Location: Near North 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.
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1. Newberry Library
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4.5 based on 54 reviews
The Newberry is an independent research library concentrating in the humanities with an active educational and cultural presence in Chicago. Free and open to the public, it houses an extensive non-circulating collection of rare books, maps, music, manuscripts, and other printed material. The Newberry offers exhibits based on its outstanding collections, theatrical performances, lectures and discussions with today's leading humanists, seminars, and teacher programs. The Newberry welcomes researchers into the reading rooms who are at least 14 years old or in the ninth grade. Creating a reader account and requesting collection items takes just a few minutes.
Reviewed By nancylee54 - Dixon, United States
My first time to visit - excellent staff, very helpful. Great resources for research. Hope to stop in and continue with my research.
2. Alliance Francaise en Chicago
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By O6378WFannag - Park Ridge, United States
I recently signed up for French classes here. So far so good. I’m not disappointed. I am just confused by the class schedule- system-numbering... and this location doesn’t have its own parking but they validate parking tickets ( for $9)
3. Navy Pier Festival Hall Complex
4. Chicago Waterworks Visitors Center
5. Poetry Foundation
Visit the home for poetry in downtown Chicago! The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture. Experience the Library’s 30,000-volume collection, the beautiful Gallery, and any of the 100+ free events that happen annually. All public spaces, including a gender neutral bathroom, are accessible.
