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Spend Your <strong>Summer</strong> Learning About<br />
"SWEET HOME CHICAGO"<br />
Whether you’re unable to get away from work during the summer or you just<br />
don’t have a lot of money to spend on a fancy vacation to a faraway place,<br />
Chicago and the surrounding areas have plenty of exciting things to do for a fun<br />
and inexpensive summer ‘staycation’.<br />
There are a plethora of museums, theatres and historical landmarks in Chicago<br />
that rival that of any other city in the United States or Europe. We, as longtime<br />
residents of the city or suburbs, definitely don’t take advantage of all the culture<br />
sitting in our backyard. For a great ‘staycation’ in our hometown, you can visit<br />
some of these amazing venues.<br />
As for museums, there is the Art <strong>Institute</strong> of Chicago, the Museum of Science<br />
and Industry, the Field Museum of Natural History, the Adler Planetarium, and<br />
the John G. Shedd Aquarium.<br />
Be sure to check each museum’s website for updated ticket information, hours of operation and list of upcoming events as well as directions<br />
and parking information.<br />
There are other museums throughout the city that are situated in the different neighborhoods, like the Chicago History Museum on North<br />
Clark Street, the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen which has free admission every day, the DuSable Museum of African-American<br />
History in Washington Park, the National Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame on Taylor Street and many more throughout Chicago.<br />
For more information, visit www.explorechicago.com, the official Chicago tourism site.<br />
If your family enjoys live theatre, you can check the Broadway in Chicago website at www.broadwayinchicago.com for the shows playing<br />
at the various theatres in the city. Theatre aficionados can also tour some of the historic venues in downtown Chicago such as the Oriental,<br />
Cadillac Palace and Bank of America Theatres.<br />
Finally, for those who are interested in architecture, the Chicago Architecture Foundation<br />
offers a boat tour along the river that is not to be missed (www.architecture.org)!<br />
You can also visit all of the landmarks in Chicago such as the Willis Tower,<br />
Navy Pier and the John Hancock Observatory, just to name a few.<br />
The city of Chicago provides a wonderful and fun opportunity to learn<br />
outside of a classroom setting this summer. Be sure to take advantage<br />
and have some fun!<br />
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