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PHOTO: John G. Shedd Aquarium, Part of Chicago’s Museum Campus

August 9, 2021April 20, 2015 by Barbara Weibel
John G. Shedd Aquarium is located in Grant Park on Chicago's lakefront, is the largest indoor aquarium in the world
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John G. Shedd Aquarium is located in Grant Park on Chicago’s lakefront, is the largest indoor aquarium in the world

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PHOTO: Iconic Bronze Lions at the Art Institute of Chicago

August 9, 2021April 17, 2015 by Barbara Weibel
The Art Institute of Chicago is housed in a building originally constructed for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
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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.

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PHOTO: Buckingham Fountain in Chicago’s Grant Park

August 9, 2021April 15, 2015 by Barbara Weibel
Buckingham Fountain, located in Chicago's Grant Park on the lakefront, was modeled after a fountain in the Palace of Versailles, France
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Buckingham Fountain, located in Chicago’s Grant Park on the lakefront, was modeled after a fountain in the Palace of Versailles, France

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PHOTO: Chicago Board of Trade Building in Downtown Chicago

August 9, 2021April 13, 2015 by Barbara Weibel
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
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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

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PHOTO: Interior of Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago

August 9, 2021April 10, 2015 by Barbara Weibel
Once home to the downtown branch of the Chicago Public Library, today the Chicago Cultural Center serves as a venue for free music, dance, theater, films, lectures, and art exhibitions
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Once home to the downtown branch of the Chicago Public Library, today the Chicago Cultural Center serves as a venue for free music, dance, theater, films, lectures, and art exhibitions

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Barbara Weibel, publisher of Hole in the Donut Cultural Travel After years of working at jobs that paid the bills but brought no joy, I felt like a "hole in the donut" - solid on the outside, but empty on the inside. In 2007, I decided to pursue my true passions of travel, writing, and photography. Find out how I changed my life HERE

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