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Chicago the Windy City Offers an Abundance of Attractions, Shows, and Friendly Museums TOP HISTORY DESTINATIONS: Chicago The Windy City offers an abundance of attractions, shows, and friendly museums. As a multicultural city that thrives on the history and diversity of its neighborhoods, Chicago today embodies the values of America’s heartland-integrity, hard work, and community and reflects the ideals in the social fabric of its 77 distinct neighborhoods. Chicago has a magnificant opportunity waiting that will meet your educational objectives! If your students are ready to learn about the world’s first elevated railway, one of Chicago’s most notorious gangsters, or about the second oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball, Educational Destinations can make your Chicago history trip rewarding and memorable. EDUCATIONAL HISTORY OPPORTUNITIES: • Tour the WW2 German Submarine U-505 • Witness Chicago’s Architectural History • Discover the Dark Past of Gangsters and Bootleggers • Learn About Chicago’s Settlement Houses • Explore the Treasures of Museum Campus • Visit an Archaeology Museum • See the Evolving Planet • Tour a Museum Dedicated to African American History • Learn the History of the Great Chicago Fire • Learn of the Battle of Fort Dearborn • Historic Scavenger Hunts • Find out What Tower you can See 4 State From • Unearth Ghostly Sites • Explore Legendary Victorian graveyards • Trivia Challenges • Discover the Only River in the World that Flows Backwards • Learn about Military History and the Sacrifices Made • And so Much More! • See what Life was like on the Chicago Prairie HISTORY ATTRACTIONS: • Chicago History Museum • Jane Addams Hull House Museum • Chicago Cultural Center • Wrigley Field • Museum of Natural History • Clarke House Museum • Navy Pier (with Shakespeare Theatre) • DuSable Museum of African American History • Millennium Park • Pullman Historic District • Millennium Monument in Wrigley Square • Field Museum • The Richard H. Driehaus Museum • Sears Tower Skydeck • Oriental Institute Museum • John Hancock Observatory • The Pritzker Military Museum & Library • Northwestern University • Chicago Water Tower • DePaul University • Waveland Clock Tower • University of Chicago • Couch Crypt • VanderCook College • Frederick C. Robie House • Daley Plaza • Union Station • Columbia College • John J. Glessner House OT HER ATTRACTIONS: • Cloud Gate • Plensa’s Crown Fountain • Six Flags Great America • Logan Square • Museum of Science & Industry • Water Tower Place with Drury Lane Theatre • Magnificent Mile • Chicago Theatre • Brookfield Zoo • SkyDeck (Willis Tower) • Lincoln Park Zoo • Midevil Times • Blue Man Group • Brookfield Zoo • SeaDog Cruise • Lincoln Park Zoo • Museum of Contemporary Art • Blue Man Group • Art Institute of Chicago • Wendella Boat Tours • Shedd Aquarium • Magnificent Mile • Museum of Science & Industry • SeaDog Cruises • Adler Planetarium • Oz Park • Museum of Natural History • Eternal Silence • Buckingham Fountain • Great Train Story Diorama Helping history teachers open minds and educate students around the world. www.educationaldestinations.com 800.616.1112.
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