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Chicago’s Essential Sights, South to North

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Follow a greatest-hits route from Hyde Park’s landmark architecture and science museum through the Museum Campus and Loop, then along the river to the Magnificent Mile, Lincoln Park, and Wrigleyville. Expect world-class collections, skyline views, waterfront icons, and Chicago’s signature architecture.

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Places in this guide

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    Frederick C. Robie HouseDesigned for a radical, masculine vision
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    Griffin Museum of Science and IndustryHome of America's first streamlined diesel passenger train 🚆
  3. 3
    Adler PlanetariumFirst planetarium in the Western Hemisphere 🔭
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    Shedd AquariumWorld's first inland saltwater fish collection 🐠
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    Field MuseumThe T. rex named Sue 🦕
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    Willis TowerWorld's tallest building for nearly 25 years 🏙️
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    The Art Institute of ChicagoAmerica's second largest art museum 🎨
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    Millennium ParkConsidered the world's largest rooftop garden 🌿
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    Cloud GateThe giant slide that almost was 🎢
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    Chicago TheatreA "Wonder theatre" pioneer 🎭
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    Chicago RiverwalkMan-made, yet rated as natural habitat 🌿
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    Chicago Architecture CenterHome to the city's largest scale model 🏙️
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    Tribune TowerDesigned to be the world's most beautiful office building
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    Old Water TowerOscar Wilde called it a 'monstrosity' 🏰
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    Lincoln ParkBuried beneath the ball fields ⚾
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    Wrigley FieldOnly surviving ballpark where Jackie Robinson played
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