Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
The Art Institute of Chicago has been rated the best museum in the world by TripAdvisor multiple years running, and that ranking is not hyperbole — this is a collection that holds Seurat's 'A Sunday on La Grande Jatte,' Hopper's 'Nighthawks,' Wood's 'American Gothic,' and the finest Impressionist collection outside Paris, all under one roof with free admission on certain days.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
The Chicago Cultural Center is a building that would be a museum in any other city but in Chicago is just.
Cloud Gate (The Bean)
201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60602
Cloud Gate is a 110-ton drop of liquid mercury that someone forgot to clean up in Millennium Park — at least that's what it looks like.
Millennium Park
201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601
Millennium Park is a 24-acre rooftop garden built on top of a parking garage and railroad tracks — one of the most ambitious pieces of urban infrastructure in American history, delivered four years late and $325 million over budget, and worth every dollar and every delay.
National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
The National Museum of Mexican Art is the largest Latino cultural institution in the United States, holds a permanent collection of over 10,000 works spanning 3,000 years of Mexican art, and has never charged admission in its 40-year history.
Pilsen 16th Street Murals
W 16th St, Heart of Chicago, Chicago, 60608, United States
Pilsen's 16th Street corridor is a half-mile outdoor gallery of Mexican-American murals that's been evolving since the 1960s, and walking its length is one of the most visually intense experiences in Chicago.
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