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APRIL 13, 1:00-2:00PMFREE TIMEIn additional to all the opportunities at Revisit tomeet faculty and students and learn about Pritzker,we also want to give you some downtime to exploreon your own and with your new friends. On Saturdayafternoon you will have a chance to venture out onyour own after lunch. Explore the campus, visit oneof our museums, or just get a sense of what life is likeas a student in Hyde Park. Here are some ideas:Seminary Co-op Bookstore5751 S. Woodlawn Ave.Widely considered to be the best academic bookstore in North America and one of the best in the world,the Co-op Bookstore has over 150,000 titles for you to explore ranging across all disciplines. Take 20 or30 minutes to explore their winding nooks and become a member so you can earn a discount on futurepurchases.Frank Lloyd Wright Robie House5757 S. Woodlawn Ave.Right next to the bookstore, the Robie house is a US National Historic Landmark and a great example ofFrank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie style of architecture. The house is now a museum and open for tours. This isa great place to take your family when they come out for a visit.Oriental Institute Museum1155 East 58th StreetHalf a block from the Robie House, the OI is a research organization devoted to the study of the ancientNear East. The museum is free and open to the public and includes permanent galleries devoted toancient Egypt, Nubia, Persia, Mesopotamia, Syria, and Anatolia, as well as rotating special exhibits.Rockefeller Chapel5850 S. Woodlawn Ave.Down the street from the Robie House, Rockefeller was constructed to be the “central and dominantfeature” of the UChicago campus. At 207 feet high, the main tower has 271 steps which can be ascendedvia a spiral stone staircase. See if you can find the crests of 9 American universities carved in the exteriorand see if you can find the tombs of the University’s past presidents hidden in a back hallway.
SUNDAY APRIL 14, 8:00AM-4:00PMOPEN HOUSEIf you have time on Sunday before you depart, wehave arranged for several open house apartments foryou to visit so that you can scout the neighborhoodand get an idea of where you want to live.At Regents, the Algonquin, the Windermere, and DelPrado, the leasing office will be open and will havean apartment ready for you to see.1. Regents Park5050 S Lake Shore Drive7:00AM-4:00PMRegents is one of the most popularHyde Park residences for UChicagomed, law, and business students.2. Algonquin Apartments1606 E. Hyde Park Blvd7:00AM-4:00PMDesigned by architect Mies van derRohe, the Algonquin offers newlyrenovated apartments.3. Del Prado5307 S. Hyde Park Blvd8:00AM-4:00PMFormerly a historic hotel built in 1918and visited by Babe Ruth, AmeliaEarhart, and Joe Dimaggio.4. Windermere House1642 E. 56th Street8:00AM-4:00PMOverlooking Jackson Park, theWindermere was formerly one ofChicago’s 1920’s luxury hotels.
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