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Chicago Cubs playing to a full house, Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field
Boystown
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MAP D1 • 1060 W. Addison St.
MAP E1–2 • N. Halsted St.
• 1-773-404-2827 • Tours daily, $25 (& much of Broadway) from Belmont
• Adm • DA • www.cubs.com Ave. to Grace St., & Clark St. from
Built in 1914, this is the USA’s oldest Belmont to Addison Aves
National League baseball park. The Strolling down North Halsted Street,
home team, the Chicago Cubs, it’s fairly evident you’re in Chicago’s
haven’t won a World Series gay neighborhood when you hit
championship since 1908 (before shops called Gay Mart and Cupid’s
the field even existed), but that Treasure. Just 30 years ago, this
doesn’t stop Northsiders from being area – officially East Lakeview –
behind them every step of the way. was pretty shabby, the bars were
In season (March–September), without signs, and parking was a
spending an afternoon cheering cinch. But now buzzing Boystown is
on the “Cubbies” in this marvelous gay central – by day and by night.
stadium, with its ivy-clad walls, is a
quintes sential Chicago experience.
Chicago History Museum
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MAP F4 • 1601 N. Clark St.
• Open 9:30am–4:30pm Mon–Sat,
noon–5pm Sun • Adm • DA
Focusing on Illinois and Chicago
history since settler days, this
museum was established in 1856
and is the city’s oldest cultural
institution. One of the society’s first
donors bequeathed his collection
of Lincoln memorabilia: the ex- Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
president’s deathbed is one of the
Peggy Notebaert Nature
items displayed. Visitors can climb 4
aboard the Pioneer locomotive, while Museum
events such as the World’s Columbian MAP F3 • 2430 N. Cannon Dr. • 1-773-
Exposition and the Great Chicago 755-5100 • Open 9am–5pm Mon–Fri,
Fire (see p40), are brought to life by 10am–5pm Sat & Sun • Adm • DA
pho tographs, decorative arts, and This museum’s sloping, beige exterior
other exhibits. There is also a was inspired by the sand dunes that
collection of costumes from the mid- once occupied its site. Inside are a
18th century to the present, belonging host of engrossing inte ractive
to famous figures, from George exhibits, the highlight being the
Washington to Michael Jordan. walk-through Butterfly Haven.

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