Location: Pilsen
Top Things to do in Pilsen
The 10 Best Things to do in Pilsen, Illinois (IL)
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. 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
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Sip and Splash
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
5. Thalia Hall
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4.5 based on 43 reviews
Reviewed By rmfcjr - Linwood, United States
Great place to see a show-the entire place was perfect. Great acoustics, helpful staff, reasonable security . AWESOME TIME
6. Simone's Bar
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
For nearly ten years Simone’s has been located in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago offering a great bar and grill experience. It’s a fantastic environment for mixing with friends, colleagues and neighbors. We have something going on most nights whether it’s DJs, trivia, karaoke and live performances with DJs. The interior of Simone’s is undeniably unique with two distinct bar areas and seasonal outside space. Using various reclaimed architectural artifacts, the decor includes a bar-top built from a bowling alley lane, graffiti-scarred high school chemistry table tops and booths built from old pinball machines. The use of reclaimed materials fits in with Simone’s commitment to responsible and green-friendly practices which also includes a rooftop herb garden and banks of solar panels. Simone’s offers a fantastic platform for performance and presentation, including two main rooms, each with its own premium sound and PA systems. Hovering over the end of the front room, beyond the
7. Fiesta del Sol
8. 16th Street Murals
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
Pilsen is a Chicago neighborhood where art comes to life around every corner, where bold murals and mosaics have blossomed in the most unexpected places--on the front of homes, along railway overpasses, on viaducts and wrapped around train platforms. Dozens of murals give visitors a marvelous look at Mexican art, culture, creativity and self-expression. Since the late 1960s, stretching from the Chicago River to Western Avenue, along 16th Street, the walls of an old railroad embankment host a vibrant and evolving outdoor gallery of murals by prominent and emerging local artists such as Mario Castillo, Hector Duarte, Jeff Maldonado, Ray Patlan, Marcos Raya, JC Rivera and Hebru Brantley and Belgian street artist ROA. What started as a protest to the Vietnam War and an effort to unify, inspire and educate Mexican-American residents about their proud heritage has more recently become an avenue and a canvas for rising and accomplished artists. Be sure to see the mosaics detailing the people and cultures of Pilsen at 1900 South Ashland Avenue. And Francisco Mendoza's glass-tile mosaics at Orozco Community College at 1645 West 18th Street. If you have time, visit the National Museum of Mexican Art. And be sure to take a lunch break at one of Pilsen's wonderful restaurants, including Monnie Burke's, Dusek's Board & Beer and Los Conales. My wife and I highly recommend the tacos at Carnitas Uruapan.
