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The Art Institute of Chicago

The Art Institute of Chicago is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States, and it sits right in the middle of the city, flanking the south end of Millennium Park on Michigan Avenue. The museum was f…

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Crown Fountain

Crown Fountain is one of Chicago's most beloved modern public artworks, bringing together cutting-edge technology and playful interactive design. Located in AT&T Plaza within Millennium Park, this 66-foot-tall glass bloc…

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Cloud Gate

Cloud Gate stands as Chicago's most photogenic landmark, a 110-ton sculpture of polished stainless steel that seems to float in AT&T Plaza. British artist Anish Kapoor designed this extraordinary artwork, which resembles…

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BP Pedestrian Bridge

The BP Pedestrian Bridge curves gracefully above Columbus Drive, serving as both functional infrastructure and sculptural artwork in the heart of Millennium Park. Designed by renowned Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava…

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Chicago History Museum

The Chicago History Museum stands as the second-oldest museum in Chicago, preserving and sharing the stories that shaped one of America's greatest cities. Founded in 1856, the museum occupies a distinctive brick and lime…

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Lincoln Park Zoo

Lincoln Park Zoo has been delighting Chicago families for over 160 years, making it one of the oldest zoos in the United States and one of the few major zoos that has always been free to the public. Located within the ex…

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Ping Tom Memorial Park

Ping Tom Memorial Park sits on the banks of the Chicago River, creating a vibrant riverfront destination that reflects the city's commitment to reclaiming its waterfront and honoring communities often overlooked in urban…

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Tribune Tower

Tribune Tower stands as a Gothic masterpiece in the heart of downtown Chicago, representing the pinnacle of early 20th-century newspaper architecture and a symbol of journalistic ambition. Built in 1925 for the Chicago T…

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DuSable Bridge

DuSable Bridge spans the Chicago River connecting downtown to the Near North neighborhood, serving as both essential infrastructure and an unexpected artwork celebrating Chicago's founding. Named after Jean Baptiste Poin…

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Old Chicago Water Tower District

The Old Chicago Water Tower District is one of the few structures that survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, making it a significant historical landmark. Located along the Magnificent Mile, this gothic-style tower now…

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Holy Name Cathedral Rectory

Holy Name Cathedral Rectory stands as a testament to Chicago's diverse architectural heritage and the complex history of faith communities in urban America. The Cathedral itself, located on State Street in downtown Chica…

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Flying Dragon

Flying Dragon is a striking public art sculpture that adds vibrant color and kinetic energy to Chicago's urban landscape. Located in the Bridgeport neighborhood, this dynamic artwork captures the cultural and historical …

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Founders Wall

Founders Wall commemorates the visionary figures who established Chicago and shaped its trajectory from a frontier trading post into a major American city. Located in downtown Chicago, this public monument uses stone and…

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Oz Park

Oz Park is a neighbourhood park in the Lincoln Park area of Chicago, themed around L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Its statues of the Tin Man, Dorothy and other characters make it a playful stop for visitors,…

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N Lincoln Park W

N Lincoln Park W is the stretch of Lincoln Park West in Chicago, where the city's biggest lakefront park meets the residential streets of the Lincoln Park neighborhood. It looks like a calm place for joggers, dog walkers…

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Metro Theater

Metro is a live music venue at 3730 N Clark Street in Chicago, a short walk north of Wrigley Field. Opened in 1982, it is one of the city's best-known rock clubs and a landmark of its indie music scene. Beneath it sits a…

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The Riviera Theatre

The Riviera Theatre is a former movie palace at 4746 N Racine Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, now one of the city's best-known concert venues. It opened in 1917 and still draws crowds for live music, which …

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Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field is the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs, on the corner of Clark and Addison in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago. Opened in 1914, it is the second-oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball, and its i…

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Farm in the Zoo

Farm in the Zoo is a farm exhibit inside Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, where visitors can meet barnyard animals up close and see how food and farm life connect to the city. It sits within the zoo grounds off N Stockton Dr…

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Hans Christian Andersen Monument

The Hans Christian Andersen Monument is a bronze statue in Lincoln Park, Chicago, honoring the Danish author of fairy tales such as The Ugly Duckling. It shows the writer seated with an open book and a duck at his feet, …

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Grandmother's Garden

Grandmother's Garden is a planted garden in Lincoln Park, Chicago, found beside Stockton Drive at Webster Avenue. It is a calm green stop on the edge of one of the city's busiest parks, and an easy place to slow down on …

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Children's Fountain

The Children's Fountain stands at the southern edge of Lincoln Park in Chicago, close to the corner of Clark Street and North Avenue and right beside the Chicago History Museum. It is a pleasant place to pause, and it ma…

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Chicago Historical Society

The Chicago Historical Society, now officially the Chicago History Museum, is the city's main museum of its own past. It stands at 1601 N Clark St, on the edge of Lincoln Park in Chicago, and many locals still use the ol…

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Second City Main Stage

The Second City Main Stage is the flagship theatre of The Second City, the improv and sketch comedy company in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago. Founded in 1959, the company moved into its Wells Street home in 1967, …

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Midwest Buddhist Temple

The Midwest Buddhist Temple is a Japanese American Buddhist temple on West Menomonee Street in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago. Its congregation began in 1944, when people leaving wartime incarceration camps resettl…

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Wooden Alley

Wooden Alley is a short back lane on Chicago's Near North Side, often described as the last of its kind in the city. It is a small reminder of how Chicago once paved its streets, and of the huge effort the young city mad…

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Chinatown Square Plaza

Chinatown Square is the two-level plaza at the centre of Chicago's Chinatown, lined with restaurants and bakeries and marked by statues of the twelve zodiac animals. It sits just north of the ceremonial gate on Wentworth…

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Chinatown Gateway

The Chinatown Gateway is the ornate arch that spans Wentworth Avenue at the entrance to Chinatown in Chicago, Illinois. Installed in 1975, it marks the start of the neighborhood's main commercial street and is one of the…

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Berlin Wall Monument

The Berlin Wall Monument in Chicago is a memorial to the Berlin Wall, the barrier that split the German capital for nearly three decades. It sits on the city's north side, in the area around Lincoln Square, and gives pas…

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Waters Garden

Waters Garden is a small garden beside Waters School in the Lincoln Square area of Chicago. It is known for the old burr oaks that the school looks after, trees said to be more than 300 years old and among the last livin…

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Davis Theater, Chicago

The Davis Theater has shown films in Chicago's Lincoln Square since the silent era and has been restored rather than replaced. It is a neighbourhood cinema with a bar attached.

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The Untitled Picasso

The Untitled Picasso is a monumental steel sculpture standing in Richard J. Daley Plaza in the Loop, Chicago. Unveiled in 1967, it was a gift from Pablo Picasso to the city, and it divided opinion before becoming one of …

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The Miró's Chicago Sculpture

Miró's Chicago is a large abstract sculpture by the Catalan artist Joan Miró, standing in the Loop in downtown Chicago. Unveiled in 1981 and also known as The Sun, the Moon and One Star, it is built from steel, wire mesh…

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Buckingham Fountain

Buckingham Fountain is a grand ornamental fountain in Grant Park, on the Chicago lakefront at the edge of the Loop. Dedicated in 1927 as a memorial gift, it is one of the best-known sights in the city and a favourite mee…

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