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Chicago: Field Museum
Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History is one of the largest natural history museums in the world. It boasts of an extensive scientific specimen and artifact collections and diverse and high quality permanent exhibitions. I visited this after I explored Adler Planetarium (these two and Shedd Aquarium are Chicago’s Museum Campus’ famous attractions). Once inside,…
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Chicago: Adler Planetarium
Adler Planetarium was founded in 1930 and is America’s first planetarium. Its mission is to inspire exploration and understanding of the universe. It was a very foggy morning when I visited Adler. Just look at that skyline! It was sooo cold my teeth were chattering because I did not expect Chicago to be so chilly…
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Chicago: 360 Chicago (formerly John Hancock Observatory)
This observatory is located in John Hancock Center, which is, as of this writing the fourth tallest building in Chicago and the seventh tallest in the US. Because I already saw Chicago’s skyline at daytime when I visited Willis Tower, I made it a point to visit John Hancock at night. Here are my first…
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Chicago: Shedd Aquarium
The John G. Shedd Aquarium opened in 1930 and was the first inland aquarium in the world with permanent saltwater fish collection. For a time too, it was the largest indoor aquarium in the world. The queue to the aquarium’s entrance was long. Thankfully, I had a CityPass so I did not have to line…
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Chicago: Willis Tower and SkyDeck Chicago Experience
When I visited Willis Tower (formerly Sears) in 2013 and as of this writing, it is the 2nd tallest building in the USA and the 8th tallest freestanding structure in the world. It was in my to-do list when I visited the windy city because I read in a travel guide that when in its…
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