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1 3 Arts Club Courtyard A room of her own |
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2 The 606 Chicago's elevated escape |
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3 Al Capone's Booth Rhapsody in Green |
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4 Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool Chicago's Prairie-style oasis |
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5 Aloft Loft Circus Arts A sanctuary for circus arts |
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6 American Science & Surplus Everything you didn't know you needed |
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7 Aragon Ballroom Musical milestones under Mediterranean skies |
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8 Ardis Krainik Backstage Where theatrical magic really happens |
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9 Architectural Artifacts Home of almost-lost treasures |
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10 Athenian Candle Tradition hand-dipped with love |
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11 Beer Baron-Row Brewing their fortunes |
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12 Beyond the Vines Where diehard Cubs fans ret fin peace |
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13 Big Monster Door Beware of the hairy green monster |
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14 Biograph Theater Public Enemy No. 1 meets his maker |
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15 Body Slices Look through a Plexiglas tomb |
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16 Brunk Children's Museum of Immigration Welcome, step aboard a steamship to America |
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17 Bubbly Creek Reclaiming nature from the Jungle |
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18 Bughouse Square Chicago's premierfree speech forum |
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19 Busy Beaver Button Museum Pin on a button and broadcast your message |
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20 Calumet Fisheries Seafood shack beside the Blues Brothers' bridge |
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21 Calumet Water Reclamation Plant hooking beyond the (toilet) bowl |
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22 Chicago Fire Department Training Facility Where Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicked over that lantern |
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23 The Chicago Harbor Lock Go with the flow |
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24 Chicago Honey Co-op Saving the honeybees, one hive at a time |
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25 Chicago Motor Club Inn Trippy monument to motorism |
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26 Chicago Pizza 8c Oven Grinder Co. Deep-dish pizza with a side of mob history |
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27 Chicago Underground Comedy Sanctuary for the uncommon comedian |
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28 Chris's Billiards The color of money |
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29 Cindy's Rooftop Where every hour is the happiest hour |
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30 Civil War Memorial at St. James Cathedral Faith over fire |
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31 Clarke House Portrait of fire-Civil War Chicago |
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32 Colleen Moore Fairy Castle All that glitters is gold and miniature |
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33 Confederate Mound Mass grave of Civil War prisoners |
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34 Couch Mausoleum A stately reminder of a graveyard past |
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35 Doane Observatory Spy on galaxies far, far away |
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36 Doughnut Vault Get `em while they're hot |
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37 Dovetail Brewery The magic behind the beer |
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38 Fantasy Costumes Reveal your true identity |
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39 Fern House The Midwest as it was 300 million years ago |
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40 Fountain of Youth Pump your way to vitality |
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41 Fountain Girl Water not whisky |
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42 Full Moon Fire Jam Dancing by the light of the moon |
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43 Galos Caves Seaside therapy in the city |
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44 Ghost Church Facade Halfway home for lost souls |
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45 Glessner House Upstairs and downstairs `at Chicago's own Downton Abbey |
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46 Grainger Hall of Gems So dazzling you'll want to wear shades |
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47 Gwendolyn Brooks' Outdoor Office The oracle of Bronzeville |
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48 The Hideout Hidden watering hole for rebels at heart |
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49 Hull House Haunted home of the American Dream |
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50 Iwan Ries & Co. Where King Tobacco still reigns |
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51 Johnny Weissmuller Pool - Tarzans training grounds |
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52 Kusaiiya Cafe A cup of Joe' with a side of community |
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53 Leather Archives and Museum- Capturing a scintillating subculture |
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54 Leopard-Print House Ferocious facade |
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55 Light Court at the Rookery Illuminating from within |
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56 London House Cupola Pop the question at the tiptop |
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57 Lost Lincoln Bust I'm still standing |
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58 Maggie Daley Park Skating Ribbon The cherry atop winter's cake |
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59 The Magic Hedge Ornithophiles `paradise |
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60 Magic Inc. Supplier to magicians and mentalists |
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61 Maxwell Street Market Where cash is still king |
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62 McCormick Bridgehouse Step inside an iconic Chicago bridge |
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63 Merz Apothecary Dreamy drugstore |
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64 Morgan Shoal and Shipwreck, Chicago's sunken treasure |
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65 Murder Castie Site Check out any time you like, but you can never leave |
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66 Obama's Barber Chair Presidential trims |
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67 Ohio House Motel Mid-century mod motel gem |
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68 Old St. Patrick's Church Cornerstone of Irish culture |
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69 Optimo Hats Bringing back bold elegance one hat at a time |
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70 Oriental Institute Unleash your inner Indiana Jones |
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71 Osaka Garden Rising phoenix |
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72 Outspoken at Sidetrack Everyone has a story |
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73 Oz Park Follow the yellow brick road |
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74 Palm Court at the Drake Hotel Timeless tea |
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75 Palmer Mausoleum Beware of wandering ghosts |
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76 Palmisano Park From coral reef to quarry to peaceful city oasis |
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77 Parrot Cage Restaurant A+ brunch at the country club for everyone |
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78 Pickwick Alley Passageway to Old Chicago |
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79 Pilsen Murals Redefining a neighborhood |
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80 Poetry Foundation The power of poetry |
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81 Pothole Art Bumps in the road |
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82 The Rainbo Club Stare into the shot glass's false bottom |
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83 Red Square Spa Steam your cares away |
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84 Robinson Woods Where the ghosts are |
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85 Rosa's Lounge Hidden home of the blues |
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86 School of Folk Music "We wanted to make music accessible to everyone" |
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87 School of Shoemaking Finding the sole of the city |
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88 Secret Mobster Vault Home of the henchman |
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89 Showmen's Rest Where the circus comes to rest |
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90 Signature Lounge Loo (Rest)room with a view |
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91 Sky Chapel Worshipping in the clouds |
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92 The Smoke-Filled Room Powerbrokering at the Blacks tone |
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93 Southport Lanes Pinspotting |
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94 South Side Elevated Car Back when commuting was an elegant affair |
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95 Steelworkers Park Steel dreams |
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96 Taj Sari Palace Bollywood dreamin |
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97 Taylor Street Bocce Courts A match made in Italy |
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98 The Tiffany Dome Grand souvenir of the Gilded Age |
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99 Trephined Skull Exhibit Appreciation for modern medicine |
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100 Tribune Tower Facade Fragments of History |
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101 Tuberculosis Sanitarium A breath of fresh air |
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102 Turde Racing at Big Joe's May the reptilian odds be ever in your favor |
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103 Union Stock Yard Gate Hog butcher for the world |
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104 Vaudezilla Become a burlesque bombshell |
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105 Vavoom Pinups Meet your retro self |
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106 Vienna Beef Hot Dog Factory Cafeteria Hold the ketchup |
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107 Walt Disney's Birthplace Where the magic was born |
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108 Wood Block Alleys Horse-drawn days |
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109 World's Columbian Exposition Ticket Booth After the fair has gone |
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110 Zap Props Where thefilm industry scores its treasures |
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111 Zebra Lounge Still swinging after all these years |
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