; www.chicagobears.com<br />
Andrew B. MacPhail<br />
President, CEO<br />
Jerry Reinsdorf<br />
Chairman<br />
Jerry Reinsdorf<br />
Chairman<br />
Ted Phillips<br />
President, CEO<br />
3,170,184<br />
1,930,537<br />
815,704<br />
442,272<br />
+7.0%<br />
-0.5%<br />
-7.0%<br />
-0.5%<br />
NA<br />
$120.0<br />
$110.0<br />
$180.0<br />
NM<br />
+9.1%<br />
+10.0%<br />
+12.5%<br />
NA<br />
120<br />
90<br />
120<br />
Professional baseball team<br />
Professional baseball team<br />
Professional basketball team<br />
Professional football team<br />
NA: Not available. NC: No change. NM: Not measurable. Crain’s estimates shown in gray. 1. Figure from Amusement <strong>Business</strong> magazine. 2. Fiscal year ends in March. 3. Company estimate. 4. Reported a $10.0-million decrease in investment income from 2003 to 2004.<br />
5. Fiscal year ends in June.<br />
Research by Katrina D. Fenrick
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