Walk in Chicago # 13, art and culture in Hyde Park, will allow you to explore a vibrant and diverse neighborhood south of downtown, home, between other landmarks, to the University of Chicago. It mixes well-known places and day-to-day parts of the city to give you a unique perspective on it, often off the beaten path, and that's what makes it unusual compared to what you could find elsewhere. It is available on Payhip in pdf format with a clickable map (very useful to access a lot of additional information on the places that interest you) and detailed descriptions of your itinerary (you'll see the link to access it below). On this pdf, in addition to the map and the description of your itinerary, you will find:
You will be able to download this pdf on your phone (or just the map if you prefer) and it will help you in your discoveries without forcing you to follow it. You will then be able to wander in this part of the city knowing that you will not be lost and if it’s your first visit, that should be a comfort! Besides, you won't have to listen to a more or less interesting guide that could be clueless if you ask him or her some questions. Now, it's time to find this pdf on Payhip. Otherwise, the text below, incomplete, without map and without photos, is the beginning of the description of this walk. It’s perhaps not the most recent one as revision on it are made regularly, but it should give you an idea of what you will have on this pdf if you are still hesitant to buy it right away. Remember, though, these walks focus on art, culture, architecture, open spaces, and free entries, not anything else. A et B: If you have decided to take the bus, you will get off not far from the Hyde Park arts center on 51st, also called Hyde Park Blvd. From there, take S Cornell Ave on your left as you go east (if you go under the Metra bridge, you're going west so turn around); the arts center will be a little further on your left. If you have decided to take the Metra train, take the exit on 51st (Hyde Park Blvd) which you will follow a little towards the east to find S Cornell Ave on your left then the arts center. This center with free entry has at least 4 contemporary art exhibition spaces including a very large room on the ground floor often hosting monumental sculptures. It favors local artists or artists with connections to Chicago, but its exhibitions are always interesting. Upstairs, at the end of the gallery there, you will find armchairs where you can sit overlooking the street. Once you have explored it, take S Cornell Ave on the right then Hyde Park Blvd on the right. Then pass under the Metra bridge where you can admire some murals and once at S Dorchester Ave, turn left to E 53rd St which you will take to the right. There will be plenty of restaurants in this section of the promenade, as well as the option of purchasing a takeaway meal if you're so inclined. You've now reached the end of the extract of Walk in Chicago # 13, art and culture in Hyde Park.
You can read more about it on Payhip and buy it as a pdf. There, you'll also find the 12 others walks of this series if you want to further explore the city on your own
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