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

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Chicago Architecture Center

The city’s starting point for all things architecture, design and history

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International Museum of Surgical Science

Set in a majestic mansion overlooking Lake Shore Dr. and devoted to the history and science of medicine

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Newberry Library

This independent research library specializes in the humanities and geneology

Chicago History Museum

Chicago History Museum

Showcasing Chicago’s history, culture and milestones

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

Museum of Contemporary Art

Championing the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture

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Art Institute

Founded in 1879, this Chicago treasure is one of the nation’s oldest and largest art museums

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Set in the historic Nickerson Mansion, this museum explores art and architecture of the late 19th century

Field Museum Chicago Sights Museums

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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

B.I.C. The Play that Goes Wrong

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

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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!

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to kill a mockingbird

Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterworks hits the Nederlander Theatre for a limited engagement

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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

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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! 

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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

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Voted Best Comedy for Couples, this raucous and interactive comedy hits the Greenhouse Theater Center stage

B.I.C. The Play that Goes Wrong

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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.

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Performing under the Spiegeltent ZaZou, this interactive cirque, comedy and cabaret, experience isn’t your parents dinner theatre

Tours

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chicago architecture foundation

Offering a diverse selection of walking, bus and ‘L tours that showcases Chicago’s architecture

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Chicago's first lady

The official architecture river cruise of the Chicago Architecture Center

Points of Interest

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Fort Dearborn

At the intersection of Michigan Ave. and Wacker Dr. and originally built in 1803 as a military fort 

Historic Water Tower Points of Interest

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Chicago’s motto, urbs in horto “city in a garden” is personified this lakefront crown jewel

Historic Water Tower Points of Interest

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This treasured landmark is one of the few surviving structures from the Great Chicago Fire of 1871

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Robie House

This Frank Lloyd Wright designed landmark sits on the University of Chicago campus 

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Garfield Park Conservatory

This landscape under glass features thousands of beautiful and unique plant species

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cultural center

This historical building featuring the world’s largest Tiffany glass dome, is Chicago’s hub for all things Culture

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riverwalk

Take a walk at the rivers edge and experience the majesty of Chicago’s architecture and history

Public Art

Picasso Sculpture Chicago Point of Interest

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This untitled sculpture by Pablo Picasso is located in the Loop’s Daley Plaza

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michael jordan statue

Head West on Madison street to the United Center for a glimpse of the Jordan statue

Historic Water Tower Points of Interest

calder sculpture

Alexander Calder’s Flamingo is set in the Plaza of the Loops’ Kluczynski Federal Building

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Loop mural walk

Embark on a free walking tour of incredible hand-painted murals throughout the Loop 

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cloud gate

Cloud Gate by Anish Kapoor is the centerpiece of Millennium Park and an Instagram favorite

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jean dubuffet statue

Located across from City Hall in the Loop rests Monument with Standing Beast

Historic Water Tower Points of Interest

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Edward Kemeys’ unnamed Lion statues stand guard to the entrance of the Art institute 

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crown fountain

This interactive video installation anchors the Southern end of Millennium Park

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statue of the republic

This Jackson Park bronze sculpture is actually a small scale replica of the original that was destroyed by a fire

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agora

106 headless cast iron torso’s in Grant Park make up Agora by Magdalena Abakanowicz

chicago cultural center Point of interest

tiffany dome

The world’s largest Tiffany glass dome can be found at the Chicago Cultural Center

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chagall mosaic

Marc Chagall’s Four Seasons can be found at the base of the Chase Tower Plaza in the Loop