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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. Abraham Lincoln Book Shop
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5.0 based on 8 reviews
2. Moon Voyage
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
3. The Occult Bookstore
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
4. Dusty Groove
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4.5 based on 11 reviews
Dusty Groove is Chicago's online record store. Featuring Jazz, Soul, Funk, Hip Hop, R&B, Latin, Brazil, African, World Music, Avant, Rock, Blues & more LPs, CDs, Vinyl Records, Albums, & 45s New & Used.
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
Truth be told, I'm not much into music. Not anymore. I once had a large record collection. But we sold the record player. I don't listen to music on the radio. In fact, for the last several years, the only time I listen to music is while traveling in the car. I have an extensive collection of CDs and DVDs and old cassette tapes...Sinatra, Bennett, Mantovani, Mancini, Gershwin, Victory at Sea, Gettysburg, Rhapsody in Blue, Hollywood theme songs. The record stores I once frequented to find oldies but goodies have gone out of business. Then I discovered Dusty Groove. Located at 1120 North Ashland Avenue, not far from my downtown Chicago home, it was founded in 1996 by University of Chicago alumni Rick Wojcik and J.P. Schauer as an online-only record store. But its website dustygroove.com quickly attracted interest from global record collectors and the business expanded to a Wicker Park loft and an extensive retail storefront warehouse with 30,000 items in inventory, including new and vintage jazz, funk, soul, hip-hop, world, rare, collectible and obscure vinyl records and CDs. It is consistently regarded as one of the best record stores in Chicago and has been recognized as one of the best record stores in the United States by Rolling Stone, Time, The Wall Street Journal and Readers Digest. Did I mention I even have a CD by Roy Orbison to keep me humming while driving along I-75 en route to Florida?
5. Salvage One
6. Myopic Books
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4.0 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By dunadan - Lynnwood, United States
We ventured out of downtown Chicago during our spring break trip to the Windy City and decided to take the train out to the Wicker Park neighborhood, One of our goals on every vacation is to visit at least one local, non-chain bookstore, and Myopic Books was at the top of our list for Chicago. The folks behind the counter were super-helpful, and when I listed the genres and authors in which I was interested, one of them escorted me directly to the shelves in the basement where I could find what I was looking for--while explaining that the mystery section was in the former vault of the business that used to occupy the building. My wife, daughter, and I spent a half an hour browsing the shelves on three different levels, and we left with three or four used books to add to our bulging bookshelves at home. This is a fine bookstore, with the best part being the helpful and friendly staff who run the place.
7. Tarnish
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
Tarnish is a woman owned website and store in Chicago dedicated to motorcycle riders and the lifestyle surrounding them.
8. Shuga Records
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3.0 based on 5 reviews
Shuga Records is a Chicago-based record store and record label specializing in new and vintage rock, jazz, punk, hip-hop, electronic, psychedelic, metal vinyl records and posters. Every week we feature a live in-store music and artist meet-n-greet / signing events. Browse thousands of new artists in an upscale environment with murals painted by local artists on every wall.
9. Stash
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This upscale store sells a large selection of expensive designer clothes.
