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Whether visiting Chicago for an extended stay or a short trip, there are a number of places to go and locations to see for any budget. Chicago is rich in culture and steeped in history, and there are a number of activities for visitors to enjoy.

The "Second City" offers much more than it is usually credited for and here is a list to prove it. The following list shows different popular tourist destinations around Chicago, proving that this is a city that truly has something for everyone!

An overview of the exhibits and attractions at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, located on the grounds of Pensacola's Naval Air Station.

Trips, tours and tips to check out - when traveling - Chicago Style -- plus 7-tourist sites you don't want to miss in the Windy City .

Since the U.S. News and World Report began ranking American colleges in 1994, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has garnered the number one spot for graduate art schools every year. Read on to find out why.

Visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago this spring have the opportunity to see some of the world's great art in the exhibit called "Cezanne to Picasso"

Claude Monet, Georges Seurat, Alexander Calder, and weapons.

If you're going to Chicago or San Francisco, don't miss these two gems, exhibiting the world's best artists in all their glory. There is something for everyone who has a taste for the arts at either of these fabulous museums.

The Silk Road Project is a collaboration between the Art Institue of Chicago and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. This newest exhibit showcases the huge impact the silk road had on civilization and the arts.

Chicago has elegant hotels that reflect the glamorous history of the city along with modern amenities.

The Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade takes place on Saturday, March 15, 2008. Here is a guide to help you find the parade, find parking, and view the dyeing of the Chicago River.

Chicago city overview, attractions, restaurants, schools, and relocation guide to the Windy CIty!

Now located in San Francisco's Civic Center, the Asian Art Museum well-displays an outstanding collection of Asian art (with a wide variety of special exhibitions).

Grand Rapids, Michigan has a new art museum. The Grand Rapids Art Museum called Gram is the state of the art in museums today. This is the first LEED (leadership in energy and environment) art museum in the world.

Music and painting could be considered a form of folk art.Grandma Moses was considered a folk artist.

Chicago offers unique holiday fare for young and old alike. This article looks at some Christmas and New Year's events unique to the Windy City, among them a German market, wreathing the lions at the Art Institute, and ZooLights among others.

Whether you're ready to shell out some serious cash or see Chicago on the cheap, here's some advice from a local on the places you'll want to visit.

On your next visit to Chicago, be sure to visit the city's highlights. Here are eight top picks for your travels to the Windy City!

If you and your partner are looking for the perfect weekend getaway, you should consider Chicago.

Annual December festivities in Chicago

Find out the greattest places for families to visit while in Chicago. Bring your water, snacks, and a healthy appetitite for knowledge and culture. Enjoy the sight as you learn a lot about Chicago and its cultural diversity.

These places are touristy. However, just becuase there are tourists there doesn't mean it isn't a great place to visit.

Informal wedding dresses in Chicago, Illinois are taken to a new level of elegance, style, and grace that will have any traditional bride taking a second glance at more contemporary and informal designs.

Brief overview of Rod Crossman's day as well as his background and education history.

Since the downtown center of Chicago is not only the locus of business but also of tourism, there are enough locations and attractions in this area to interest and delight most everyone.

The San Diego Museum of Art will be featuring "Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life: 1990-2005.' The exhibit will be shown from February 10-April 22, 2007. It will showcase approximately 200 photographs in both color and black and white.

The Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin is a German art Institution that shows modern art from around the world.

The Milwaukee Art Museum is a notable structure on the lake front in Milwaukee.

The Akron Art Museum was more interesting on the inside, yet more of an eye sore to view from across the street. Plus it was hard to find and easy to pass up, neither of which will be the case in 2006!

This summer is the perfect opportunity for Chicago area parents to get involved in their childrens' education in three steps: enroll them in drawing classes, tour museums, and create projects that reinforce education in a fun atmosphere.

From an early age, Aldolf Hitler had an obsession with art. He wrote in Mein Kampf that he knew as a schoolboy what he wanted to be, a painter.

Founded in 1903, the New Britain Museum of American Art in central Connecticut has upheld a rich tradition of presenting some of the most important American artistic achievements.

While often ignored by tourists coming to Chicago, Oak Park is a place of history and diversity well worth seeing.

This article is an encapsulation of the book I wrote with Sandra Brandenburg about visionary art in Northern California.

Since beginning redevelopment in the late 1970's Printers' Row has gone from a collection of abandoned buildings to one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods. Visitors and residents alike enjoy it for it's central location and outside-the-bustle feel.

Evanston, Illinois, while often seen as merely a place to stay if you're going to Chicago, actually has a lot of value as a tourist destination in its own right.

Sophia Siskel is taking over as president and chief executive officer of the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Here are 100 free activities and events all around the City of Chicago to entertain and let you keep your money at the same time.

Review and thoughts on the Homer and Hopper show at the Art Institue, Chicago

Chicago has endless opportunities for free fun, entertainment, learning, and culture all year round. This fall is a great time to take advantage of free Chicago favorites as well as a few seasonal events that only come around once a year.

Taste of Chicago is a hugely popular annual event that takes place in downtown Chicago. The event is a favorite with Chicagoans and draws people from all over. People come to the event to experience the foods of Chicago and the musical entertainment.

The Taste of Chicago brings over 3.5 million people during the week before and after July 4th. Get a taste of the second largest event in Illinois.

There are three hotels in Chicago with the prestigious AAA Five Diamond rating. The ultimate fine hotels in Chicago are the Four Seasons Hotel, The Ritz Carlton and the Peninsula

Hardie Gramatky's classic picture book "Little Toot," about an energetic little tugboat, has sold over six million copies since its release in 1939. This month, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books will release a new edition that restores the vibrant colors of the original.

Chicago has beautiful landscapes, a huge beach and much to see and do for all ages!!

If you really want to take a 6 day, 5 night trip to Chicago with someone special but you can't afford to spend more than $2,000 dollars trying doing what I did to make it possible.

A brief chronology of Ellsworth Kelly's life and an examination of a few of his works. He breathed life into his paintings, sculptures and drawings with the use of bright colors and unusual shapes. Kelly's creations displayed the physical form to his unique way of seeing.

Chicago, built along the banks of Lake Michigan and along its tributary, the Chicago River, is a dynamic city that combines an appreciation of its past with a yearning to lead towards the future.

You don't have travel far to have a good time with you family this summer. Chicago and the surrounding suburbs have plenty to offer. Here are 8 fun activities for your family to experience this summer:

A list of the best freebies Chicago has to offer. Have fun without breaking the bank.

The article talks about visiting Chicago Museums exhibits as a winter activity.

Chicago, the city that never sleeps, is chock full of endless winter activities.

Going on a trip to Chicago? Are you looking for luxury and excellent services? Check out these top 3 rated hotels to find out where your luxury stay will be.

Looking for a great spot to propose in Chicago? There are a lot of choices, from the touristy to the unusual; one is right for you!

An insider's guide to Chicago's museums

The Southside Community Art Center presents "Journey to Empowerment," a photographic exhibit from the archives of the Chicago Defender on February 1, 2008 to March 29, 2008 in Bronzeville Chicago. Check out the art and learn more about Bronzeville Chicago's history.

Intellectual Lovers Are Sure To Enjoy These 10 Free Things on Valentine's Day

I talked to Laurel Waycott an associate of Art Register, the world's largest private international database of loss and stolen art ,about the art thefts in Europe.

Downtown Chicago has a rich glamorous history. Some of the fine hotels of the Roaring Twenties have renovated and modernized, so guests can experience the glamor of world famous hotels along with modern amenities and conveniences.

Within the soothing tones and sorrowful pose of destitute, Picasso's The Old Guitarist frames a gaze into a masterpiece from the artist's Blue Period. The vision rests peacefully in the Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago.

A student at the Art Institute of Chicago had a created paper mache Jesus which features the face of a smiling Barack Obama.

Taking a weekend to do a little traveling may be the perfect way to rejuvenate! The city of Chicago has lots of events all summer long!

Although you've successfully taken care of the bulk of everything you need to do to prepare for college; you realize that you still reside at home with your hippie parents and little brother who rummages through your panty drawer...

Applying to graduate school is scary and confusing. The mountains of paperwork, test scores, transcripts and writing samples are enough to make you tear your hair out. Here's how to beat the confusion of writing your statement of purpose.

After living in Chicago for a year of life and later visiting, I realized the beauty of the city landscape.

When you’re searching for the ultimate wedding dress in Chicago, be sure to start your quest at some of the area’s finest boutiques. Chicago offers a wide variety of selections including couture designs, customized creations, and stock dresses for any bride.

Josef Sudek is the father of modern Czech photography.

Preview of rock concerts

This is an overview of some of the best free activities and some paying events that the city has to offer for the summer of 2007

Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois presents a summertime of fun, with live entertainment, amusement park rides, beer garden and restaurants. Navy Pier features more than 50 acres of parks, promenades, gardens, restaurants, shops and attractions.

Don't get confused thinking about what the name of this university might really mean. Just concentrate on the natioal recognition accorded this school and the reasons behind its repuation.

The Art Institute of CA pulls a magazine from circulation after citing one student's work as defamatory. School officials said the magazine had not been reviewed prior to print. This incident brings up the question of what defines art.

Chicago's luxury hotels offer pampering spa vacations in the prestigious Magnificent Mile location where shopping, restaurants, bars, and amusements abound.

There are special events in Chicago all summer long to add to the entertainment and excitement available in the great city

The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis has become world famous not only for its own collection, but also for the exhibitions it has organized and sent to other museums and for the exhibitions that it has received and displayed.

How do you know if art college is right for you? Here are some things I thought about when I chose to go to an art school for my college education.

Throughout literature and art, several authors approach the subject of isolation and self-alienation by creating lonely and desolate characters in their works and exploring the theme of self-protection from a frightening world.

The art of Robin Halpren-Ruder

You'll find Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois listed with hundreds of other undergraduate schools in college catalogs. But you know without going any further than its name, that Moody Bible Institute in Chicago Illinois is not your typical undergraduates college.

Art Galleries, outdoor cafes, unusual shops, white elephant galleries and cannot pass up the wonderful espresso cafes. Enjoy a stroll through the center of town and gaze upon the sculptures created by mostly Saugatuck citizens.

This article contains free things to do on Valentine's Day in Chicago, Illinois.

The Wadsworth Atheneum was named in honor of the Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena. It was founded in 1842 by Daniel Wadsworth. It is the oldest public art museum in America collecting and sharing the world's greatest art for over a century and a half.

Located in a Victorian mansion, the New Britain Museum of American Art houses 5000 works of art.Recent expansion has doubled the size of the museum. The huge murals of thomas Hart Benton are a prized possession of the museum and also draw large crowds.

At an art museum, we generally walk around, see what we want, and leave. Do not take for granted a docent tour, which brings a fresh eye perspective to a collection, such as the Dallas Museum of Art. Then nearby, eat lunch at a charming bistro.

Since 1967, the town of Scituate, Rhode Island, has been holding the Scituate Art Festival as an autumn tradition. Over the years, it has attracted visitors from all over to view the unique works of hundreds of artists and professional crafters.

Nestled in the heart of the University of Connecticut campus is one of Connecticut's premiere art museums, The William Benton Museum of Art. It is a cultural asset to the school as well as the general public.

Despite its reputation as one of the shadier sides of New England, Worcester, Massachusetts' art museum is a truly top-notch cultural facility that should make any citizen of Worcester proud.

Right downtown is a park that has to be seen to be believed when you visit Chicago. Millennium Park is an interesting mix of the creepy and the cool.

Memphis is the home of the Blues, barbecue and Elvis. If you love good food, good music and nice people, you don't need to look any further than Memphis. It is also a mere twenty miles north of Tunica, the third largest gaming destination in America.

The art of using the subconscious mind to assist with generating ideas in the writing of fiction

Biography of philosopher, screenwriter, and novelist Ayn Rand, including analysis and opinions germane to Chapter One of her monograph: The Art of Fiction. Tied in are theories of Sigmund Freud and Josef Breuer.

The Skies of Chicago will be lit up with glorious color during the weekly fireworks show on the Magnificent Mile from January 13 to March 3, 2007.

Overview of the Greater San Antonio area

Atlanta to South Dakota to Marysville is a wide swath of the US and the art by the winners of the Asylum Gallery Juried Print Show is just as varied in technique as well as theme

During the Industrial Age, there was more money in Youngstown, Ohio than in New York City. Youngstown is known for its commitment to the arts.

The single family American house, including the social standing of its inhabitants, is an a image of the American Dream, capturing the essence of ourselves, our families, and the designers who create the homes.

Being chosen the best out of the other accepted artists from a juried national print show pays off for three artists.

See the interior dynamics, structural systems, and use of lighting and color that made Wright one of the world's great architects.

Walt Disney, the creator of Disney Magic was an extraordinary man. His innovations and originality remain in existence through the versatile Disney Studio's.