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Chicago Film Tour – Hundreds of Films Come Alive
What do Angelina Jolie (The Wanted), Jennifer Aniston (The Break-Up), Channing Tatum (The Vow), Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight), Tom Hanks (When Harry Met Sally) and Charlie Chaplin have in common? They all have movies shot in one location: Chicago. Chicago is a film paradise. As a city of neighborhoods, it is a film director’s [...]
Chicago Underground Tour
If Rome wasn’t built in a day, Chicago wasn’t built in hay. It’s built in solid rocks, steels, irons and concrete. Behind and beyond the windy and bustling city are tunnels, pedways and underpasses. It has a vast space for exploration and history that tourists might not even get to know—if they stick on doing [...]
Field Museum – A Time Capsule
Visiting the Field Museum in Chicago can be both boring and enlightening. In that order. That’s how I felt while roaming from one exhibit to another. Boring. The facts and information you absorb by reading hundreds of descriptions on each display is just overwhelming. It’s not even interactive. The preserved bodies of animals stood there [...]
Shedd Aquarium – Where A School of Fish Swims in a Tiny Water Tank
I’m not a fan of aquariums. Small or big aquariums. But, that doesn’t mean I don’t find anything valuable in having aquariums, like Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. When a friend of mine left for his backpacking adventure in South America, he asked me if I’d be interested to take his aquarium (of course, with fish). [...]
Chicago Arts Institute – 12 Arts To See
Though not as huge as New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) or Philadelphia’s Museum of Arts, Arts Institute Chicago has its own charming treasures worth a peek. I literally skipped most European arts as I have seen a lot of them—mostly with religious theme but with shirtless or naked biblical and mythological characters. Or [...]
My Reflections on Chicago’s THE BEAN
Acclaimed Indian-born British sculptor-artist, Anish Kapoor called his masterpiece as Cloud Gate. Chicagoans called it as, The Bean. Well, simply because it resembles like a bean. Obviously, you can’t see why it’s a Cloud Gate, but you can easily guess The Bean, right? This smooth, metallic sculpture is actually inspired by liquid mercury. Can you see [...]
Gangster Tour – A Bang Up Time in Chicago
Chicago used to be a gangsters’ haven. They used to be synonymous. Inseparable. They defined each other. But, gone were the days of gang violence and mobster mentality. Chicago cleaned up its act and whoever messes with it now will answer to the law–and not to some sketchy humanoid who claims jurisdiction under his belt. [...]
Chicago – Pilsen Graffiti
I was told not to go there—in Chicago’s Pilsen area–to check out the graffiti. I always have this fascination about graffiti. Call me a graffiti nerd. “It’s a dangerous area,” said the receptionist at my hostel. “Even during the day?”, I asked. She shrugged off her shoulder, tilted her head and eyes opened wide, “Yeah.” I [...]
Outside Chicago – Baha’i House of Worship
I never heard this religion before. Not until a friend in Chicago brought me there one Sunday. Baha’i House of Worship is in Wilmette, Illinois, just outside Chicago. An hour drive, maybe. What struck me was the detailed architectural work of its house. It’s imposing but there’s an air of a welcoming congregation. Ushers were [...]
The Legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright
Directions to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home and Studio Frank Lloyd Wright and Ernest Hemingway used to live in the same neighborhood. They’re the great sons of Oak Park. In fact, they’re 7 minutes walk away from each other’s house. So, if you are done visiting Hemingway’s House, walk on your left and turn left on Chicago Avenue until [...]
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Chicago Film Tour – Hundreds of Films Come Alive
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Chicago Underground Tour
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Field Museum – A Time Capsule
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Shedd Aquarium – Where A School of Fish Swims in a Tiny Water Tank
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Chicago Arts Institute – 12 Arts To See
