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Chicago Museum Campus

1400 S. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605

Museums

Chicago’s amazing Museum Campus houses three of the city’s leading institutions all in one place.

Museum Campus is a 57-acre museum park that sits near Lake Michigan and surrounds three of the city's most notable museums, all dedicated to the natural sciences: the Adler Planetarium; the Shedd Aquarium; and the Field Museum of Natural History. It is also known for holding the Soldier Field football stadium and the Lakeside Center of the McCormick Place.

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Chicago International Film Festival

Oct 15 – Oct 26

Welcome to North America’s longest-running competitive film festival. With more than 120 feature films and 70 shorts films from around the world, this year’s festival is…

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Chicago Architecture Biennial - SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change

Sep 19 – Feb 28

The Chicago Architecture Biennial will be the largest international survey of contemporary architecture in North America.

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Christkindlmarket Chicago

Under the Picasso •  Nov 21 – Dec 24

The smell of roasted nuts, fresh pretzels, bratwurst, and hot spiced wine, the sound of music, and the glimmer of sparkling Christmas ornaments, all in a…

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