The "Historic Route 66" begins in Chicago at Grant Park on Adams Street in front of the Art Institute of Chicago. Read more.
The Lincoln Park Zoo is free and open 365 days a year. http://bit.ly/alwaysfree Read more.
According to John Hughes, The Art Institute "was a place of refuge for me, I went there quite a bit, I loved it. I knew all the paintings, the building. [Ferris] was a chance for me to go back..." Read more.
While at the Art Institute, make sure to check out their self-guided movie-themed tour. Click the link that follows this tip to view the PDF. Read more.
The Art Institute of Chicago has one of the largest and most extensive collections of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings in the world. Read more.
In "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off" (1986), the little girl in the center of "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884" (1884–86) captivated the attention of Ferris' friend Cameron. Read more.