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The Art Institute of Chicago, located at Michigan and Monroe, opened in 1893.

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The two bronze lions that flank the Michigan Avenue entrance were created for the Art Institute's opening at its current location in 1893. They were a gift from Mrs. Henry Field.

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The two bronze lions that flank the Michigan Avenue entrance were created for the Art Institute's opening at its current location in 1893. They were a gift from Mrs. Henry Field.

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The Chicago Cultural Center, originally built as the city’s first public library, is home to hundreds of free concerts and activities each year.

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The Chicago Cultural Center’s Preston Bradley Hall is home to the world’s largest Tiffany stained glass dome.

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Marina City, designed by Bertrand Goldberg, opened in 1964. The two towers are often compared to corncobs.

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Marina City, designed by Bertrand Goldberg, opened in 1964. The two towers are often compared to corncobs.

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The Chicago River flows through downtown Chicago. At right, is one of the towers of Marina City, designed by Bertrand Goldberg.

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Spring flowers bloom in front of the Frank Gehry-designed Jay Pritzker Pavilion.

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Jay Pritzker Pavilion during a performance.

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Jay Pritzker Pavilion during a performance.

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The Marshall Field’s building on State Street is now home to one of three flagship Macy’s stores.

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Chicago’s skyline is one of the most iconic in the world.

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The Chicago River and the Chicago skyline. Far right is 333 W. Wacker Drive, designed by Kohn Pederson Fox.

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Boats pass beneath a raised bridge along the Chicago River.

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Chicago’s Sears Tower is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

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An architectural boat tour cruises along the Chicago River.

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The famous marquee of the Chicago Theater lights up the night sky.

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The terra-cotta clad WrigleyBuilding (left) is one of Chicago’s most famous buildings.

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The Chicago Water Tower (left) is one of the only buildings in the city to have survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

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Chicago’s City Hall is home to a rooftop garden.

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The Buckingham Fountain, located in Grant Park, is one of the largest fountains in the world.

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Navy Pier’s Ferris Wheel is a replica of the Ferris Wheel first introduced at the 1893 World’s Fair.

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Pablo Picasso’s untitled sculpture sits in downtown Daley Plaza. Pictured at left is Chicago’s City Hall.

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The Lincoln Park Conservatory was designed by a well known architect of the Victorian era, Joespeh L. Silsbee.

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The Field Museum of Natural History is part of Chicago’s Museum Campus.

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The Field Museum of Natural History is part of Chicago’s Museum Campus.

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The Chicago Water Tower (center) is one of the only buildings in the city to have survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

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The Museum of Science and Industry in Hyde Park is the only in-place, surviving building from the 1893 Columbian World’s Exposition.

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The Adler Planetarium was the first planetarium built in the Western Hemisphere and is the oldest in existence today.

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Sir Henry Moore’s sundial is both functional and visually appropriate to its location in front of the Adler Planetarium.

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Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears, as well as concerts and other sporting events, was redesigned in 2003.

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Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears, as well as concerts and other sporting events, was redesigned in 2003.

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Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears, as well as concerts and other sporting events, was redesigned in 2003.

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The Field Museum of Natural History is part of Chicago's Museum Campus.

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The Wicker Park and Bucktown neighborhoods are home to an eclectic mix of art, architecture and culture.

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Chicago-style bungalows were typically built between 1910 and 1940. At one point, 1/3 of all houses in the city was a bungalow.

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Chicago-style bungalows were typically built between 1910 and 1940. At one point, 1/3 of all houses in the city was a bungalow.

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The Art Institute of Chicago. View of Modern Wing from Monroe Street, Photo credit: Charles G. Young, Interactive Design Architects.

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This CTA tunnel is part of the McCormick Tribune Campus Center on the Illinois Institute of Technology Campus. It was designed by architect Rem Koolhaas.

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 The Our Lady of Pompeii Shrine in the Little Italy neighborhood.

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Chinatown’s Ping Tom Park is located just south of downtown.

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The Museum of Science and Industry in Hyde Park is the only in-place, surviving building from the 1893 Columbian World’s Exposition.

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Chicago’s Wrigley Field is baseball’s second oldest stadium. It is located in the Lakeview neighborhood on the city’s North Side.