The largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere, the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry boasts more than 2,000 exhibits — from U-boats and airplanes to coal mines and tornados. It’s also housed in one of the last remaining buildings from the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893, which...
FYI: The Chicago Water Tower and Pumping Station on Michigan Avenue, now home to City Gallery and Lookingglass Theatre, are among Chicago’s few remaining pre-fire buildings. The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, also known as the World’s Fair, was held on the grounds of Chicago’s ...