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Ukrainian Village, Chicago Avenue - Chicago, Illinois
Ukrainian Village, Chicago Avenue - Chicago, Illinois. Located on the Near NorthWest side in West Town. The Village is bordered by Wicker Park on the North, Humboldt Park on the West, "Grand Avenue" on the South, and East Village on the East.
The Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center - Chicago, Illinois
The Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center is dedicated to preserving archival collections from the Greek immigrant experience in the United States. In addition, the museum showcases the visual, literary and performing artwork of the Hellenic people. A new 40,000 square-foot museum is being constructed in Greektown where the center currently has a temporary space.
Chicago Events - Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Events - Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Events
As one would expect with a big, modern city like Chicago, it has a thriving cultural life to offer and there are annual Chicago events to suit everyone. There is particular attention paid to musical events of different genres.
Millennium Park - Chicago, Illinois
Millennium Park - Chicago, Illinois
This park is located in downtown Chicago on Michigan Avenue between Randolph and Monroe Streets, the 24.5-acre park is an unprecedented center for world-class art, music, architecture and landscape design.
You will enjoy Jay Pritzker Pavilion, the most sophisticated outdoor concert venue of its kind in the United States, designed by Frank Gehry. Also in the park is the Crown Fountain which features two 50-foot high glass block towers at each end of a shallow reflecting pool. The towers are activated with changing video images and lights, and water cascades from the top of each tower.
American Girl Doll Store - Chicago, Illinois
American Girl Doll Store - Chicago, Illinois
Chicago is the home of the famed American Girl Doll Store - the American Girl Doll store experience is an experience every girl longs for.
American Girl dolls are growing in popularity and many young girls are delighted to adopt one of these toys into their collections. The dolls are designed for young ladies around the age of eight to twelve but I know some grown up girls that would find these items to be true treasures as well.
There is good reason for the popularity of these brilliant toys. Not only does the child (or collector) receive a beautiful and well crafted doll, she also receives a story as well. Following are examples of American Girl dolls that are on the market today. You are sure to find at least one that stands out as the perfect choice for your child.
Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago, Illinois
Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago, Illinois
Continually changing art keeps the museum interesting regardless of the number of times you visit.
One of the nation’s largest facilities devoted to the art of our time, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) offers exhibitions of the most thought-provoking art created since 1945. The MCA documents contemporary visual culture through painting, sculpture, photography, video and film, and performance. Located in the heart of downtown Chicago, the MCA boasts a gift store, bookstore, restaurant, 300-seat theater, and a terraced sculpture garden with a great view of Lake Michigan.
The Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, Illinois
The Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, Illinois
Come and visit one of the great art museums of the world, the Art Institute of Chicago presents a collection spanning 5,000 years of artistic expression. Paintings, prints and drawings, sculptures, photographs, video, textiles, and architectural drawings and fragments are complemented by a year-round schedule of exhibitions. And there’s more. The museum presents programs-lectures, workshops, performances, symposia, travel, or courses, every day.
Smart Museum of Art - Chicago, Illinois
Smart Museum of Art - Chicago, Illinois
Located on the University of Chicago’s Hyde Park campus, the Smart Museum of Art houses a permanent collection of over 10,000 objects, spanning five millennia of both Western and Eastern civilizations.
Sears Tower Skydeck - Chicago, Illinois
Sears Tower Skydeck - Chicago, Illinois - At 1,353 feet (412 meters), the Skydeck is the highest observatory in Chicago.
The view is amazing! You can see 40 – 50 miles (65 - 80 kilometers) on a clear day. Imagine seeing Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin, just by walking around the Skydeck. And there’s no finer view of Chicago architecture.
John Hancock Observatory - Chicago, Illinois
John Hancock Observatory - Chicago, Illinois The 94th floor observatory features a fairly new section called the Skywalk, billed as Chicago’s highest open-air viewing deck a thousand feet above the Magnificent Mile.
An open-air viewing area like no other. Feel the wind in your hair and find out firsthand why they call Chicago the Windy City! Hear the dynamic buzz of the city from 1,000 feet high!
