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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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The Shedd Aquarium is located just south of downtown Chicago, along Lake Michigan.
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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 home to “Sue”, the world’s largest, most complete, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex fossil yet discovered.
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The Field Museum of Natural History is part of Chicago’s Museum Campus.
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The John G. Shedd Aquarium is part of Chicago’s Museum Campus.
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The Chicago History Museum is Chicago’s oldest cultural institution.
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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 Art Institute of Chicago, located at Michigan and Monroe, opened in 1893.
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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 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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Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company is internationally acclaimed.
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Chicago’s Second City improvisational comedy troupe was founded in 1959. Today, Chicago is known as a center for improv comedy.
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The famous marquee of the Chicago Theater lights up the night sky.
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The Chicago Theater is a legendary auditorium that hosts a variety of entertainment, including concerts, plays, dance, comedy and more.
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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 terra-cotta clad Wrigley Building (left) is one of Chicago’s most famous buildings.
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The Lincoln Park Zoo, one of only three free major zoos in the country, is the country’s oldest public zoo with an estimated annual attendance of three million people.
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The Lincoln Park Zoo, one of only three free major zoos in the country, is the country’s oldest public zoo with an estimated annual attendance of three million people.
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Chicago is widely regarded as the home of the blues. Buddy Guy’s Legends is one of many popular blues clubs in the city.
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The Chicago Blues Festival takes place each summer in Grant Park.
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Chicago is widely regarded as the home of the blues.
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Chicago is widely regarded as the home of the blues.
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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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The John G. Shedd Aquarium.
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The Field Museum of Natural History is part of Chicago’s Museum Campus.
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The Garfield Park Conservatory on Chicago’s West Side.
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The Chicago Theater is a legendary auditorium that hosts a variety of entertainment, including concerts, plays, dance, comedy and more.
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Chicago’s Osaka Gardens are located in historic Jackson Park on the city’s south side. The Museum of Science and Industry can be seen in the background.
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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 Field Museum of Natural History is home to “Sue”, the world’s largest, most complete, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex fossil yet discovered.
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