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Woodstock Events - Woodstock, Illinois
Woodstock Events - Woodstock, Illinois
With a population of under 20,000 this Illinois community hosts a number of exciting opportunities for entertainment and historic rememberances. The Woodstock Opera House is a classic example of Victorian construction with it’s interior stencils setting of a fabulous background for the concerts held there now and in the past. Built in 1889 the theater has run continuously since it opened, quite a statement for any theater!
Museum of Science and Industry - Chicago Illinois
Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois is America’s oldest "hands-on" museum. The Museum’s exhibits focus on the advancement of science and technology through history.
The building itself was originally the Palace of Fine Arts at Chicago’s 1893 World’s Columbian exposition. The Museum of science and Industry opened its great brass doors for the first time in 1933.
Frederick C. Robie House - Chicago, Illinois
Frederick C. Robie House - Chicago, Illinois - Are you interested in architecture? Visit The Robie House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his client Frederick C. Robie, is considered one of the most important buildings in the history of American architecture.
Billy Goat Tavern - Chicago, Illinois
Billy Goat Tavern - Chicago, Illinois - "Saturday Night Live" presented this tavern in the mid-’70s (cheezeborger, no fries/chips) it’s long been a local legend, since original owner William Sianis was forbidden by the Chicago Cubs to bring his goat into Wrigley Field during a 1945 World Series game. Sianis’ curse that the Cubs would never again win a championship has held true.
Chicago Board of Trade - Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Board of Trade - Chicago, Illinois hosts a gilded statue of Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture, atop this Art Deco building at the foot of LaSalle Street designed in 1930 by Holabird and Root. The unrelieved verticality of the north facade provides a dramatic termination to LaSalle Street. The two-story lobby is one of the city’s finest examples of this period of design.
Chicago Children’s Museum - Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Children’s Museum - Chicago, Illinois The museum’s primary audience is children up through the fifth grade including their families, along with the school and community groups that support and influence children’s growth and development. Fifteen permanent exhibits and programming spaces provide innovative learning experiences for children and their caregivers.
Magnificent Mile - Chicago, Illinois
Magnificent Mile - Chicago, Illinois - Magnificent Mile is the name given to the stretch along Michigan Avenue from the Chicago River to Oak Street. The Magnificent Mile offers over 3.1 million square feet of retail space, 460 stores, 275 restaurants, 51 hotels, 2 unique museums and a variety of sightseeing and entertainment attractions.
Merchandise Mart - Chicago, Illinois
Merchandise Mart - Chicago, Illinois - With more than 250 wholesale showrooms for apparel and accessories, the Chicago Apparel Center serves apparel retailers by hosting market events, fashion shows, seminars and promotional programs designed to attract apparel buyers.
Sears Tower - Chicago, Illinois
Sears Tower - Chicago, Illinois - Once the world’s tallest building (now edged out by another in Malaysia However, plans to add an extra 22 feet to one of its twin broacast antennas may put the Tower back in the lead.), the 110-story Sears Tower continues to impress with its steel frame covered in black aluminum and bronze-tinted glass.
Tribune Tower - Chicago, Illinois
Tribune Tower - Chicago, Illinois The Tribune Tower was completed in 1925 and reaches a height of 141 meters. The tower has been modeled after the Button Tower of the Rouen Cathedral in France. With its decorative buttresses at the top, the Chicago Tribune Tower remains a remarkable architectural monument.
