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Making Chicago Home
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture is one of Making Chicago Home.

1. Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture

8.1
6500 S Pulaski Rd (65 St. & S. Pulaski Rd..), Chicago, IL
History Museum · West Lawn · 4 tips and reviews

Chicago Cultural AllianceChicago Cultural Alliance: A repository of Lithuanian Culture - from pre-historic amber, to medieval armor, to present-day art and film - the museum is a must-see on any tour in Chicago

Racine Bakery is one of Making Chicago Home.

2. Racine Bakery

7.7
6216 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL
Bakery · Garfield Ridge · 7 tips and reviews

Chicago Cultural AllianceChicago Cultural Alliance: Visit Racine Bakery and Delicatessen and taste Lithuanian delicacies such as kugelis, Lithuanian bread, bacon buns, herrings, sausages, and sweets.

Saint Casimir Cemetery is one of Making Chicago Home.

3. Saint Casimir Cemetery

Chicago, IL
Cemetery · Mount Greenwood · 2 tips and reviews

Chicago Cultural AllianceChicago Cultural Alliance: Final resting place of many acclaimed Chicago Lithuanians, it features remarkable monuments designed by Lithuanian artists.

Casa Michoacan is one of Making Chicago Home.

4. Casa Michoacan

Chicago, IL
Event Space · Pilsen · 1 tip

Chicago Cultural AllianceChicago Cultural Alliance: Cultural center in Chicago for hometown clubs from the Mexican state of Michoacán, it provides education and social services open to everyone.

Mary Zepeda Native Garden is one of Making Chicago Home.

5. Mary Zepeda Native Garden

1427 W 17th St, Chicago, IL
Garden · Pilsen · 1 tip

Chicago Cultural AllianceChicago Cultural Alliance: This garden, a sanctuary for Monarch Butterflies migrating from Michoacan to Canada, celebrates the Monarch as a symbol of peace and freedom across borders.

Chinese-American Museum is one of Making Chicago Home.

6. Chinese-American Museum

7.2
238 W 23rd St (btw Wentworth & Princeton), Chicago, IL
History Museum · Chinatown · 5 tips and reviews

Chicago Cultural AllianceChicago Cultural Alliance: Built in 1896, it was considered one of the tallest in the area at that time. The museum is now the repository for the history of Chinese immigration in the Midwest.

Chinatown Gate is one of Making Chicago Home.

7. Chinatown Gate

8.1
W Cermak Rd (at S Wentworth Ave), Chicago, IL
Monument · Chinatown · 9 tips and reviews

Chicago Cultural AllianceChicago Cultural Alliance: Don’t miss this beautiful monument designed by Peter Fung to welcome visitors from all over the world.

Pui Tak Center is one of Making Chicago Home.

8. Pui Tak Center

2216 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago, IL
Non-Profit Organization · Chinatown · 3 tips and reviews

Chicago Cultural AllianceChicago Cultural Alliance: Visit the Chinatown’s only Chicago Landmark. Built in 1928, it used to be a courthouse to settle grievances and conflicts within the community.

DANK Haus German American Cultural Center is one of Making Chicago Home.

9. DANK Haus German American Cultural Center

7.5
4740 N Western Ave (at Lawrence Ave.), Chicago, IL
Museum · Ravenswood · 10 tips and reviews

Chicago Cultural AllianceChicago Cultural Alliance: Every 3rd Friday, join DANK Haus for an Open Haus at 7:30pm Rotating menu of entertainment, food and bier, No cover

Berlin Wall Monument is one of Making Chicago Home.

10. Berlin Wall Monument

4645 N Western Ave (Leland Ave.), Chicago, IL
Monument · Ravenswood · 1 tip

Chicago Cultural AllianceChicago Cultural Alliance: See the 16ft actual section of the Berlin Wall inside the Western Brown Line stop. Installed in 2008, 19 years after the wall came down

The Second City is one of Making Chicago Home.

11. The Second City

9.3
1616 N Wells St (btwn Concord Ln & North Ave), Chicago, IL
Comedy Club · Old Town Triangle · 150 tips and reviews

Chicago Cultural AllianceChicago Cultural Alliance: The facade is a 4 terra cotta busts from the original Shiller Theater depicting famous German figures: Giacomo Meyerbeer, Fritz Reuter, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.

National Hellenic Museum is one of Making Chicago Home.

12. National Hellenic Museum

7.3
333 S Halsted St (at Van Buren), Chicago, IL
History Museum · Greektown · 10 tips and reviews

Chicago Cultural AllianceChicago Cultural Alliance: Learn about the Greek immigrant experience firsthand through NHM’s oral history interviews in the Oral History Center on the third floor.

Margie's Candies is one of Making Chicago Home.

13. Margie's Candies

9.0
1960 N Western Ave (at W Armitage Ave), Chicago, IL
Ice Cream Parlor · Logan Square · 94 tips and reviews

Chicago Cultural AllianceChicago Cultural Alliance: In 1921, Greek immigrant Peter George Poulos founded Margie's Candies, part of the rich tradition of Greek-owned sweet shops, which serves candy & ice cream to Chicago’s sweet toothes.

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral is one of Making Chicago Home.

14. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral

1017 N La Salle Dr, Chicago, IL
Church · Near North Side · 1 tip

Chicago Cultural AllianceChicago Cultural Alliance: Annunciation, and the Greek Orthodox Church, has played a vital role in the Greek American community, providing a place of faith, worship, culture, & education.