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DuSable Museum of African-American History


740 East 56th Place 773-947-0600 www.dusablemuseum.org The nation’s first and oldest independent


museum dedicated to the collection, preservation and study of the history and culture of Africans and Americans of African descent.


The Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive 312-922-9410 www.fieldmuseum.org Discover Sue, the largest and most complete T. rex ever found! At the Field Museum, you can get a bug’s-eye view in Underground Adventure, descend into an Egyptian Tomb, watch a glowing lava flow, be dazzled by sparkling gems, come nose- to-nose with the man-eating lions of Tsavo, and learn about the worlds cultures and environments.


Frank Lloyd Wright’s Frederick C. Robie House 5757 S. Woodlawn Ave. 708-848-1976 Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House is both a masterpiece of the Prairie style and an icon of modern architecture. For more information and tickets visit GoWright.org.


Glessner House Museum 1800 S. Prairie Ave., 312-326-1480 www.glessnerhouse.org Henry Hobson Richardson’s Glessner House was completed in 1887, a year after the architect’s untimely death. A radical departure from traditional Victorian architecture, the structure served as an inspiration to the young Frank Lloyd Wright and helped reform domestic architecture.


Irish American Heritage Center 4626 N. Knox Avenue, 773-282-7035 The museum was officially opened by the


President of Ireland in 1991 and includes a magnificent collection of Irish furnishings including a square grand piano, Irish Lace, historic memorabilia showing the Irish contribution to European culture. The library houses books that deal with every aspect of Irish and Irish American life.


Jane Addams Hull House Museum 800 S. Halsted St., 312-413-5353 www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/hull_house Housed in two original Hull-House


buildings, the museum is an internationally recognized symbol of multi-cultural understanding, educational innovation and social service. Original furnishings, paintings, photographs and rotating exhibits recreate the history of the settlement and the work of its residents.


Loyola University Museum of Art 820 North Michigan Avenue, 312-915-7600 The Museum interprets and displays the


university’s medieval, renaissance and baroque collection, known as the Martin D’Arcy, SJ, Collection, other museum permanent collections and rotating exhibitions.


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Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E. Chicago Ave., 312-280-2660 www.mcachicago.org One of the nation’s largest facilities


devoted to the art of our time. Located just off Michigan Avenue and the historic Water Tower, the MCA offers thought-provoking exhibitions by today’s most innovative artists.


Museum of Contemporary Photography 600 S. Michigan Ave., 312-663-5554 www.mocp.org


Museum of Holography 1134 W Washington Blvd. 312-226-1007 Experience the magical science of 3D


imaging with lasers personally at the Museum of Holography.


Museum of Science and Industry 57th St. and Lake Shore Dr. 773-684-1414 www.msichicago.org


The Museum of Science and Industry is one of the country’s pre-eminent centers for informal science and technology education. Located at 57th St. and Lake Shore Dr., just minutes from downtown Chicago, the Museum is open every day of the year except Christmas Day. Accessible to the disabled. Parking available.


National Hellenic Museum 333 South Halsted, 312-655-1234 www.nationalhellenicmuseum.org


National Museum of Mexican Art 1852 W. 19th Street, 312-738-1503 www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org


National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum 1801 S. Indiana Ave., 312-326-0270 www.nvvam.org Home to over 700 works of fine art. Only


museum of its kind in the world, focusing on war from the soldiers’ perspective.


The Newberry Library 60 W. Walton St. 312-943–9090 The Newberry Library is an independent


research library concentrating in the humanities with an active educational and cultural presence in Chicago. Free and open to the public, it houses an extensive non- circulating collection of rare books, maps, and manuscripts.


Oriental Institute Museum University of Chicago 1155 East 58th Street 773-702-9520 The Oriental Institute Museum is a


showcase of the history, art and archaeology of the ancient Near East.


Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 2430 North Cannon Dr. 773-755-5100 www.naturemuseum.org Witness a butterfly’s first flight. Discover simple ways to preserve our natural world through the choices you make every day. Located in Chicago’s Lincoln Park, the


Notebaert Nature Museum is open every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.


Polish Museum of America 984 N. Milwaukee Ave. 773-384-3352 Chicago’s oldest and largest ethnic


museum celebrates the heritage and culture of Poles and Polish Americans.


Pritzker Military Library 104 S. Michigan Ave. 312-374-9333 www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org Located across the street from the Art Institute and Millennium Park, this library features a collection of films, artifacts, gallery exhibits and over 35,000 books that tell the story of the citizen-soldier in American history.


Pullman Historic District Pullman Visitor Center


11141 S Cottage Grove Ave. 773-785-8901 www.pullmanil.org The Town of Pullman/Pullman Historic


District was built as an industrial town in 1880 by rail car builder, George M. Pullman.


Shedd Aquarium 1200 S. Lake Shore Dr. 312-939-2438 www.sheddnet.org The world’s largest indoor aquarium


offers more than 6,000 aquatic animals representing more than 700 species from all parts of the world. The Caribbean Reef is filled with bright, colorful new corals and more than 60 species of animal, including bonnet head sharks, southern stingrays, angelfish and a hawksbill sea turtle. Divers hand-feed sharks, sea turtles and eels daily.


Smart Museum of Art University of Chicago 5550 S. Greenwood Ave. 773-702-0200 smartmuseum.uchicago.edu


Spertus Museum 618 S. Michigan Ave. 312-322-1747 www.spertus.edu Spertus explores the multi-faceted Jewish


experience. Through its innovative public programming, exhibitions, collections, research facilities and degree programs, Spertus inspires learning, serves diverse communities and fosters understanding for Jews and people of all faiths, locally, regionally and around the world.


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Lincoln Park Zoo Cannon Drive at Fullerton Parkway 312-742-2300 Open 365 days a year, free to the public.


NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE MALLS


Water Tower Place 835 North Michigan Ave. 312-440-3166 Deriving its name from the historic old


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