Chicago’s Navy Pier Activities Morly Cowan January 31, 2015 Chicago, Interests If you want to get the most out of your Chicago outing, be sure to hit up Navy Pier, which has everything you could ever want to do all within its 50-acre expanse. A veritable playground of activities, Navy Pier is home to the Chicago Children’s Museum, an IMAX theater, the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, the LandShark Beer Garden, Bubba Gump’s Shrimp Company and Riva Crabhouse.