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Water Tower Place
Shopping Mall
Streeterville, Chicago
The folks at Michelin Travel & Lifestyle and Explore Chicago like this place. Would you agree?
"Check out the Lego Store, really fun place to shop."(6 Tips)
"Have a great meal at FoodLife to take a break from shopping."(5 Tips)
"Love the food court - Food Life!"(3 Tips)
"stop at wow bao, best things ever!"(3 Tips)
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Raveese GladneyMarch 24, 2018I've been going to Water Tower ever since I was young. I'm still mesmerized by the glass elevator. The Foodlife is a food court that accommodates all taste buds. The Water Tower is great fun for all.
Melody LeggeJuly 23, 2015One stop shopping. Great to be able to get what you need in one place. Great for the winter months and families where people want to do multiple things. Elevator is slow. Escalators take awhile too- vanessa buenrostroMarch 23, 2016The water tower place is a great place to shop with many floors and stores to check out! They have a big food court and the lego store is fun to check out too so go see for yourself!Upvoted Feb 19
Kevin M. McNally, CMPSeptember 11, 2018Another great offering on the Magnificent Mile-family friendly. Many jewelry stores, great clothing options and I loved the Watch stand where they changed by battery in my watch in a timely fashion!
Kaylee DarleneAugust 6, 2015Not a large variety of stores, but there is pretty much everything you need. Macy's, Starbucks, Lush, Victoria Secret, Sephora and a ton of food. Try the Chicago style pizza at Foodlife on the first
For a mall, this place has one of the best food courts, which is located on the mezzanine. The variety is great and worth the visit on their own merit.
Sarah CoxFebruary 5, 2017I loved the layout with all of the escalators and it has a great variety of stores! The food court is amazing make sure you check it out!- DApril 3, 2015The kind man working at the food court, cooking stir fry, was extremely generous and offered my meal on the house after I had to go back twice and ask the front desk for a different card that worked:)
- Jamie PitmanNovember 19, 2015Water Tower is a great location for lunch because of its selection.I would argue that the shops in this specific location are sub par compared to the mass amount of competition among Michigan Avenue.
Michelin Travel & LifestyleAugust 2, 2011Water Tower Place is the new location of American Girl Place offers afternoon tea (reservations required) in addition to its large variety of popular historically inspired dolls. -- Green Guide Edit
Chicago TribuneSeptember 27, 2011859 feet tall, 74 stories. Floor after floor of shopping - and don't stop until you get to 7 ... lots of places to eat and snack up there. More stories on Water Tower Place: http://trib.in/oVOobe
Carolina GuerreroSeptember 27, 2016Nice mall. My favorite stores Adidas & Lego. Well located if you're sightseeing, just next door is the Hancock Center
Juan UJuly 8, 2013Forgot I had taken a pic if the escalator of the water tower. 1st.pic is looking up from first floor, 2nd. pic is looking down from the top, and 3rd. pic is a side shot of escalator from first floor.
Kelli SullivanNovember 17, 2013This is a great place to escape from school. Even if you don't want to buy anything, it is a great atmosphere. TIP: check for sales!
Austin WestermannAugust 18, 2015Very cool mall with many stories and awesome stores. The glass elevators are awesome but very slow.
Auryon BlueJanuary 20, 2013Definitely worth eating at Foodease instead of Foodlife. You can build your own plate & take things to go. Better selection in my opinion!
Brian IbarraMarch 12, 2016Big mall next to water tower that has some really high end shopping available
- Have a great meal at FoodLife to take a break from shopping. The concept is expansive, so everyone should get what they want.
Love shopping here! It does get very crowded over the weekends with tourists mainly, but if you know why you're there, you should be fine!!
- A typical selection of stores, but I love the food court. It's busy and great for people watching.
Ted CoppockNovember 8, 2013Wonderful facility with great combination of stores and restaurants. A great place to visit.
Me-AlityMarch 5, 2013Get a free body scan to avoid changing room headaches and find your fit in 100s of brands at the Me-Ality booth on the sixth floor across from Aeropostale.
Arturo RinaldiJune 6, 2013The food court open for breakfast at 7:30 am everyday so it is a good option and the food its good- Julia CohonNovember 18, 2014Shopping is really good! Also the downstairs food court has a lot of options!
Scott KleinbergJanuary 21, 2012The Wow Bao in this mall serves frozen yogurt. Delicious frozen yogurt. Get some and check in there too because they love social media at the Bao.
Jose RodriguezOctober 15, 2011If you're ever downtown and just love to shop a walk down the Magnificent mile will be good for you. it leads you to The Water Tower Place Mall where you will find a lot of stores ::D happy Shopping
Jasmeve DeacobsAugust 27, 2019One of my all time favorite places in all of Chicago!! Beautiful mall and I’m stoked they just opened a morphe store!- Monica CFebruary 8, 2017Fairly small mall with expensive parking. Flagship stores for LEGO and American girl.
Explore ChicagoSeptember 20, 2010Check out the new self-service Broadway in Chicago kiosk in the lobby on the first floor for tickets to shows like Billy Elliot, The Lion King, Wicked, and much more (shows subject to change).
JL Jordan IIIOctober 31, 2011If you have an out of state ID, stop by the Water Tower Place Concierge Desk for your Premier Perks Passport Savings Booklet!
Jake SmithOctober 29, 2012Check out the Lego sculptures of well-known Chicago landmarks (outside of the Lego store).
Show an out-of-state ID at the Concierge Desk in the front and get a great coupon booklet! #conciergetip
If you're not using a stroller or have someone with mobility issues, consider using the escalators instead of the elevators. This mall's elevators are extremely slow and overused.
They have the cutest (and coolest) concierges here at the front desk - check them out! Tell them I sent you. ;-)
ShycuDecember 22, 2015Visit the 7th floor for great eats at Harry Carey's and the best gourmet popcorn on the planet at Garrett's
2014 Time to photoshop my life Touch up the edges, adjust the tones,blur out the background, focus on me, and crop people out...
So much fun but beware of tourists, more specifically teenagers and tourists.
LilyAugust 21, 2015sounds like a big place to shop but each floor is small and personally i didn't like the stores in there.
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Water Tower Place is a Chicago landmark on the Magnificent Mile and renowned for its vast selection of over 100 stores. Beyond shopping, the eight story mall also houses a number of restaurants and entertainment options, including a live theatre...
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"Great food & service at the restaurant. Friendly, elegant and relaxed atmosphere."
Demir Demirkan - 6.7
"Very good place to have a small (2-4 person) birthday party. Great value for the price and highly recommended. P.S. The spaghetti is very good."
Josh Humble - 8.7
"Bring kids of all ages, some of the games are up to age 16+. Also computer games. Good way to spend family time learning and having fun!"
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