Location: Near West Side
Top Things to do in Near West Side
Top 10 Things to do in Near West Side, 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. Museum of Holography,
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
The museum contains three-dimensional laser photographs
2. Provision Theater
3. Maxwell Street Station
4. Holy Family Catholic Church
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By O6378WFannag - Park Ridge, United States
Ist is located next to the prestigious St Ignatius Prep School. Founded in 1857 by father Damen (major street in Chicago is named after him). The first Jesuit church in Chicago. It is also one of the only 5 public buildings which survived the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. I went there during Open House Chicago and I heard there that it was called "Ellis Island of Midwest". A lot of Irish-Americans can trace their family tree back to this church which ones was the largest English speaking parish in US (with 25 000 parishioners). A lot of historical Chicago figures belong or prayed at this parish (O'Leary family - legend says that the Great Chicago Fire started at their stables; the first American saint Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, Comiskey family - John Comiskey is memorialized in one of the church's stained window - the oldest stained glass in Chicago - and his son is a founder of the Chicago White Sox - baseball team). Unfortunately, due to shortage of funds to keep this church open, it is not so easy to get there to visit it. Check mass schedule.
5. United Center
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4.5 based on 1,481 reviews
This modern arena replaced the old Chicago Stadium as home court for the NBA's Bulls and the NHL's Blackhawks.
Reviewed By ToleyTheTolerBear - Chicago, United States
I watched Tool perform here this past Sunday night 11/3/19! I was lucky to have scored 5th row seats! They were mind-blowingly awesome!! What a great time and a great venue! The view/sight lines and the sound quality were both excellent! Also, the food and drinks here are also great! I’ve previously watched Black Hawks and Bulls games here and have had GREAT times watching both teams WIN whenever I was here!! Definitely 1 of my FAVORITE places to watch live events!!
6. Citicorp Center
7. Jane Addams' Hull-House Museum
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4.5 based on 66 reviews
This museum honors Jane Addams, the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her social work with immigrants and affecting national public policy. Explore the National Historic Landmark settlement house including the residents' dining hall and an arts and crafts building. Closed Mondays and Saturdays.
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
Chicagoans know more about Al Capone than Jane Addams. That scenario should change. Every elementary school student should be required to take a field trip to the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum and learn about the social reformer who became the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, whose work changed the lives of immigrant neighbors and national and international public policy. She is every bit as important and as significant to the development of the United States as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The museum, located at 800 South Halsted Street on Chicago's near South Side, near the University of Illinois-Chicago campus, is housed in two of the original settlement house buildings--the Hull House, a National Historic Landmark, and the Residents' Dining Hall, a beautiful Arts and Crafts building that has welcomed some of the world's most important thinkers, artists and activists. Founded in 1889 as a social settlement, Hull-House played a vital role in redefining American democracy in the modern age. Addams helped to pass critical legislation and influenced public policy on public health and education, free speech, philanthropy, racism, women's movements, civic affairs, fair labor practices, immigrants' rights, recreation and desegregation. The museum's collection features more than 5,500 artifacts relating to the vibrant work of the Hull-House Settlement and the surrounding neighborhood, including life on Chicago's Near West Side at the turn of the 20th century. Highlights of the collection include intricate textiles woven in the Hull-House Labor Museum, portraits and drawings of neighbors and settlement life by Hull-House residents, pottery produced by artists at the Hull-House kilns, period and folkloric clothing from neighbors on the Near West Side, artifacts from the nearby Maxwell Street market, furnishings from Jane Addams' collection and oral histories from Hull-House residents and neighbors. A stroll through the museum is an exhilarating educational experience into the life of one of the most important figures in the history of our country.
8. Auditorium Theatre
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4.5 based on 153 reviews
Reviewed By Bentleymama - Waukegan, United States
Loved the old charm of the Auditorium Theatre. Lots of stairs to climb if you were seated anywhere in balcony. Not all floors have bathrooms, make sure if you go get back before intermission ends or you might not be allowed to get back to your seat. Theatre is small enough that all seats are good. Drinks are expensive, but that’s expected.
9. Brooklyn Boulders
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
A rock climbing, fitness, art, co-working, and events facility. At Brooklyn Boulders Chicago you’ll find unconventional experiences that engage imagination, passion and physical potential for all fitness levels. Our hope is that you leave here inspired.
10. Old St. Patrick's Church
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4.5 based on 76 reviews
Reviewed By ShelleyOC88 - Billericay, United Kingdom
Beautiful church and a must visit. It’s close to other attractions too such as Adams st (Route 66) and Union Station.
