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A couple walks through Chicago's Field Museum. Lucy Hewett/The Field Museum From its 26 miles of scenic lakefront shoreline to its iconic architecture and incredible food scene, there's much to love ...

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Chicago is filled with amazing museums. From the Art Institute to the International Museum of Surgical Sciences, it's hard to run out of places to learn, to touch artifacts and to create. Our local ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For Chicagoans who dread the frenzy of holiday shopping, there’s a calmer alternative. Instead of heading to mall, you can head to a museum. The city’s ...

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