This is both a park and a street.  It runs directly through the University of Chicago campus in Hyde Park and is lined with gardens.  It was originally the center midway of the Cloumbian Exposition...

Internationalist style building houses city offices and the main Cook County civil courthouse (the criminal court is at 26th and California).  It includes the well-know and loved Picasso sculpture...

Sleek curved black apartment building dominates this stretch of the lakefront.  Not open to the public.

Irish brogues abound at this barnlike gathering place for indie-rock, folk-pop, and other hard-to-classify acts. It's tucked away in a residential neighborhood -- far from the usual tourist haunts -- so you're pretty much guaranteed to be surrounded by locals. Besides Guinness and other Emerald Isle beers on tap, there's a full menu. Traditional Irish music sessions are held Sundays.

Number one on Chicago's reggae charts is the Wild Hare, in the shadow of Wrigley Field. Grab a Red Stripe and dance to bands from Jamaica and elsewhere, including Burning Spear, the Wailers, Shabba Ranks, and Yellowman.

Simply put, Vision is currently Chicago's crown jewel of nightclubs; and its only world-class venue. Blending the elemental forces of fire and water (torches, waterfalls) with visionary eye candy (lights, lasers, special effects) over a one-of-a-kind 3 room nine-level design.