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Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago

Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago

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Created by Kirstjen Lorenz • Updated On: February 23, 2015

Art museums, galleries, outdoor sculpture

The Art Institute of Chicago is one of Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago.

1. The Art Institute of Chicago

9.5
111 S Michigan Ave (btwn Monroe St & Jackson Dr), Chicago, IL
Art Museum · Grant Park · 685 tips and reviews
Smart Museum of Art is one of Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago.

2. Smart Museum of Art

8.2
5550 S Greenwood Ave (at E. 56th St.), Chicago, IL
Art Museum · Hyde Park · 11 tips and reviews
Alexander Calder's Flamingo Sculpture is one of Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago.

3. Alexander Calder's Flamingo Sculpture

7.7
230 S Dearborn St (at W Adams St), Chicago, IL
Public Art · The Loop · 25 tips and reviews
Daley Plaza Picasso is one of Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago.

4. Daley Plaza Picasso

8.5
at Daley Plaza, Chicago, IL
Outdoor Sculpture · The Loop · 16 tips and reviews
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is one of Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago.

5. Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

8.8
220 E Chicago Ave (at Mies van der Rohe Way), Chicago, IL
Art Museum · Streeterville · 154 tips and reviews
Miró's Chicago is one of Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago.

6. Miró's Chicago

7.0
69 W Washington St (btwn N Dearborn & N Clark St), Chicago, IL
Outdoor Sculpture · The Loop · 2 tips and reviews
Monument with Standing Beast - Dubuffet sculpture is one of Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago.

7. Monument with Standing Beast - Dubuffet sculpture

7.1
100 West Randolph St. (James R Thompson Center), Chicago, IL
Public Art · The Loop · 3 tips and reviews
Chagall Mosaic, "The Four Seasons" is one of Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago.

8. Chagall Mosaic, "The Four Seasons"

7.9
70 W Madison St (at Chase Tower), Chicago, IL
Public Art · The Loop · 15 tips and reviews
The Agora is one of Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago.

9. The Agora

8.8
1135 S Michigan Ave (at Michigan Ave & Roosevelt Rd), Chicago, IL
Sculpture Garden · Grant Park · 10 tips and reviews
Cloud Gate is one of Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago.

10. Cloud Gate

9.3
N Michigan Ave (btwn Randolph St & Monroe Dr), Chicago, IL
Outdoor Sculpture · Grant Park · 302 tips and reviews
Museum of Contemporary Photography is one of Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago.

11. Museum of Contemporary Photography

7.4
600 S Michigan Ave (Harrison St.), Chicago, IL
Art Museum · South Loop · 17 tips and reviews
Crown Fountain is one of Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago.

12. Crown Fountain

8.9
Michigan Ave (btwn S Michigan Ave and Boeing Gallery S), Chicago, IL
Fountain · Grant Park · 63 tips and reviews
Intuit: The Center For Intuitive And Outsider Art is one of Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago.

13. Intuit: The Center For Intuitive And Outsider Art

7.2
756 N Milwaukee Ave (at Ogden), Chicago, IL
Museum · River West · 6 tips and reviews