Cloud Gate structure is a new landmark for Chicago

The Chicago River is one way to see the skyscrapers. You can cruise or paddle. You can walk on its edges on the city's growing RiverWalk. - Photo by Bob Downing/Akron Beacon Journal/MCT

Stainless steel Cloud Gate aka The Bean, dominates Chicago’s shining Millennium Park.

THE Bean is already one of Chicago’s major landmarks, up there with the Hancock Tower, the Chicago River, the Willis Tower, Navy Pier and, yes, Wrigley Field.