Location: Theater District
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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. Prudential Gem and Jewelry
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
2. Chicago Private Tours and Productions
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
Chicago Private Tours and Productions specializes in providing visitors to Chicago with unique and exclusive experiences. In detail, we will work with you to create your own custom private tours, bespoke experiences, Corporate and Special Events.
3. Iwan Reis Cigars & Tobacco
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5.0 based on 25 reviews
4. Chicago Cultural Center
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4.5 based on 2,992 reviews
The Chicago Cultural Center is the nation's first free municipal cultural center and one of the most visited attractions in Chicago. The stunning landmark building, opened in 1897 as the city's first public library, is home to two magnificent stained-glass domes, and annually presents hundreds of free cultural exhibits and performances. Admission is free.
Reviewed By pookala - Philadelphia, United States
Aside from being a beautiful building filled with finely executed mosaic work, a lovely marble staircase and an always interesting array of changing exhibits; the Cultural Center also has a free weekly recital under the largest Tiffany glass dome in the world. The 45 minute Wednesday concerts take place in the Preston Bradley Hall at 12:15 pm. Be sure to get there early (20-30 minutes) if you want to sit up front. The space fills up quickly. If you have nothing planned afterwards go to the Randolph St entrance after the concert and go on a tour of the building. Space is limited for this tour and they start at 1:15 pm daily. Check out their calendar of events before planning your Chicago itinerary to take advantage of this excellent cultural institution.
5. Sullivan Center
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4.5 based on 27 reviews
A unique rounded entrance marks one of the city's true architectural gems, the last major structure designed by famed architect Louis Sullivan.
Reviewed By Rumples - Tucson, United States
We stopped at this 1899 building during a Chicago Architecture Foundation walking tour, and, as an architecture buff, I was blown away by the structure's elaborate cast-iron ornamentation. It surrounds the large display windows of the lower two floors and is especially elegant at the entrance located at the corner of South State and East Madison streets. The design incorporates plant and geometric shapes in a delicate, precise pattern. I took an even closer look at the work inside the entrance before crossing the street for a better overall view of the effect. From there I could see how much the bottom levels differ from the rest of the 12 stories. The plain upper floors of the commercial building display a terra cotta facade with many windows made possible because of steel-frame construction. For decades, the structure was known as the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building, after the department store housed there for decades. It moved out in 2007 and now bears the name of the Sullivan Center, after the famous architect responsible for the building's original design. A City Target currently occupies the first two floors.
6. Graham Cracker Comics
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4.5 based on 14 reviews
Reviewed By ramivic - Chicago, United States
Hands down! Chicago's best comic shop!!! I have been a fellow comic collector for over 36 years and 30 of those years have been with Graham Crackers Comics in Naperville and my home base, the Chicago Loop location. Convenient, friendly and always have enough books - if they are out of an issue - they will do their best on tracking you a copy! I love this comic shop!!!! Earl, Kirk and the rest of the gang are very helpful and knowledgeable. Good selection, old and new comics, toys and collectibles. Single issues and graphic novels. But we love the experience of going to the comic books store - reminds you of the days of visiting the corner comic book store. We will be back - especially for my fix of My Little Pony comics and Batman!
7. Blackhawks Store
8. Macy's on State Street
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4.0 based on 1,302 reviews
Reviewed By vickir258 - Buffalo Grove, United States
Macy correctly left the Marshall Field's plaques on the building, The Walnut room is a great place for lunch and still hosts the famous Christmas Tree, although it is now a big ad for Macy's. You can also eat at one of many chef owned casual/fast dining spots on the 7th floor and take pics of the tree from the observation area on the floor.
9. Block 37
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3.5 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
It will take more time, of course, but I suspect that former Mayor Richard M. Daley's vision for Block 37 was to lure shoppers and tourists back to State Street, that Great Street of the past, and away from Water Tower Place and the Magnificent Mile. Block 37 is bounded by West Randolph, North State, West Washington and North Dearborn. The 54-story building includes 17 floors for the CBS Broadcast Center, three for a mall for shopping, dining and movie-going and 34 for residential apartments. It is a great location, in the heart of the Loop, and there are indications that the area is being revitalized. In 1989, the previous buildings on the block were demolished to make way for Mayor Daley's redevelopment plan. But the initial plan fell through. So did subsequent plans, leaving the block vacant for nearly a generation. Finally, in recent years, Block 37, or 108 North State Street, or Block Thirty-Seven, is attracting businesses and visitors. Open from 10 to 8 Monday through Saturday and from 11 to 6 on Sunday, Block 37 features such businesses as Banana Republic, Zara, Disney, Francesca's, Akira, Anthropologie, Made in Chicago, Amazon Lockers, Sephora, Local Charm and Sunglass Hut and such restaurants as Gayle's, The Dearborn, Starbucks, Magnolia Bakery, MacGuffins Bar & Grill, Godiva Chocolatier and Latinicity Food Hall and Lounge. In addition, AMC Theatres has installed an 11-screen, dine-in movie theatre. Remember when State Street was Chicago's shopping mecca, in the 1950s and 1960s and 1970s, before anyone heard of the Magnificent Mile? It could happen again. Block 37 is leading the way.
10. Sullivan Galleries
The Sullivan Galleries represent 32,000 square feet of contemporary exhibition space in the Chicago Loop. Located in the Sullivan Center at 33 S. State Street, the historic site of Louis Sullivan's masterpiece Carson Pirie Scott & Co. building, the galleries feature exhibitions, performances, lectures, and screenings by SAIC students, faculty, and guest artists.
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