#1. Armour Square (Chinatown)

Why?

Easy to get to—take Red Line to Chinatown stop

Lots of great foodInteresting buildings and shopping for all

kinds of thingsChinatown is only a few blocks long, so you

don’t have to walk too much if you are lazy Armour Square neighborhood also includes

US Cellular Field, if you happen to be a Sox fan

#2. Lincoln Park

Why?

Neighborhood includes North Avenue Beach, the Lincoln Park Zoo, and the Chicago History Museum

You can see the oldest tomb in Lincoln ParkBeautiful architecture, some of it very oldEasy to get to—get off the Brown line at

Sedgwick, and start walking east

#3. Lower West Side (Pilsen)

Why?

Easy to get to—get off the Blue Line at 18th Street

Lots of great restaurantsGorgeous murals you can photograph, both at

the train station and throughout the neighborhood

National Museum of Mexican Art is in the area

#4. Near West Side

Why?

Easy to get to—get off Blue Line at UIC/Halsted

You can see Greektown and Little ItalyYou can see Hull House, where Haymarket

happened, and where the Great Chicago Fire started

#5. Near South Side

Why?

You can see really cool old mansions as well as the oldest house in Chicago, the Clarke House

You can visit a park that marks the site of the Fort Dearborn Massacre/Battle

#6. Lincoln Square

Why?

Not very far awayInteresting stores and buildingsWhere Germans settled in the area—you can

see a really, really old drug store called Mertz Apothecary

#7-10….other interesting choices

Near North Side—Magnificent Mile, Goose Island, Cabrini Green, River North, Old Town

West Town—includes Wicker Park, which has a lot of artistic places

Pullman, Norwood Park—both are interesting for the residential architecture

Lake View—includes Boystown, Wrigley Field