Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #19 in Chicago, United States

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 7.9 km
Ascend 55 m
Descend 55 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: Welles Park

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Welles Park is one of the 5 parks created by the Lincoln Park Commission and is named after Gideon Welles. It is part of the City's park system administered by the Chicago Park District. A volunteer organization, The Welles Park Advisory Council helps support the park.

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

362 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Krause Music Store

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Krause Music Store / Attribution

The Krause Music Store is a 1922 structure designed Louis Sullivan and is a National Historic Landmark Building. It is the last of the 126 buildings designed by Sullivan.

Wikipedia: Krause Music Store (EN)

1133 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 3: All Saints Episcopal Church

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All Saints Episcopal Church is a church of the Episcopal Church of the United States at 4550 North Hermitage Avenue in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1883, the structure was declared a Chicago Landmark in 1982. All Saints is currently an active church, and is most well known for its community outreach programs that include a food pantry and events that attract all members of its neighborhood.

Wikipedia: All Saints Episcopal Church (Chicago) (EN)

712 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: Black Ensemble Theater

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Black Ensemble Theater Company is a theatre company that performs at the Black Ensemble Cultural Center in the Uptown community area of Chicago, Illinois. The company is known for productions related to African-American culture, especially musicals depicting notable African-American musicians and performers. The company is a significant contributor to Chicago's emergence as a Theater Town, and its theater has been selected as one of the 25 top major theaters in the country by the Encyclopædia Britannica Almanac.

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1164 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 5: Riviera Theatre

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The Riviera Theatre is a concert venue located on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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261 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

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The Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom is a ballroom turned event space located in Chicago in the Uptown neighborhood, approximately 5 miles (8 km) north of Downtown.

Wikipedia: Aragon Ballroom (Chicago) (EN)

421 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Uptown Theatre

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Uptown Theatre is a currently closed movie palace and concert venue located in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Designed by Rapp and built by Paschen Bros. contractors, it is one of the many movie palaces built by the Balaban & Katz theatre chain run by A. J. Balaban, his brother Barney Balaban, and their partner Sam Katz.

Wikipedia: Uptown Theatre (Chicago) (EN)

1392 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 8: Neofuturists

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The Neo-Futurists are an experimental theater troupe founded by Greg Allen in 1988, based on an aesthetics of honesty, speed and brevity. Neo-Futurist theatre was inspired in part by the Italian Futurist movement from the early 20th century. Originating in Chicago, branches of the Neo-Futurists also exist in New York City, San Francisco, and London.

Wikipedia: Neo-Futurists (EN), Website

189 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Swedish American Museum

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Swedish American Museum

Swedish American Museum is a museum of Swedish American topics and the Swedish emigration to the United States, located in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago.

Wikipedia: Swedish American Museum (EN)

1293 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 10: Saint Ita's Roman Catholic Church

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Saint Ita's Roman Catholic ChurchZol87 from Chicago, IL USA / CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Ita's Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago. The church building was designed by Henry J. Schlacks in the Neo-Gothic style and completed in 1927. It is located at 5500 North Broadway.

Wikipedia: St. Ita's Church (EN)

544 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 11: Edgewater Presbyterian Church

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church is a Christian church and member of the Presbyterian Church USA. Located in the Edgewater neighborhood community area of Chicago, Illinois, the church is one of several historic buildings of the Bryn Mawr Historic District and is designed in the French Romanesque style. It is celebrating its 125th anniversary having been founded by 43 charter members on June 9,1896. It dedicated an upgraded sanctuary on June 13, 2021, and will have another anniversary celebration on September 26, 2021. The congregation welcomes all people, and values its diversity in cultural, racial ethnic, economic and sexual orientation identities. The congregation expresses love for its neighbors by supporting Care for Real; preparing meals for Sarah's Circle; befriending and sharing Bible study with residents of Bryn Mawr Care; and offering our large building for community events and non-profit organizations.

Wikipedia: Edgewater Presbyterian Church (EN)

390 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: Church of the Atonement

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The Episcopal Church of the Atonement and Parish House is a historic church building at 5751 North Kenmore Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The Gothic Revival building was constructed in 1889 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Wikipedia: Episcopal Church of the Atonement and Parish House (EN)

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