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William Eggle ston. Frequent gallery
talks give curators and artists the
chance to discuss the shows with
museum-goers.
Maxwell Street Market
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MAP J6 • 548 W. Roosevelt Rd.
• Open 7am–3pm Sun
Both 19th-century European
immigrants and 20th-century African-
American settlers fleeing the Deep
South got their entrepreneurial start
selling from pushcarts around
Maxwell Street. In 1994 the market
was relocated to make way for the
Star gazing, Adler Planetarium new University of Illinois at Chicago
and, while a shadow of its former self,
Adler Planetarium
5 it still makes for a vibrant Sunday
MAP M6 • 1300 S. Lake Shore Dr. morning. Do expect plenty of
• Open 9:30am–4pm Mon–Fri, Mexican housewares and used tools.
9:30am–4:30pm Sat & Sun; third Thu The occasional treasure, such as a
of month 6–10pm for “Adler After vintage fur coat, does show up,
Dark” (over-21s only); for show times however. Another reason to visit is to
call 312-922-7827 • Adm • DA try the homemade tacos from the
The first planetarium in the Western Mexican food stalls that line the street.
Hemisphere completes the Museum
Northerly Island
Campus trio. Visit its numerous 8
galleries to walk among the stars, MAP M6 • 1521 S. Linn White
explore the worlds that orbit the Sun, Dr. • 312-745-2910 • Open 6am–
and be enlightened by 1,000 years of 11pm • www.chicagoparkdistrict.com
astronomical discovery. Don’t miss Northerly Island was part of city
the Sky Theater show, which is planner Daniel Burnham’s plan for
projected on the 68-ft (21-m) dome the lakefront to include a series of
of the historic Zeiss planetarium. The offshore islands acting as parks. At
virtual reality events in the StarRider Northerly Island, Burnham’s vision
Theater launch you into the outer is now a reality. The green space
reaches of space and even give you exten ding south of the Adler
the chance to interact with the show Planetarium is the city’s newest
via a panel in the armrest. lakefront park, which hosts native
gardens carved with walking trails,
Museum of
6 and an outdoor concert stage.
Contemporary
Photography
MAP L5 • 600 S. Michigan Ave. • Open
10am–5pm, Mon–Sat (to 8pm Thu),
noon–5pm Sun • DA • www.mocp.org
Run by and located in Columbia
College Chicago, this museum is one
of a kind in the Midwest. It exhibits
the portfolios of inter national modern
masters, with shows tending toward
the experimental rather than the
traditional documentary. Changing
exhibitions also present a mixture of
local talents and well-established
ones, such as Gary Winogrand and Lakefront strolling, Northerly Island

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