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| http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/
This is a link to the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum. |
| http://www.monolithic.com/gallery/commercial/adler/index.html
Learn about the dome at the Adler Planetarium. |
| http://www.cityinsights.com/chicago/chadlerp.htm
This site lists address and the hours for the Adler Planetarium. |
| Chicago
Skyline from Alder Planetarium Dome
See Chicago's skyline from the dome of the Adler Planetarium. There are live pictures! |
| http://www.artic.edu/
This main site connects you with the Art Institute Museum and the Art Institute School. |
| http://www.artic.edu/aic/sitemap.html
This is site map of the the Art Institute's website shows you a list of all of the topics on their website. |
| http://www.chicagotraveler.com/attractions/the-art-institute-of-chicago.html
Visit this Chicago Traveler site to learn more about the Art Institute. |
| http://www.aviewoncities.com/chicago/artinstitute.htm
Go here to learn about the outside and the inside of the Art Institute. |
| http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/
This is the official Brookfield Zoo web site. |
| http://www.chicagotraveler.com/attractions/brookfield-zoo.html
If you want to know a little history about Brookfield Zoo or you want to see a map of its location, go to this site. |
| http://centerstage.net/other/brookfield-zoo.html
Learn about prices, hours, and directions to Brookfield Zoo. |
| http://www.aaskolnick.com/zoo/
This site, by Andrew Skolnick, is slow loading because of all of the pictures. If you are patient, you will see some marvelous animal pictures. |
| http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/172.html
At this Encyclopedia of Chicago site, you can learn a lot about the history of Brookfield Zoo. |
| http://www.aviewoncities.com/chicago/buckinghamfountain.htm
Learn the history of Buckingham Fountain. |
| http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/buckinghamfountain.fountainhome
This Chicago Park District link is the official website for Buckingham Fountain. |
| http://chicago.travelape.com/attractions/192/
Learn about Buckingham Fountain from this guide. |
| http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/B/Buckingham.html
Go here to learn about the Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain. |
| http://www.cityinsights.com/buckinghamfountain.htm
This site provides a picture and some information about Buckingham Fountain. |
| http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/C/Carsons.html
This site explains Carson Pirie Scott as a historical landmark. |
| http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/sullivan.html
Learn about the architecture of Louis Sullivan and the Carson Pirie Scott Building. |
| http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/chicago/c9.htm
This National Park Services link has a lot of historical information about the Carson Pirie Scott Building. |
| http://patsabin.com/illinois/carsonpirie.html
View a 1916 postcard of the Carson Pirie Scott Building. |
| http://www.chicagoyachtclub.org/index.cfm?menu=899&openitem=899
Learn about boating in Chicago at this Chicago Yacht Club site. |
| http://www.chichildrensmuseum.org/
Visit this site to learn about the museum for kids at Navy Pier. |
| http://www.navypier.com/things2do/rides_attract/child_museum.htmlVisit this Navy Pier site to learn about the Chicago Children's Museum at the Pier. |
| http://www.chicago-chinatown.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?li=26
Learn about Chicago's ChinaTown at this main home site. |
| http://www2.siba.fi/~ekurki/chinatown_chicago.html
View pictures of ChinaTown at this site. |
| http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/C/CityHall.html
Learn about the City Hall (the County Building) at this Chicago Lanmarks site. |
| http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/timeline/cityhall.html
Visit this Chicago Public Library link to learn about history of City Hall. |
| http://www.asla.org/meetings/awards/awds02/chicagocityhall.html
This site tells about the roof gardens on the city hall building. |
| http://chgofinancecomm.chi.il.us/chicagohistory/cityhall.html
Go here to learn about the history behind Chicago's City Hall. |
| http://www.transitchicago.com/
This is the home site for the Chicago Transit Authority. |
| http://www.transitchicago.com/maps/rail/rail.html
Go to this site to see the train schedule maps. |
| http://www.chicago-l.org/history/index.html
Learn about the history of the Chicago "L" at this site. |
| http://chicago.about.com/od/chicagopictures/ss/chicago_picasso.htm
See and learn about the Picasso located at the Daley Center. |
| http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/events/58251,0,7433396.location
Go here to learn about daily and upcoming events at Daley Plaza. |
| http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/daleycenter/index.htm
Learn about the Richard J. Daley Center and Daley Plaza at this site. |
| http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=116757
At this site, you can learn the location, size, and facts about the Richard J. Daley Center. |
| http://www.dusablemuseum.org/
Go to this site to visit the Museum of African American History. |
| http://centerstage.net/other/field-museum.html
This site lists the hours for the Field Museum. It gives directions on how to go to the museum. |
| http://www.fieldmuseum.org/
This is the main site for the Field Museum. The site lists the address and phone number of the museum. It tells of the main attractions at the museum. |
| http://cityinsights.com/chfieldm.htm
Learn about the hours for the Field Museum at this site. |
| http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=field+museum+chicago
Encarta Encyclopedia gives some information bout the Field Museum in Chicago. |
| http://www.chicagotraveler.com/guide-to-chicago-field-museum.htm
See a picture, learn the history, and read about some of the exhibits at the Field Museum. |
| http://www.aviewoncities.com/chicago/fieldmuseum.htm
Learn about the museum's history, and the Field Museum's exhibits at this site. |
| http://www.cityinsights.com/grantpark.htm
This site provides a beautiful picture of Grant Park. It gives a phone number to use to gather information. |
| http://www.aviewoncities.com/chicago/grantpark.htm
Go here to learn about the history and design of Grant Park. |
| http://www.chicagotraveler.com/chicago_millennium_park.htm
Find out about Millennium Park within Grant Park at this site. |
| http://www.chicagotraveler.com/attractions/grant-park.html
This site tells about Grant Park and shows a map of its location. |
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At this Chicago Park District page, you can learn about the history of Grant Park. |
| http://www.millenniumpark.org/
Visit this site to see pictures of the park, learn about its architecture, and find out about events at the park. |
| http://www.chipublib.org
This is the main site of the Chicago Public Library. |
| http://www.chipublib.org/001hwlc/001hwlc.html
See a picture and go on a tour of the nation's largest public library. |
| http://www.chicagotraveler.com/attractions/harold-washington-library-center.html
Go here to learn some of the history behind the Harold Washington Library. There is a map here, too. |
| Fodor's
This site describes the library building and lists the hours of operation. |
| http://www.wilmette39.org/virtualmuseum/museum01/Frost01/jalph.html
Central School's 3rd grade students tell about the John Hancock Building |
| http://www.hancock-observatory.com/visitorinfo.asp
This site tells about hours and observatory at the Hancock Building. |
| http://www.cityinsights.com/johnhancock.htm
This site provides the address and phone number of the John Hancock Building. There is a picture, too. |
| http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/timeline/kennedyx.html
Find out about the history of the Kennedy Expressway at this site, including its former name. |
| http://www.ohwy.com/il/l/lkmichig.htm
Find out some facts about Lake Michigan at this Online Highways site. |
| http://www.great-lakes.net/tourism/circletour/michigan/
Go here to see a map of Lake Michigan and the cities that border the lake. |
| http://www.chicagotraveler.com/boat_tours.htm
Do you want to take a boat ride on Lake Michigan? Go to this site and find out what companies run boat tours, how long each tour takes, and what is the price. |
| http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/us/A0833035.html
Go to this FactMonster site to learn about Lake Michigan's size and what rivers frow into the lake. |
| http://www.cityinsights.com/lincolnparkzoo.htm
This site tells the location and hours for the Lincoln Park Zoo. |
| http://www.lpzoo.com/
This is the main Linclon Park Zoo web site. |
| http://www.lpzoo.com/info/plan_your_visit/location.php
Learn about Lincoln Park Zoo hours and directions to the zoo. |
| http://www.chicagotraveler.com/attractions/lincoln-park-zoo.html
Find out when Lincoln Park Zoo first opened and how many days the zoo is open throughout the year. |
| http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/illinois/lincoln-park-zoo.php
Learn about the early years of Lincoln Park Zoo at this site. |
| http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=116907
Go to this site to learn about the location and some facts about the Merchandise Mart. |
| http://www.merchandisemart.com/mmart/
Find out the address and phone number of the Merchadise Mart from their main site. |
| http://www.chicagotraveler.com/attractions/the-merchandise-mart.html
See a picture and learn some history about the Merchandise Mart. |
| http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/exhome.html
This is the home page for the Museum of Science and Industry. |
| http://www.cityinsights.com/navypier.htm
Here you will find a great picture of Navy Pier and some information about this exciting place. |
| http://www.aviewoncities.com/chicago/navypier.htm
Go to this A View on Cities site to learn about Navy Pier's history. |
| http://www.navypier.com/
This is the main page for the Navy Pier web site. |
| http://www.emich.edu/public/geo/557book/d363.navypier.html
Learn about the history of Navy Pier at this site. |
| http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=116836
Visit this site to learn about the size of the Prudential Building.. |
| http://www.raventheatre.com/
Read about the regional theatre company that serves Chicago's far north communities, including Hayt School's Edgewater community. The theatre is acoss the street from Hayt! |
| http://www.the-skydeck.com/
Go here to learn about the Sears Tower Skydeck. |
| http://www.cityinsights.com/chsearst.htm
See a picture of the Sears Tower at dusk. Find out the address and phone number of the Sears Tower. |
| http://www.cityinsights.com/searstower.htm
Here is another site with a great picture of the Sears Tower. The site gives the hours and location of the building. |
| http://www.aviewoncities.com/chicago/searstower.htm
Go here to learn about the size of the Sears Tower. |
| http://library.thinkquest.org/J002846/b_sears.htm
Find out when the Sears Tower was built, who designed it, and where it is located. |
| http://centerstage.net/other/shedd-aquarium.html
This site lists the address, phone number, prices, and directions for the Shedd Aquarium. |
| http://www.sheddaquarium.org/index.html
You will find an index to the Shedd Aquarium's internet site. |
| http://www.aviewoncities.com/chicago/sheddaquarium.htm
At this site, can learn about the outside of the building and the exhibits inside! |
| http://www.chicagotraveler.com/attractions/shedd-aquarium.html
Click here to learn some information about the Shedd Aquarium. There is a Chicago Traveler video link, too. |
| http://www.chicagotraveler.com/guide-to-chicago-shedd-aquarium.htm
Click here to visit the Chicago Traveler's Guide to the Shedd Aquarium. It will tell you about different exhibits at the aquarium. |
| http://www.soldierfield.net/default.aspx
Learn about the place where the Chicago Bears play their football games. |
| http://library.thinkquest.org/J002846/b_soicenter.htm
Go to this site to learn about the State of Illinois Center in downtown Chicago. |
| http://www.suntimes.com/index.html
This is the actual website of the Chicago Sun Times online-newspaper. |
| http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/269.html
Go here to learn some history about the Chicago Sun Times. |
| http://www.chicagotribune.com/
This is the actual website of the Chicago Sun Times online-newspaper. |
| http://www.tribune.com/about/history.html
Go here to read about the history of the Chicago Tribune. |
| http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/T/TribuneTower.html
Learn about a Chicago landmark, the Tribune Tower. |
| http://www.aviewoncities.com/chicago/tribunetower.htm
Go here to learn about some of the history behind the Tribune Tower. |
| http://usa.archiseek.com/illinois/chicago/tribune_tower.html
See some pictures and learn some history about the Tribune Tower in Chicago. |
| http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/hood/hood.html
Do you want to see some old pictures of the Tribune Tower in Chicago? Go here. |
| http://www.op97.k12.il.us/julian/tribrocks/index2.html
This site shares some of the history of the Chicago Tribune Tower. |
| http://www.unitedcenter.com/
Learn about one of Chicago's sports and entertainment centers at this site, the home of the Chicago Bulls and the Chicago Blackhawks. |
| http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/american/comis2.htm
Learn the facts about U.S. Cellular Field at this site. |
| http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/ballpark/cws_attractions_map.jsp
Go here to see a seating chart of the field. |
| http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=cws
Here is the offficial site of the Chicago White Sox. |
| http://www.aviewoncities.com/chicago/watertower.htm
This site tells a bit about the history of the Water Tower in Chicago. |
| http://www.aviewoncities.com/chicago/watertower.htm
Learn some historical information from this architecture site. |
| http://www.cityinsights.com/watertower.htm
See a picture of the old Water Tower Building at night. |
| http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/O/OldWaterTowerDistrict.html
This site describes the old Water Tower District (The old Water Tower and Chicago Avenue Pumping Station are the only public buildings to survive in the area destroyed by the Fire of 1871.) |
| http://www.shopwatertower.com/html/mallinfo.asp
Learn about the Chicago Water Tower Place hours and location at this site. |
| http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=watertowerplace-chicago-il-usa
Go here to learn facts, location, and size of the Chicago Water Tower Place. |
| http://www.aviewoncities.com/chicago/wrigley.htm
This site tell about the history and size of the Chicago Wrigley Building. |
| http://www.wrigley.com/wrigley/about/about_story_building.asp
Go here to learn about the Wrigley Building's history. |
| http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=wrigleybuilding-chicago-il-usa
Here is more information about the size, location, and historical facts of the Wrigley Building. |
| http://www.wurlington-bros.com/BuildYour/howwrigbld.html
Do you want to learn how to build your own copy of the Chicago Wrigley Building? Go to this site. |
| http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/national/wrigle.htm
Find out about where the Chicago Cubs play baseball at this site. |
| http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/chc/ballpark/index.jsp
Go here to learn some Wrigley Field history |
| http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=chc
Here is the official site of the Chicago Cubs! |
| 1. | http://www.chicago.com/
This is the Chicago.com home page. |
| 2. | http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/home.do
The city of Chicago home page. |
| 3. | http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/004chicago.html
The Chicago Public Library has create a whole site to learn about Chicago! |
| 4. | http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Tourism/
Visit the "Exploring Chicago" site presented by the city. |
| 5. | http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/List.html
This is an index of Chicago landmarks. |
| 6. | http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/
Related to the site above, this link connects you with maps, tours, architects and more. |
| 7. | http://www.aviewoncities.com/chicago/chicagoriver.htm
Go here to learn about the Chicago River. |
| 8. | http://www.ci.chi.il.us/PlanAndDevelop/ChgoFacts/
This site provides links to facts about Chicago. |
| 9. | http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Tourism/
Explore Chicago through this office of tourism site. |
| 10. | http://www.chipublib.org/digital/lake/CFDHarbor.html
From the Chicago Public Library Digital Collections, learn about Chicago's Harbor in the early years. |
| 11. | http://www.chicagotraveler.com/maps.htm
Here is a great site that shows maps of different areas of Chicago. |
| 12. | http://www.aviewoncities.com/chicago.htm
This A View on Cities Chicago site provides lots of links to Chicago attractions, maps, facts, pictures, and history! |
| 1. | http://www.chicagohistory.org/fire/intro/
Learn about the Chicago Fire at this Chicagoa Historical Society link. |
| 2. | http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_chicago_1.html
Learn about the 1871 Chicago Fire at the America's Story site. |
| 3. | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/chicago/maps/index.html
Track the path of the fire and read accounts of the people who lived through it, in this interactive timeline and map. |
| 1. | http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/chicago/chindex.htm
National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary. Go to this site to learn about History Places in Chicago. |
| 1. | cityofchicago
Read a biography of Mayor Richard M. Daley at this city of Chicago site. |
| 2. | http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/win0bio-1
Visit the Academy of Achievement to learn about Chicago's Oprah Winfrey. |
| 3. | http://www.chipublib.org/001hwlc/spehwpathfinder.html
Learn about one of Chicago's mayors, Harold Washington, at this Chicago Public Library link. |
| 1. | http://wywy.essortment.com/tastechicago_rhix.htm
Read about the a summer food festival in Chicago from a 2002 magazine. |
| 2. | Click
here to visit this Chicago sponsored site
Learn about this summer festival at the City of Chicago website. |
| 1. | http://library.thinkquest.org/5109/
"You're the Detective" created by students at Robert Healy School (Chicago). This is a mystery |
| 1. | http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/chihist.html
Visit this Chicago Public Library site to learn about important dates in Chicago history. |
| 2. | http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215480/timeline.htm
Visit this ThinkQuest Timeline site that is presented from a kid's point of view. |
| 1. | Click
here to visit this Chicago sponsored site
Go to this Chicago sponsored site to learn about the summer's great festival of boats. |
| 2. | Click
here to visit this Chicago sponsored site
Learn a little background of Venetian Night at this Chicago sponsored site. |
| 3. | http://www.chicagotraveler.com/attractions/venetian-night.html
This site will tell you about the date and location of Venetian Night. |