Rye's Field Guide to Chicago - Digital PDF
Description
The City Guide That Puts Kids in Charge
Rye's Field Guide to Chicago is a choose-your-own-mission adventure that puts your kid in charge of the map, with an urban pigeon named Rye as their co-pilot. He’ll guide your family from the top of the Willis Tower to the city's best-kept snack secrets, and he takes his mission very seriously! (Chicago rule number one: never put ketchup on a hot dog.)
Why You'll Love It
Kids lead the way → Your child picks the missions and sets the pace. No more dragging anyone anywhere.
Flexible by design → Build your day around three easy time blocks: Curiosity Kickoff, Midday Wonder, and Closing Quest. Pick one stop for each, and you’ve got a perfect day.
Four Curiosity Pathways → Stops are sorted by how your kid likes to explore: Color Collectors, Action Adventurers, Wild Wanderers, and Time Travelers. Follow one all day or mix them up.
Built for connection → Prompts, hands-on activities, and secret codes to crack turn a day out into shared memories instead of a checklist.
Permission to Slow Down → This guide rewards wandering, snack breaks, and following a tangent. There is no wrong way to do it.
What's Inside
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12 curated Chicago stops, from the Skydeck to a butterfly haven to a wonderfully weird museum of surgical science
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74 pages full of city intel and recommendations straight from Rye
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Connection-building prompts and hands-on activities at every stop
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Micro Missions: city-wide challenges to tackle as you explore
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Curious City Bingo and a Secret Snack Stop to track down
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An illustrated city map and secret codes to crack
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A full page comic and DIY comic zine
- A 5th Pathway Badge kids can earn right inside the guide
The Secret Vault
Because the best intel is classified, your digital guide includes access to a secret online vault: updated restaurant & snack recommendations, top-secret side quests that we couldn't fit on the main route, printable activity sheets, and a few surprises the squirrels can never know about.
Ready to let your kid lead the way? Pack your snacks. Rye is waiting.
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Why let kids lead?
Less planning for you.
Hand them the guide and encourage them to choose the route they resonate with the most.
More confidence for them.
Making choices, navigating, and leading builds real independence.
Better memories for everyone.
Curiosity-led adventures are more memorable than rushing through a checklist of stops.
Behind the Route
A mom, a pigeon, and a mission to let kids lead the way.