PHOTO: Adler Planetarium, at Chicago’s Museum Campus
The mission of the Adler Planetarium, located in Grant Park on Chicago’s lakeshore, is to inspire exploration and understanding of the Universe
PHOTO: John G. Shedd Aquarium, Part of Chicago’s Museum Campus
John G. Shedd Aquarium is located in Grant Park on Chicago’s lakefront, is the largest indoor aquarium in the world
PHOTO: Iconic Bronze Lions at the Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago is housed in a building originally constructed for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Today, the two bronze lions that stand aside its entrance, are among the most recognizable landmarks in Chicago.
PHOTO: Buckingham Fountain in Chicago’s Grant Park
Buckingham Fountain, located in Chicago’s Grant Park on the lakefront, was modeled after a fountain in the Palace of Versailles, France
PHOTO: Chicago Board of Trade Building in Downtown Chicago
Art deco exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade Building in downtown Chicago features figures holding sheaves of wheat and stalks of corn, in homage to the commodities trading that still occurs here every business day
