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Chicago Attractions: Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum Art Institute of Chicago Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture Brookfield Zoo Located 14 miles west of the Loop, it is accessible by Metra. A number of large exhibits. Includes dolphin shows. Buckingham Fountain, Chicago Chicago's landmark is considered one of America's finest fountains due to its Beaux-Arts-style design, finely wrought bronze sculpture, and innovative use of technology. Burnham Skate Park Admission is free; the park is closed in winter. Chicago Children's Museum The exhibits encourage children to look, touch, and explore. Chicago Architecture Foundation Clarke House Museum Chicago Botanical Gardens Hours: 8 a.m. to sunset daily Chicago Public Library Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St., Chicago Phone: 312/346-3278 or 312/744-6630 The Loop. Elegant, ornamental details abound in this building, including sparkling mosaic tiles, sculptured ceilings, inscribed literary quotations, and a sweeping white Carrara marble staircase. The Preston Bradley Hall, on the third floor has the world's largest Tiffany stained-glass dome. Another magnificent stained-glass dome is on the second floor in the GAR rotunda. The structure was constructed in 1897 to serve a dual purpose. The Randolph Street and Washington Street sides are different for this reason One was the entrance to the city's central library, and the other to the Grand Army of the Republic museum. The Cultural Center houses public spaces, with free concerts and performances of all kinds, including live music every weekday at 1 in the Randolph Café. Citicorp Center 500 W. Madison St., Chicago Near West Side Across the Chicago River from the Civic Opera House, the functions of commuter train station and office building unite. The center combines a boxlike office tower with glass half-cylinders rising from the lower levels. Horizontal and vertical bands of mirrored and smoked glass alternate up the building for a ribbon effect. It looks very much like the grand old European railroad stations. The gates to the tracks are elevated above street level to allow traffic to proceed east and west via underpasses. Daley Center Bounded by Washington, Randolph, Dearborn, and Clark Sts., Chicago Named for the late mayor Richard J. Daley, the father of the current holder of the office, this boldly plain high-rise is the headquarters of the Cook County court system, but it also draws visitors' attention because of what stands outside: a sculpture by Picasso. Known simply as: The Picasso DuSable Museum of African-American History |