Location: Woodlawn
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What to do and see in Woodlawn, Illinois (IL): The Best Things to do
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. Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
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The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts is a multidisciplinary arts center at the University of Chicago and a proud member of Museum Campus South. Designed by renowned architects Todd Williams and Billie Tsien, the building integrates performance, exhibition, studio, classroom, and rehearsal. More than just a building, it is an innovative hub for arts education, a platform to showcase today’s most innovative creators across all media, and a locus for impactful and collaborative artistic Innovations with partners in nearby South Side communities and across Chicago. For a full schedule of events, visit logan.uchicago.edu.
2. Jackson Park
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Jackson Park was first developed in 1893 as the host site for the World's Columbian Exposition, or the Chicago World's Fair. In a six-month period, it drew millions of people to the Chicago lakefront. Today, the event is memorialized by the Statue of the Republic, a replica 1/3 the size of the original, and the Museum of Science and Industry, the only surviving "palace" in the park from the World's Fair era, and a Japanese Garden. Jackson Park, located at 6401 South Stony Island Avenue in the Woodlawn community on Chicago's South Side, covers 542.89 acres and extends into the Hyde Park and South Shore neighborhoods. Bordering on Lake Michigan, it is named after Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States. The park, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, includes woodland trails, two walking trails, two basketball courts, playing fields, a beach, an 18-hole golf course and a boat harbor. It is the potential future site of the Barack Obama Presidential Center and Library. Connected to Washington Park by the University of Chicago's Midway Plaisance and to Grant Park by Burnham Park, Jackson Park is home to two dozen species of birds. The 63rd Street beach is a popular destination for sun-bathers. The golf course, which opened in 1900, was the first public golf course in the Midwest.
3. Spring Awakening Music Festival
4. Cosmopolitan Church Of Prayer
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5. Lorado Taft's Midway Studios
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6. Statue Of The Republic
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7. Johnny Twist Blues Museum
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