Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #14 in Chicago, United States

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 7.7 km
Ascend 83 m
Descend 78 m

Explore Chicago in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Chicago

Sight 1: Saint John Cantius Roman Catholic Church

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Saint John Cantius Roman Catholic Church

Saint John Cantius Church is a historic Latin Catholic church of the Archdiocese of Chicago known for its architecture, liturgical practices, and affiliation with the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius.

Wikipedia: St. John Cantius Church (Chicago) (EN)

296 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art

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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, also known as the Intuit Art Center or just Intuit, is a museum in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago dedicated to outsider art. Founded in 1991, the museum offers exhibitions and educational programming exploring contemporary self-taught art.

Wikipedia: Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art (EN), Website

760 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Polish Museum of America

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Polish Museum of America Antonio Vernon (TonyTheTiger at en.wikipedia) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Polish Museum of America is located in West Town, in what had been the historical Polish Downtown neighborhood of Chicago. It is home to numerous Polish artifacts, artwork, and embroidered folk costumes in its growing collection. Founded in 1935, it is one of the oldest ethnic museums in the United States and a Core Member of the Chicago Cultural Alliance, a consortium of 25 ethnic museums and cultural centers in Chicago.

Wikipedia: Polish Museum of America (EN), Website

570 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Holy Trinity Catholic Church

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Holy Trinity Church is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located at 1118 North Noble Street. It is a prime example of the so-called 'Polish Cathedral style' of churches, in both its opulence and grand scale. Along with such monumental religious edifices as St. Mary of the Angels, St. Hedwig's or St. John Cantius, it is one of the many Polish churches that dominate over the Kennedy Expressway in the Pulaski Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.

Wikipedia: Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church (Chicago) (EN)

480 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: Saint Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church

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Saint Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church is a historic Polish church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago that is located at 1351 West Evergreen Avenue in the Pulaski Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is designated as the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy of the Archdiocese.

Wikipedia: St. Stanislaus Kostka Church (Chicago) (EN)

125 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Pulaski Park

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Pulaski Park is a park in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1912, and was named after American Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski.

Wikipedia: Pulaski Park (Chicago) (EN), Website

585 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 7: Chopin Theatre

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Chopin Theatre

Chopin Theatre Productions is a 501(c)(3) not for profit art presenter and producer at the historic Chopin Theater building in Chicago. Built in 1918, in what is now Wicker Park, the theater is located across the Polish Triangle. Chopin Theatre's 500+ annual theater, literary, music, film and social events are often avant-garde or international. Its mission is to promote enlightened civic discourse through a diverse range of artistic offerings.

Wikipedia: Chopin Theatre (EN)

540 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Elizabeth Peabody School

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The Elizabeth Peabody School is a historic school building at 1444 W. Augusta Boulevard in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The school opened in 1894 to serve the growing number of students in West Town, as immigration and changes to education laws had led to overcrowding at other neighborhood schools. W. August Fiedler, the chief architect of the Chicago Board of Education, designed the school. His design, one of his first after becoming chief architect, combines the utilitarian form of standardized Chicago school designs of the 1870s with elements of the Queen Anne and Richardsonian Romanesque styles. The school served students continuously from its opening until it closed in 2013.

Wikipedia: Elizabeth Peabody School (EN)

908 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 9: Holy Innocents Catholic Church

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Holy Innocents Church,, is a church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located at 743 North Armour Street in the East Village neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is a prime example of the so-called "Polish Cathedral style" of churches in both its opulence and grand scale.

Wikipedia: Holy Innocents Church (Chicago) (EN)

1595 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 10: Union Park

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Union Park soundfromwayout / CC BY 2.0

Union Park is a municipal park in Chicago, Illinois, comprising 13.46 acres (5.45 ha).

Wikipedia: Union Park (Chicago) (EN)

971 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 11: Chicago Stadium

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Chicago StadiumDavid Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA / CC BY 2.0

The Chicago Stadium was an indoor arena in Chicago that opened in 1929, closed in 1994 and was demolished in 1995. It was the home of the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks and the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls. It was used for numerous other sporting events, opening with a championship boxing match in March 1929. The Stadium was built by Paddy Harmon, a promoter, who sank his entire fortune into the project, only to lose control to the Stadium shareholders, and leave his family nearly penniless a year later when he died. After exiting receivership in 1935, the Stadium was owned by the Norris and Wirtz families until its closure in 1994.

Wikipedia: Chicago Stadium (EN)

83 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Chicago Blackhawks 75th Anniversary Sculpture

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The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and have won six Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926. They are one of the "Original Six" NHL teams, along with the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers. Since 1995, the team has played their home games at the United Center, which they share with the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls; both teams previously played at the now-demolished Chicago Stadium.

Wikipedia: Chicago Blackhawks (EN)

753 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 13: Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church

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Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church, originally named the Third Church of Christ, Scientist, is a landmark church located on West Washington Boulevard in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The church was designed by architect Hugh M.G. Garden and was built in 1901. The church was sold to its current owners in 1947. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on February 16, 1989, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

Wikipedia: Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church (EN)

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