RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

If you're remotely interested in architecture, you can spend an entire 
week in Chicago just looking at it, both the classic Sullivan & other 
skyscrapery stuff downtown (http://www.cityofchicago.org/Landmarks/) , 
as well as the Frank Lloyd Wright motherlode in Oak Park:
http://www.gowright.org/


Kevin Slater wrote:
> Chicago is a great food town.  it is also a super large city.  It  
> kinda depends on where you're staying.
>
> That said, it's pretty easy to get downtown.  There is a GREAT zoo  
> right in the middle of the city and it's FREE!  http://www.lpzoo.org
>
> If you are up north there is a awesome eatery on Lunt called  
> Heartland http://www.heartlandcafe.com/hc_index.htm
>
> There is a phenomenal vegetarian place run by Korean religious  
> cultist wack jobs called Alice and Friends.  If the food wasn't so  
> good I would have never gone back. http://www.aliceandfriends.com/   
> seriously, it's worth the crazy.  They don't bug you, but they have a  
> video of their cult leader lady talking the whole time about jesus  
> and aliens.
>
> Lou Malnati's > Gino's East > Giordano's > Edwardo's.  All are great  
> and any will be the best pizza you ever eat.  Eat pizza.
>
> Before or after the Cubs game go to Pick Me Up Cafe for some great  
> food.  http://www.google.com/search?q=pick+me+up+chicago
>
> There are a lot of great shops right there on clark st if you head  
> south (lake on your left) from the ballpark.  There's a good  
> margarita place there too called caesars.
>
> Can you see why I gained like 80 pounds when I lived there?  I feel  
> like all I did was eat!!
>
> As for attractions one of my favorites was the Museum of Science and  
> Industry.  http://www.msichicago.org
>
> The Field Museum of course http://www.fieldmuseum.org/
>
> There is the GREAT art museum http://www.artic.edu/aic/index.php
>
> Shedd has already been mentioned.
>
> There are a couple boat tours that leave from Navy Pier (tourist  
> trap!) that are pretty good.  I think that's where you catch the  
> architecture tour, so since you'll be there anyway check out the  
> skyline tour.  It's pretty short.  It basically goes out in to the  
> lake a bit and the guy talks about the buildings and a little  
> history.  Including some about this guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ 
> George_Streeter
>
> There is a great gangster tour http://www.gangstertour.com/ and a  
> great black history tour that I can't seem to find a link for.  You  
> can probably find something there about it.
> The gangster tour is fun because all the dudes that give the tour are  
> dressed as 1920s gangsters and carry around tommy guns.
>
> Hey while you're up there maybe you can play quarterback for the  
> bears!  I have little doubt that you'd be better that the yahoo they  
> currently have in the position.  Go Cubbies, etc etc.
>
>
>
> k.
>
>
> On May 24, 2008, at 9:52 AM, Chris Calloway wrote:
>
> > --- Chris Calloway <ifoufo AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Shed Aquarium
> > Shedd Aquarium
> >
> > 3
> >
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