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w Museum Campus saltwater and freshwater
animals, representing 1,500
Map E5. S Lake Shore Dr. q
Roosevelt, then free trolley. @ 12, species of fish, birds, reptiles,
146. £ Roosevelt, then free trolley. amphibians, invertebrates, and
mammals. Named for its
The Museum Campus is a vast benefactor, a prominent
lakefront park connecting three Chicago businessman, the
world-famous natural science aquarium opened in 1930 in
museums. This 57-acre (23-ha) a Neo-Classical building. The
extension of Burnham Park was remodeled Oceanarium has a
created by the relocation of magnificent curved wall of glass
Lake Shore Drive in 1996. facing Lake Michigan, whose Beluga whale at the Oceanarium in the
Located in the southwest water flows into its tank. This John G. Shedd Aquarium
part of the lush green marine-mammal pavilion
campus is the Daniel showcases beluga Named after George Lucas,
Burnham-designed whales and dolphins. filmmaker and the creator of Star
Neo-Classical structure The aquarium’s exhi bits Wars® and Indiana Jones, the
housing the Field can be viewed from Lucas Museum of Narrative Art,
Museum. This great many viewpoints, some will open in 2018. The museum
natural history museum under water. will provide an insight into movie
holds an encyclopedic Farther east, the making and explore the potential
collection of zoological, Museum Campus and impact of digital art.
geological, and houses the Adler
anthropological objects Xochpilli, Aztec God Planetarium featuring E Field Museum
from around the world. of Flowers, Field one of the world’s 1400 S Lake Shore Dr. Tel (312) 922-
Founded in 1894 (with Museum finest astro nomical 9410. Open 9am–5pm daily.
funding from Marshall collections, with Closed Dec 25. & 7 via east
Field) to house objects from artifacts dating as far back as entrance. 8 0 = h Lectures,
the 1893 World’s Columbian 12th-century Persia. Antique films, events: ∑ fieldmuseum.org
Exposition, the museum now astronomical instruments E John G. Shedd Aquarium
holds over 20 million objects. include the world’s oldest 1200 S Lake Shore Dr. Tel (312) 939-
Particular strengths of the known window sundial. It 2438. Open Jul–Sep: 8:30am–6pm
museum include such dinosaur also has the world’s first virtual- daily; Oct–Jun: 9am–5pm Mon–Fri,
fossils as “Sue” – the most reality theater. Spec tacular sky 9am–6pm Sat & Sun. Closed Dec 25.
complete Tyrannosaurus rex shows complement displays & 7 8 9 0 =
skeleton ever found – Native on navigation and space h Lectures: ∑ shedd.org
American and Ancient Egyptian exploration. State-of-the-art E Adler Planetarium
artifacts, and extensive displays technology enables visitors to 1300 S Lake Shore Dr. Tel (312) 922-
on mammals and birds. explore exhibits hands-on. 7827. Open 10am–4pm daily (to
The permanent “Ancient Funded by businessman Max 4:30pm Sat & Sun). Closed Thanks-
Americas” exhibit covers Adler, this 12-sided, Art Deco giving, Dec 25. & separate adm to
Ice Age to Aztec cultures. The structure was designed by theaters. 7 8 - = h Lectures,
Underground Adventure is a Ernest Grunsfeld in 1930 and is films, light shows.
subterranean exhibit where now a historical landmark. ∑ adlerplanetarium.org
visitors can walk, through worm
tunnels, meet giant bugs, and Old Money
feel reduced to insect size.
A short walk northeast along Chicago has a beautiful sound because Chicago
terraced gardens leads to the means money – so the late actress Ruth Gordon
John G. Shedd Aqua rium, reputedly said. By the beginning of the
housing more than 32,500 20th century the city was home to 200 millionaires.
One of the most prominent was dry-goods
merchant and real-estate mogul Potter Palmer
who, with his socialite wife Bertha Honoré, had an Potter Palmer
enormous impact on the city’s cultural and economic
life. In 1882, Palmer built an opulent home at North
Lake Shore Drive. Perhaps no feature of the mansion epitomized
the family’s wealth as much as the doors: there were no outside
handles, as the doors were always opened from inside, by servants.
Department-store owner Marshall Field was less ostentatious.
Although he rode in a carriage to work, he stopped short of his store
to walk the last few blocks so people would not see his mode of
transport. Likewise, he asked the architect of his $2-million, 25-room
The monumental Neo-Classical entrance to mansion not to include any frills.
Field Museum

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