The Chicago Picasso was the first monumental modern sculpture to be placed in the Loop. Mehr erfahren.
Everyone’s favorite inquisitive monkey is alive and well at this fun and vibrant book and toy store. Mehr erfahren.
Chicago's Pullman neighborhood was originally developed by George M. Pullman as a planned community to house workers at the Pullman Palace Car Company, which made luxury railroad passenger cars. Mehr erfahren.
From dim sum to sizzling Szechuan cuisine, bubble tea to BBQ duck, nearby Chinatown has something for everyone. Mehr erfahren.
Halsted and 18th Street, just west of Normal, is home to the Chicago Arts District's 2nd Fridays Gallery Night, as well as to a number of independently owned, artist-run galleries. Mehr erfahren.
Load up your falafel w/ a 25-strong, ever-changing array of fixins from various pickled fruits n veggies to flavor-packed sauces to more elab concoctions like tomato chutney & a salad of roasted beets Mehr erfahren.
Doc Films (Max Palevsky Cinema, Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E 59th St) is the oldest student run film society in the country, shows a mix of art films and popular flicks, all for $5. Open to the Public. Mehr erfahren.
There’s a huge range of pieces here, including super-casual picks from James Jeans and Rachel Pally, along with super-feminine dresses and teetering heels. Mehr erfahren.
Director Steven Spielberg famously has a cameo role as the clerk in the Assessor's Office in "The Blues Brothers" (1980). Mehr erfahren.
This 48-seat rustic, saloon-style eatery classes up your traditional BBQ experience. Ordering is simple: pick a meat and pick a sauce. Booze is BYO, which is simply a cheaper way to imbibe. Mehr erfahren.
This Chicago landmark presents jazz nightly, from traditional to experimental, amid a "speakeasyesque" décor. Mehr erfahren.
Demo tapes were cleverly tested here at the original Chess Records offices by blaring music outdoors to folks waiting for the bus at the corner and seeing if they started grooving to the beat. Mehr erfahren.
This footbridge, built over the Charles River, connects Harvard's campus in Cambridge w/ Harvard's Business School Campus in Allston. Mehr erfahren.
The University of Chicago's neo-gothic quad was patterned after several of the colleges at Oxford. Mehr erfahren.
Established in 1935, Miller's Pub once claimed actor Jimmy Durante and legendary sports announcer Harry Caray as regulars. Mehr erfahren.
Halsted and 18th Street, just west of Normal, is also home to Kristoffer's Café, a family-owned eatery that is known for their famous tres-leches (three milk) cake. Mehr erfahren.
In "The Lake House" (2006), A climatic scene between Kate (Sandra Bullock) and Alex (Keanu Reeves) was shot in Daley Plaza, under Picasso's untitled sculpture. Mehr erfahren.