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DuSable Museum of
African American History 2
Museum of Science and Industry 6
Oriental Institute Museum 4
Perennial Garden 7
Robie House 3
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel 5
The Smart Museum of Art 1
48th St.
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Wrigley
Wrigley
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Wrigley
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49th St.
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KENWOOD
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50th St.
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E. Hyde Park Blvd.
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52nd St.
U.S. Cellular Field
U.S. Cellular Field
U.S. Cellular Field
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53rd St.
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55
53rd St.
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Midway
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54th St.
55th St.
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55th/50th/57th
St. Station
56th St.
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UNIVERSITY
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CHICAGO
Museum of
Science & Industry
57th St.
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3
58th St.
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J A C K S O N
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JACKSON
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59th St.
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59th St.
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Midway Plaisance
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A SUGGESTED ITINERARY A long 1-day itinerary for Hyde Park should
include the following: a walk through the U of C campus (including a stroll
along the Midway Plaisance); a visit to the Museum of Science and Industry (for
families), Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, or one of the other local museums;
and lunch or dinner in the neighborhood's commercial center.
THE TOP ATTRACTIONS
DuSable Museum of African-American History The DuSable Museum is
a repository of the history, art, and artifacts pertaining to the African-American
experience and culture. Named for Chicago's first permanent settler, Jean Bap-
tiste Point du Sable, a French-Canadian of Haitian descent, it is admirable not
so much for its collections and exhibits as for the inspiring story behind its exis-
tence. Founded in 1961 with a $10 charter and minimal capital, the museum
began in the home of Dr. Margaret Burroughs, an art teacher at the city's DuS-
able High School. In 1973, as a result of a community-based campaign, the
museum took up residence in its present building (a former parks administra-
tion facility and police lockup) on the eastern edge of Washington Park. With
no major endowment to speak of, the DuSable Museum has managed to accu-
mulate a respectable collection of more than 13,000 artifacts, books, photo-
graphs, art objects, and memorabilia. Its collection of paintings, drawings, and
sculpture by African-American and African artists is excellent.
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