1.jpg | The Wheel of Navy Pier - Chicago Il. A 150 foot-high Ferris Wheel, which is modeled after the first-ever Ferris Wheel invented for the Columbian Exhibition held in Chicago in 1893. 
2.jpg | The core of the wheel during our 7 minute ride which is one rotation. 
3.jpg | Jay and my reflection. A fun thing to do on a summer night for $4.
4.jpg | A scene from above. It includes the indoor botanic Crystal Gardens and the  'Wave Swinger'. The ride towers nearly forty feet over a pond of water.
5.jpg | Additional view that includes part of the city skyline and the musical carousel.
6.jpg | The Wave Swinger up close. 
7.jpg | One of my favorite subjects, the carousel.
8.jpg | The night's final picture. The carousel's 36 hand-painted animals represent the different styles found throughout the history of carousels and the hand-painted rounding boards at the top of the 44-foot carousel depict scenes of Navy Pier's history. --end--