Welcome to Draft Town. (CBSSports.com)
Welcome to Draft Town. (CBSSports.com)

CHICAGO -- When the NFL made the decision in October to move the league's annual draft to Chicago, the NFL also decided that it wanted to make the event more fan-friendly. 

So how do you make something like the NFL Draft more fan-friendly?

That's easy. You take 900,000 square-feet of Chicago's Grant Park, open it up for a three-day festival and call it Draft Town. Then, to add some extra fan-friendliness to the event, you let everyone in for free. 

That's exactly what the NFL's plan is from April 30 to May 2 and on Wednesday, CBSSports.com took a tour of Draft Town to find out exactly what the place looks like.

The most intriguing part of Draft Town -- and the draft in general -- is that for the first time, part of the draft will be held "outdoors." All 32 teams will have a table under the tent below.

On Day 1 and 2 of the draft (Rounds 1-3), picks will be announced from the Auditorium Theatre at Roosevelt University. 

However, Day 3 of the draft (Rounds 4-7) will take place entirely from Selection Square, which was still under construction on Wednesday morning.

The only thing the Auditorium Theatre will be used for on Day 3 is fan pictures because fans will be allowed to enter the building and take photos while the draft is happening in the giant tent known as Selection Square on Saturday. 

Speaking of tents, each team will also have its own individual tent set up within Draft Town.

There will also be a giant tent in Draft Town where fans will be able to buy NFL merchandise -- because you know, the league has to somehow make money.

If buying NFL merchandise at an NFL event sounds like a bad financial decision, don't worry, there's plenty of free things. Fans in Draft Town will be able to watch NFL Network's live coverage of the draft because the set will be located in Draft Town.

ESPN will also have an outdoor set, but the network will only be using it on Saturday. 

If watching analysts yap about draft picks in person sounds boring, then you can go bother someone in the NFL's social media hub that will be set up in Draft Town. 

Fans can also try their hand at the 40-yard dash. After you run this, you'll realize that Tom Brady's embarrassingly slow 5.28 second time at the 2000 NFL combine wasn't actually embarrassingly slow. 

If running's not your thing, there will also be a chance for fans to kick field goals. 

There will also be an entire football field set up in Grant Park because the NFL plans to hold a Flag Football tournament on Saturday. 

If you're thinking, "Yes. All this sounds fun, but I'm not going unless there's a skydive simulator." Well, GUESS WHAT? You're in luck because there IS a skydive simulator. 

It's called the "Sweetness Simulator" and this is what happens if you jump in it: You GO 20 FEET IN THE AIR. Unless you're Roger Goodell that is, he kind of struggled during his two minutes in the "Sweetness Simulator" on Wednesday. That is not Goodell jumping below.

Finally, anyone near Buckingham Fountain on Thursday will probably notice that it's going crazy, which will be by design. The fountain will feature the team colors of whichever team is on the clock during the first round.