Location: Lower West Side
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The windy city is a cornucopia of modern art, fine dining, cutting edge comedy, and die-hard sports fans. Snap a photo of your reflection in the silver Cloud Gate sculpture at Millennium Park before heading to Grant Park to get hit with the refreshing spray of Buckingham Fountain. There are dozens of museums and theater companies in Chicago, so a cultural experience is never hard to find. You’re sure to laugh your head off at the Second City Theater, the professional launch pad of many famous comedians.
Restaurants in Chicago
1. Redmoon Theater
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
2. The Barrel
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
3. Bespoke Experiences
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
Bespoke Experiences Chicago Luxury Private Tours create and curate exquisitely crafted, truly unique luxury travel experiences for you, our discerning clientele. Everything we do is designed to enhance your private tour by delving deeper into the culture in order to tell a richly inspiring travel story which is personalized to your exacting needs, and your locale.
4. Dynasty Podcasts
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Dynasty Podcasts was founded in 2005 as the first ever and longest-running music podcast in the City of Chicago's history, by Chicago music journalist, college educator, and industry event producer Jaime Black.
5. VIP Paints
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
Chicago's #1 Byob Classes!! We Offer: Painting on Canvas Soy Candle Making Couples Painting Classes Nude Model Painting Class Wine Glass Painting Class Plant Parties Bath Bomb & Soap Making Also Available For Private Events For All Occasions With Minimum of 8 Byob & Free Street Parking
6. St Adalbert Church
7. Woman Made Gallery
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Woman Made Gallery's goal is to cultivate, promote and support the work of female-identified artists by providing exhibition opportunities, professional development, and public programs that invite discussion about what feminism means today. More than 8,000 women artists have exhibited their work since WMG was established.
8. Pilsen
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4.5 based on 59 reviews
Chicago's Mexican-American community.
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
Pilsen is a historically working class, residential neighborhood and gateway for immigrants coming into Chicago. Bordered by West 16th Street to the north, Interstate 55 to the south, the Dan Ryan Expressway to the east and South Ashland Avenue to the west, it is rich in Latino culture and overflowing with award-winning restaurants, iconic music venues, sensational murals and exotic nightlife. The first thing a visitor notices is the colorful street art and buildings covered in massive paintings. It is a haven for offbeat boutiques, hip eateries, cool music venues standing alongside bodegas, panaderias and family-owned restaurants serving authentic Mexican cuisine. Pilsen was originally inhabited by German, Norwegian, Italian and Czech immigrants in the late 19th century. It emerged as a largely Latino community in the 1960s and 1970s. Mario Castillo painted Peace or Metafisico in 1968, the first Mexican and anti-Vietnam War mural in Pilsen. Benito Juarez Community Academy, which opened in 1977, has a 94 percent Latino student body and once was the largest high school in Illinois with more than 5,000 students. So walk through the Pilsen neighborhood, see the street carts doling out tamales and paletas, marvel at the 16th Street murals, visit the National Museum of Mexican Art, Thalia Hall and St. Procopius Church, take a break at Dusek's Board & Beer or Simone's or Kristoffer's Cafe & Bakery or Panaderia Nuevo Leon or Punch House or La Vaca Margarita Bar or Pollo Express.
9. National Museum of Mexican Art
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4.5 based on 237 reviews
Enjoy one of the country's largest collections of Mexican art and culture, including a vibrant textile collection including indigenous outfits and weavings, folk art including masks and Día de los Muertos artifacts and ephemera documenting the Chicano Movement. Open daily 10am-5pm, closed Mondays.
Reviewed By bettyc552
This museum is small but there is a lot to see. It is a great way to learn the Mexican heritage, culture and history. There are lots of artwork ranging from painting, sculptures, pictures and photos. We went in early November and they had amazing artworks for Dia de Los Muertos on display. The museum is free and there are donation boxes in the hallway. The gift shop is worth a visit. There are beautiful home decorations, toys and jewelry. They do not have a parking lot but there are plenty of street parking
10. Sip and Splash
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
