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Chicago Attractions: Museum of Contemporary Art (220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611) Located in the center of the downtown area, this museum offers a wonderful look at modern pieces of art. www.mcachicago.org The Art Institute of Chicago (111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603) In the heart of the Magnificent Mile, this Chicago landmark museum showcases artwork from around the world, through many periods of time. www.artic.edu Adler Planetarium (1300 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605) This lakefront museum has a variety of exhibits centering around space, science, and the world around us. www.adlerplanetarium.org Shedd Aquarium (1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605) This aquarium is a great family museum with live marine mammal shows and hands on exhibits. www.sheddaquarium.org The Field Museum (1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605) The museum features exhibits that cover a vast array of subjects from dinosaurs to DNA. www.fieldmuseum.org Chicago Children’s Museum (700 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611) Set right in the center of Navy Pier, this museum offers a hands on experience for kids and is a great way to explore the city. www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org Lincoln Park Zoo (2001 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614) A free neighborhood zoo with many outdoor animal habitats. www.lpzoo.org Millenium Park (55 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611) From dining to mini golf to concerts, Millennium Park has it all. You can play or just relax with a stroll through its picturesque grounds. www.millenniumpark.org Navy Pier (600 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611) Home to the Chicago Children’s museum, a variety of restaurants, shopping, a beer garden and various other points of interest, Navy Pier is a beautiful way to experience the waterfront. Ride the Ferris wheel or sit back and enjoy the fireworks on Saturday night. www.navypier.com The Magnificent Mile (North Michigan Avenue) The strip of North Michigan Avenue from the Chicago River to Oak Street features some of the best shopping and dining in the world! www.themagnificentmile.com Chicago Trolley and Double Decker Company (Various Locations) The trolleys and double decker buses offer a unique and beautiful way to see the city. The convenient hop-on hop-off sightseeing tour visits many of Chicago’s best points of interest. www.chicagotrolley.com 773-648-5000 Shoreline Sightseeing tours (600 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611) Hop aboard a boat to experience everything the city has to offer. The tour focuses on the city’s architecture and other iconic Chicago landmarks. www.chicagotours.us Horse drawn carriage tours (Michigan and Pearson Street) Take a step back in time and experience the city streets of Chicago from the back of a horse drawn carriage. www.chicagohorseandcarriage.org Wrigley Field (1060 West Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60613) See the Cubs play in historic Wrigley Field. The ivy-covered park is located among a lively stretch of bars and restaurants which are always exciting, especially on game day. http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/chc/ballpark/index.jsp Second City (1616 North Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60614) This home of improvisational comedy will have you laughing out loud with various award winning sketches. www.secondcity.com .

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333 North Michigan Buildi·N·G- 333 N
PRELIMINARY STAFF SUfv1MARY OF INFORMATION 333 North Michigan Buildi·n·g- 333 N. Michigan Avenue Submitted to the Conwnission on Chicago Landmarks in June 1986. Rec:ornmended to the City Council on April I, 1987. CITY OF CHICAGO Richard M. Daley, Mayor Department of Planning and Development J.F. Boyle, Jr., Commissioner 333 NORTH MICIDGAN BUILDING 333 N. Michigan Ave. (1928; Holabird & Roche/Holabird & Root) The 333 NORTH MICHIGAN BUILDING is one of the city's most outstanding Art Deco-style skyscrapers. It is one of four buildings surrounding the Michigan A venue Bridge that defines one of the city' s-and nation' s-finest urban spaces. The building's base is sheathed in polished granite, in shades of black and purple. Its upper stories, which are set back in dramatic fashion to correspond to the city's 1923 zoning ordinance, are clad in buff-colored limestone and dark terra cotta. The building's prominence is heightened by its unique site. Due to the jog of Michigan Avenue at the bridge, the building is visible the length of North Michigan Avenue, appearing to be located in the center of the street. ABOVE: The 333 North Michigan Building was one of the first skyscrapers to take advantage of the city's 1923 zoning ordinance, which encouraged the construction of buildings with setback towers. This photograph was taken from the cupola of the London Guarantee Building. COVER: A 1933 illustration, looking south on Michigan Avenue. At left: the 333 North Michigan Building; at right the Wrigley Building. 333 NORTH MICHIGAN BUILDING 333 North Michigan Avenue Architect: Holabird and Roche/Holabird and Root Date of Construction: 1928 0e- ~ 1QQ 2 00 Cft T Dramatically sited where Michigan Avenue crosses the Chicago River are four build ings that collectively illustrate the profound stylistic changes that occurred in American architecture during the decade of the 1920s.
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