Guidebook for Chicago

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Guidebook for Chicago

Sightseeing

Gorgeous park right by the lake with great views. Perfect for jogging, reading, or relaxing with a bottle of wine and looking at the sunset over the city.
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Promontory Point
5491 S Shore Dr
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Gorgeous park right by the lake with great views. Perfect for jogging, reading, or relaxing with a bottle of wine and looking at the sunset over the city.
Voted the Most Hogwarts-like campus in the world. Even for non-academics, the Neo-Gothic campus makes for a gorgeous walk.
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시카고 대학
5801 S Ellis Ave
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Voted the Most Hogwarts-like campus in the world. Even for non-academics, the Neo-Gothic campus makes for a gorgeous walk.
Frank Lloyd Wright house right on campus. Open for tours Thursday - Monday, 10:30 am - 4 pm.
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프레더릭 C.로비하우스
5757 S Woodlawn Ave
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Frank Lloyd Wright house right on campus. Open for tours Thursday - Monday, 10:30 am - 4 pm.
Free admission to a formidable Ancient Middle East collection. Cozy, hidden study space too.
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오리엔탈인스티튜트뮤지엄
1155 E 58th St
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Free admission to a formidable Ancient Middle East collection. Cozy, hidden study space too.
One of the South Side's best green spaces, complete with a Zen Garden and island with bird & wildflower sanctuaries. Directly behind the MSI.
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Jackson Park
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One of the South Side's best green spaces, complete with a Zen Garden and island with bird & wildflower sanctuaries. Directly behind the MSI.
See chicks hatch before your eyes, and walk-through a rescued U2 submarine. Fun visit for family.
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과학 산업 박물관 시카고
5700 S Lake Shore Dr
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See chicks hatch before your eyes, and walk-through a rescued U2 submarine. Fun visit for family.

Food Scene

One of my favorite restaurants in the city, and only ~5-10 minutes by bike away from us. Fresh, local ingredients put together in creative ways. Bonus: separate bar with their own liquors and tonics.
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A10
1462 East 53rd Street
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One of my favorite restaurants in the city, and only ~5-10 minutes by bike away from us. Fresh, local ingredients put together in creative ways. Bonus: separate bar with their own liquors and tonics.
Another favorite restaurant right in the neighborhood. Beautifully, cozily decorated with a wood-burning oven & live music events.
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The Promontory
5311 S Lake Park Ave W
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Another favorite restaurant right in the neighborhood. Beautifully, cozily decorated with a wood-burning oven & live music events.
Closest & best coffee shop by us. Great coffee, sandwiches, soup and strong community atmosphere.
Zaleski & Horvath MarketCafe
1126 E 47th St
Closest & best coffee shop by us. Great coffee, sandwiches, soup and strong community atmosphere.
100% vegan and deemed delicious, even by the most fervent of meat-eaters.
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Native Foods
218 E Harper Ct
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100% vegan and deemed delicious, even by the most fervent of meat-eaters.
Lovely French bakery & cafe--one of my favorite bakeries & pastry shops in the city. Try the morning roll and pain aux raisins. Good, economical breakfast packages too.
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Bonjour Cafe Bakery
1550 E 55th St
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Lovely French bakery & cafe--one of my favorite bakeries & pastry shops in the city. Try the morning roll and pain aux raisins. Good, economical breakfast packages too.
When you get tired of Chicago deep-dish, you have to try the thin-crust spinach & goat cheese pizza here. Adjoining bakery has marvelous almond croissants!
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Medici On 57th
1327 E 57th St
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When you get tired of Chicago deep-dish, you have to try the thin-crust spinach & goat cheese pizza here. Adjoining bakery has marvelous almond croissants!
If you're looking for a typical American breakfast experience, look no further. About a 100 types of pancakes and more breakfast combo platters than you can imagine.
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The Original Pancake House
1358 E 47th St
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If you're looking for a typical American breakfast experience, look no further. About a 100 types of pancakes and more breakfast combo platters than you can imagine.
$5 falafel sandwich, probably the best & cheapest in the city.
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The Nile of Hyde Park
1162 E 55th St
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$5 falafel sandwich, probably the best & cheapest in the city.
One of Anthony Bourdain's favorite restaurants in the city, and my hands-down favorite place for brunch. Get there right at opening, or you might need to wait to be seated. Fantastic cocktails and exceptional tea & coffee.
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avec Restaurant
615 W Randolph St
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One of Anthony Bourdain's favorite restaurants in the city, and my hands-down favorite place for brunch. Get there right at opening, or you might need to wait to be seated. Fantastic cocktails and exceptional tea & coffee.
Three floors of incredibly fresh & incredibly delicious imported Italian goods. Grocery store cum wine bar cum brewery cum restaurant stations. Get a glass of wine when you walk in, peruse the hand-made pastas, get a slice of freshly baked focaccia, and end with a stop at the Nutella bar.
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Eataly Chicago
43 E Ohio St
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Three floors of incredibly fresh & incredibly delicious imported Italian goods. Grocery store cum wine bar cum brewery cum restaurant stations. Get a glass of wine when you walk in, peruse the hand-made pastas, get a slice of freshly baked focaccia, and end with a stop at the Nutella bar.

Arts & Culture

An incredible local arts & performance community center with classes, gallery space and events and workshops. Cute little on-site cafe benefits the center.
Little Black Pearl Workshop
1060 E 47th St
An incredible local arts & performance community center with classes, gallery space and events and workshops. Cute little on-site cafe benefits the center.
One of the best theaters in Chicago with bold, daring programming & interpretations. Heavily discounted rates for students.
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Court Theater
5535 S Ellis Ave
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One of the best theaters in Chicago with bold, daring programming & interpretations. Heavily discounted rates for students.
9-story building houses playwrights, painters, musicians, filmmakers, dancers and sculptors. Studios, media labs and performance spaces house numerous events every day.
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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St
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9-story building houses playwrights, painters, musicians, filmmakers, dancers and sculptors. Studios, media labs and performance spaces house numerous events every day.
Country's oldest student-run cinema, and perhaps one of its cheapest--$5/ticket. Lovely art house cinema with a different theme every night. Basement pub with ~20 types of draft beer.
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Doc Films
1212 E 59th St
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Country's oldest student-run cinema, and perhaps one of its cheapest--$5/ticket. Lovely art house cinema with a different theme every night. Basement pub with ~20 types of draft beer.
Free modern & contemporary museum with airy, open-concept cafe. Right across from Court Theatre.
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Smart Museum of Art
5550 S Greenwood Ave
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Free modern & contemporary museum with airy, open-concept cafe. Right across from Court Theatre.

Drinks & Nightlife

I've seen skylines all around the world, but Chicago's never fails to impress. Sit outside, right by the river, look up at the buildings, and watch the city go by at Chicago's first winery.
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City Winery at the Chicago Riverwalk
11 W. Riverwalk South
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I've seen skylines all around the world, but Chicago's never fails to impress. Sit outside, right by the river, look up at the buildings, and watch the city go by at Chicago's first winery.