What to do and see in Bucktown, Illinois (IL): The Best Things to do

August 5, 2021 Agatha Simes

The windy city is a cornucopia of modern art, fine dining, cutting edge comedy, and die-hard sports fans. Snap a photo of your reflection in the silver Cloud Gate sculpture at Millennium Park before heading to Grant Park to get hit with the refreshing spray of Buckingham Fountain. There are dozens of museums and theater companies in Chicago, so a cultural experience is never hard to find. You’re sure to laugh your head off at the Second City Theater, the professional launch pad of many famous comedians.
Restaurants in Chicago

1. Get Me High Lounge

1758 N Honore St, Chicago, IL 60622-1330 +1 773-252-4090
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Get Me High Lounge

2. ShopWalk

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Windy City Boutique Tour.Take this walking tour to the best of the city's urban boutiques. Your personal stylist will escort you to boutiques found only in Chicago. You'll be pampered with exclusive ShopWalk discounts, complimentary drinks, neighborhood trivia, and highlights on Chicago designers. Made In Chicago Tour Take this walking tour to the best boutiques and private studios that carry local design collections.Tours include personal meetings with the designers,sample sales.

3. Cook au Vin Cooking Class

2256 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60614-2930 +1 773-489-3141 [email protected] http://cook-au-vin.com
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Cook au Vin Cooking Class

- Cooking classes- Pastry classes- Bread classes- Private parties- Catering

Reviewed By SusanM894 - Elkhorn, United States

This is a must do. My friends and I did the Bordeaux Menu on 1/8/2020 with Ryan and a number of other people. It was a fantastic experience and exceeded our expectations. Ryan was able to manage all of us and get us all involved in the preparation of our meal. We learned a lot of tips, had fun preparing the meal, got to wear chef's hats and aprons, and we all gathered around a table for a wonderful meal. What a concept to get so many people together and then to have us all work together to prepare a larger meal, from appetizers through dessert. Ryan did a great job with us. Will be back.

4. St. Mary of the Angels

1850 N Hermitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60622-1101 +1 773-278-2644 http://sma-church.org
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St. Mary of the Angels

Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States

St. Mary of the Angels is an historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. Located at 1850 North Hermitage Avenue in the city's Bucktown neighborhood, it is an example of the Polish Cathedral style of churches and is visible from the Kennedy Expressway. Completed in 1920, with a capacity of 2,000 and a dome that is 125 feet in height, it was modeled on St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and has been acclaimed as one of the finest specimens of Roman Renaissance architecture in the United States. The imposing brick and terra cotta edifice with its twin bell towers and magnificent dome was constructed at a cost of $400,000. The W.W. Kimball pipe organ was installed in 1923. In 1973, the extensive repairs were made on the exterior of the dome and the blue "Guiding Light" was added. It is visible in the cupola for a considerable distance. The church was closed and scheduled for demolition in 1988 due to unsafe conditions. But members of the parish, local citizens and historians rallied to save the historic structure. By 1999, the 100th anniversary of the parish, the church's interior decorations had been fully restored. Today, open from dawn to dusk, seven days a week, Sunday Masses are celebrated in English, Polish and Spanish. In recent years, the ethnic character of St. Mary of the Angels has undergone a gradual change from an exclusively Polish parish to one that is multicultural and multiracial.

5. Team vs Time

2000 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647-4514 +1 773-904-8433 [email protected] http://teamvstime.com/location/chicago/
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Team vs Time

Team vs Time is a premier room escape offering event spaces with immersive environments, logic and tactile based puzzles and thrilling experiences! We are the room escape for room escape enthusiasts!

Reviewed By debbieax1968 - Glenview, United States

Our family loves going to escape rooms and this is definitely one of our favorites. Great puzzles, just the right amount of challenge and super friendly staff. We can’t wait to come back so that we can try one of their other rooms!

6. Challengers Comics + Conversation

1845 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647-6645 +1 773-278-0155 [email protected] http://challengerscomics.com
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Challengers Comics + Conversation

Challengers Comics + Conversation strives to prove that the best thing about being in a comic book store, is being in a comic book store. With a combined 50+ years of comic retail experience, owners Patrick Brower and W. Dal Bush endeavor to bring Chicago a full-service, technologically interactive comic store that has the same level of wonder and enjoyment as the comics they sell. And read.

7. The Map Room

1949 N Hoyne Ave, Chicago, IL 60647-4560 +1 773-252-7636 http://www.maproom.com/
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The Map Room

Hundreds of travel books and guides line the shelves of this globe-trotter's tavern. Peruse that tome on Fuji or Antarctica while sipping a pint of one of the 20-odd draft beers available.

Reviewed By Bacinac - Santa Clara, United States

Very nice neighborhood bar. Excellent craft beers and hard to find imported Belgian beers on tap. No food but packaged snacks are offered. Pleasant place for a cozy night out.

8. The Hideout Inn

1354 W Wabansia Ave Between Elston Ave. and Throop St, Chicago, IL 60642-1519 +1 773-227-4433 http://www.hideoutchicago.com/
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The Hideout Inn

The Hideout is music, art, performance, plays, poetry, rock and rebellion. The Hideout is not your Dad’s bar, but your Granddad’s bar. It is the bar that Granddad went to when he was young and crazy. He did his best to hide that past from your Dad, but you have found it. The old restless roots of hard-working, hard-playing creative artistic expression and intellectual freedom. More New Deal and less New Age. The Hideout is small, and small is beautiful. It’s not for everyone, but for every one! The Hideout is a regular guy bar for irregular folks who just don’t fit in, or just don’t want to fit in. We didn’t choose the name; it has been called the Hideout since it opened (legally) in 1934. Visit our website calendar to find more information about upcoming shows and events.

9. Galleria 1712

1712 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622-7850 +1 773-235-1712
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Galleria 1712

Amazing selection of one-of-a-kind jewelry, fabulous handbags and accessories, designer clothing, original artwork, photography, handmade pottery: more than 50 artists of varied media all under one roof.

10. Arts n Spirits

1921 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647-6782 +1 773-772-3877 [email protected] http://www.artsnspirits.com/
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