What's so special about a Chicago hot dog? Did a cow really start the Great Chicago Fire? What was Chicago like before it was a big city? At the recently renovated Chicago History Museum -- featuring exhibits on the people, industries, and events that have made Chicago the city it is today -- your kids will learn the answers to these questions and more. The popular Konen Family Children's Gallery
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With more than 85 boat, bus, bike, walking, and Segway tours, the Chicago Architecture Foundation offers the world's largest and most diverse architecture tour program. The permanent free exhibit: Chicago You Are Here features a scale model of downtown Chicago and explores the innovative people and ideas that shaped our city.
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The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) is dedicated to advancing public interest and education in architecture and related design. The Foundation pursues this mission through a comprehensive program of exhibits, tours, special events, youth education programs, and lectures, all designed to enhance the public's awareness and appreciation of Chicago's outstanding architectural legacy.
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A world class center for architectural interpretation, tours, exhibits, museum shops and other programs.
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Of the thousand things this city boasts, archictectural diversity is one of the most impressive. We understand walking young grandchildren around town to look at a bunch of buildings and explaining their coolness may not be the best way to pique their interest, but getting your clan on a boat to cruise along the Chicago River is guaranteed fun. Young grandchildren will love the sheer novelty of boating
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For the past four decades this Pilsen neighborhood has been a haven for artists' studios and up-start galleries. The neighborhood centers around the Halsted and 18th St. intersection, though it fans out to just west of the Dan Ryan Expressway, and extends to 16th Street on the north side and to Canalport on the south side. The expansive loft-style spaces, typical to the area, are enticing to artists
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