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Things to do in Chicago, Illinois (IL): The Best Sights & Landmarks
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. Pullman Historic District
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 56 reviews
Reviewed By lauralei99
In October, a dozen or so resident of homes in the historic Pullman district open their homes for house tours. People who love old homes will enjoy this immensely. The homes are kept as close as possible to the original architecture, and many are furnished with period-pieces.. At the Visitor Center, you purchase tickets (also available on-line at a discount), then receive a brochure which includes addresses and a map, and sometimes, histories of the participating homes. Pullman residents are stationed at the entrances, and also without the houses, to provide information about the specific structure.The porches, front yards and walkways are kept up and decorated beautifully, in both Fall and Halloween motifs. There was food available near the Center, with limited outdoor seating. It is possible to drive the tour route, but parking could be dicey, so I advise that you prepare to walk. One of the homes is used as a private art gallery, and two of the properties and Air bnbs. Also on tour, is another museum of sorts, in which a private collector has lovingly rescued and kept thousands of Pullman Car memorabilia. Both rail and history buffs should make sure to stop in. Picture-taking is banned within the private homes.
2. National Shrine of St Jude
3. Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge
4. 95th Street Bridge
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4.0 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
The first bridge built on 95th Street in Chicago's South Side neighborhood was a hand-operated swing bridge constructed in the 1880s. In 1899, it split in two over the center pier and fell into the river. Construction on the replacement bridge was started in 1901, one of the first Chicago-type bridges. It opened to traffic in 1903 and was in service for 50 years. Planning for the current 95th Street bridge began in 1950. Construction began in 1955 and it opened in 1958. The clearance under the six-lane bridge is 21 feet, allowing more vessels to pass under the bridge without having to raise it. Despite its longevity as an industrial span, the bridge would hardly be remembered if not for its memorable appearance in the cult-like 1980 motion picture The Blues Brothers. Located at 3261 East 95th Street, east of the Calumet Fisheries, between South Houston Avenue and South Avenue North, at Calumet Harbor, spanning the Calumet River, the metal mesh bridge is now informally named after the leading characters, Jake Blues (played by John Belushi) and his brother Elwood (played by Dan Aykroyd). In the movie, Jake is released from prison only to be picked up by Elwood in a refitted police cruiser called the "Bluesmobile." To prove how powerful the car is, as they approach traffic at the foot of the 95th Street bridge caused as the span is raising its sections to allow a boat to pass, Elwood guns the engine and the brothers drive straight at the bridge, using it as a ramp to jump the vehicle across the river--and on into cinematic glory. Today, there are no plaques or commemorative markings to note the incident. However, the adjacent Calumet Fisheries eatery displays photographs of the film shoot. Of course, you can drive across the bridge. But duplicating the Blues Brothers' vehicular leap isn't encouraged.
5. Pilgrim Baptist Church of South Chicago
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3.0 based on 1 reviews
