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2 National Veterans
Art Museum
4041 N Milwaukee Ave. Map 6 D1.
Tel (312) 326-0270. q Irving Park
(Blue Line) then bus 80. Open
10am–5pm Tue–Sat. Closed major
hols. & 7 8 (for groups). - =
The National Veterans Art
Museum is the only museum in
the world with a permanent
collection that focuses on the
subject of war from a personal
point of view. Bringing together
more than 700 works of art in
diverse media created by 140
artists who participated in
one of America’s most divisive Fountains and pools dot the serene grounds of the Chicago Botanic Gardens
wars, this collection presents
a humanist statement on Canadian architect Louis Bourgeois. habitats of flowers, vines, shrubs,
behalf of veterans of all wars. An entrance door is on each side. and trees. Opened in 1972, the
This adamantly apolitical Quotations from Baha’u’llah are Garden contains 2 million
museum began when two carved into the stone, one above specimens representing 8,000 plant
Chicago veterans, Ned each entrance and each of the nine families from around the world.
Broderick and Joe Fornelli, alcoves. Elaborate filigree-like The Gateway Visitor Center,
began collecting artworks carvings adorn the exterior. A near the entrance, leads to
created by fellow veterans. dome of quartz and white cement the main island, the site of the
The City of Chicago donated rises 135 ft (41 m) above the central majority of the themed gardens.
an abandoned warehouse auditorium, which can seat almost The English Walled Garden
and the museum opened 2,000 people. It is lovely to take a consists of a secluded enclosure
in its new home in 1996. stroll in the gardens. with six garden “rooms,” each. The
The belongings of prisoner- Heritage Garden is modeled after
of-war Major General John L. 4 Chicago Botanic Europe’s first botanical garden.
Borling, who lived in captivity Intoxicating scents of the Rose
in North Vietnam for seven Garden Garden’s 5,000 rose bushes
years, is documented in the 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe. accompany the colorful blooms.
display My Cup Runneth Over. Tel (847) 835-5440. £ Braeside; Unsurprisingly, the jewel of
In 2001, the museum dedicated Glencoe (Union Pacific/North line) the Waterfall Garden is a 45-ft
a permanent memorial called then bus 213 or trolley. Open Jun– (14 m) waterfall. Sansho-En, or
“Above and Beyond” honoring Sep: 7am–9pm daily, Oct–May: 8am– “garden of three islands,” reflects
all Americans killed in the sunset daily. Closed Dec 25. 7 8 the tranquil minimalism of
Vietnam War. - = h Lectures, exhibits. Japanese garden design.
∑ chicagobotanic.org The Gardens of the Great
3 Baha’i House of The Chicago Botanic Garden, 25 Basin include Lakeside
Gardens, Evening Island,
Worship miles (40 km) north of downtown and Water Gardens.
Chicago, is dazzling with its 20 The Garden’s three natural
100 Linden Ave., Wilmette. Tel (847)
733-3400. q Linden. Open Gardens themed gardens and three native habitat areas (an oak woodland,
6am–10pm daily; Visitors’ Center Jun– a prairie, and a riverscape)
Sep: 10am–8pm, Oct–May: offer wonderful walking trails
10am–5pm. Devotions: 9:15am & through secluded sections of
12:30pm. 7 h ∑ us.bahai.org the grounds.
The Baha’i House of Worship,
gleaming like a white beacon, is 5 Lake Forest
the North Shore’s most striking £ Lake Forest (Union Pacific/North
building. There are seven major line). @ 472. Deer Path Golf Course:
Baha’i houses of worship in the 500 W Deerpath Rd. Tel (847) 234-
world; this is the only major one 4282. ∑ lflbchamber.com
in North America.
Construction of the house, which Lake Forest is one of Chicago’s
began in 1920, wasn’t completed most affluent suburbs, about
until 1953. There are nine sides to The Baha’i House of Worship, with its 30 miles (48 km) north of
this building designed by French- beautifully filigreed dome Chicago’s Downtown.

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