Chicago is a melting pot who’s residents hail from all across the globe. It’s easy to see then, why the city’s cultural offering are so diverse and vibrant.
Museums
Chicago Architecture Center
The city’s starting point for all things architecture, design and history
International Museum of Surgical Science
Set in a majestic mansion overlooking Lake Shore Dr. and devoted to the history and science of medicine
Newberry Library
This independent research library specializes in the humanities and geneology
Chicago History Museum
Showcasing Chicago’s history, culture and milestones
Museum of Contemporary Art
Championing the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture
Art Institute
Founded in 1879, this Chicago treasure is one of the nation’s oldest and largest art museums
driehaus museum
Set in the historic Nickerson Mansion, this museum explores art and architecture of the late 19th century
field museum
Situated on the Museum Campus this natural history institution is also home to the T-Rex, Sue
Theatre
Most performing arts venues require ticket holders 5 and older to show proof of completed vaccination status and wear a mask during the performance
Ain't too proud - the life and times of the temptations
This new musical at the Cadillac Palace Theatre follows The Temptations’ journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
skates the musical
Now performing at the Studebaker Theater on South Michigan Avenue, this hit show is Grease meets Hairspray with a touch of Xanadu!
to kill a mockingbird
Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterworks hits the Nederlander Theatre for a limited engagement
spring awakening
This powerful production that tells the timeless tale of youthful self-discovery begins a limited run at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts
six
From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the SIX wives of Henry VIII turn historical heartbreak into an exuberant celebration of 21st-century girl power!Â
the magic parlour
Head to a suite at the Palmer House Hotel to experience the trickery of Dennis Watkins, ranked the #1 show in Chicago on Tripadvisor
sex tips for straight women from a gay man
Voted Best Comedy for Couples, this raucous and interactive comedy hits the Greenhouse Theater Center stage
the play that goes wrong
What would happen if Sherlock Holmes and Monty Python had an illegitimate Broadway baby? You’d get this classic murder mystery that is chock-full of mishaps and madcap mania.
teatro zinzanni
Performing under the Spiegeltent ZaZou, this interactive cirque, comedy and cabaret, experience isn’t your parents dinner theatre
Tours
chicago architecture foundation
Offering a diverse selection of walking, bus and ‘L tours that showcases Chicago’s architecture
Chicago's first lady
The official architecture river cruise of the Chicago Architecture Center
Points of Interest
Fort Dearborn
At the intersection of Michigan Ave. and Wacker Dr. and originally built in 1803 as a military fortÂ
millennium park
Chicago’s motto, urbs in horto “city in a garden” is personified this lakefront crown jewel
historic water tower
This treasured landmark is one of the few surviving structures from the Great Chicago Fire of 1871
Robie House
This Frank Lloyd Wright designed landmark sits on the University of Chicago campusÂ
Garfield Park Conservatory
This landscape under glass features thousands of beautiful and unique plant species
cultural center
This historical building featuring the world’s largest Tiffany glass dome, is Chicago’s hub for all things Culture
riverwalk
Take a walk at the rivers edge and experience the majesty of Chicago’s architecture and history
Public Art
picasso
This untitled sculpture by Pablo Picasso is located in the Loop’s Daley Plaza
michael jordan statue
Head West on Madison street to the United Center for a glimpse of the Jordan statue
calder sculpture
Alexander Calder’s Flamingo is set in the Plaza of the Loops’Â Kluczynski Federal Building
Loop mural walk
Embark on a free walking tour of incredible hand-painted murals throughout the LoopÂ
cloud gate
Cloud Gate by Anish Kapoor is the centerpiece of Millennium Park and an Instagram favorite
jean dubuffet statue
Located across from City Hall in the Loop rests Monument with Standing Beast
art institute lions
Edward Kemeys’ unnamed Lion statues stand guard to the entrance of the Art instituteÂ
crown fountain
This interactive video installation anchors the Southern end of Millennium Park
statue of the republic
This Jackson Park bronze sculpture is actually a small scale replica of the original that was destroyed by a fire
agora
106 headless cast iron torso’s in Grant Park make up Agora by Magdalena Abakanowicz
tiffany dome
The world’s largest Tiffany glass dome can be found at the Chicago Cultural Center
chagall mosaic
Marc Chagall’s Four Seasons can be found at the base of the Chase Tower Plaza in the Loop