Peripatic traveller and souvenir building enthusiast, David Savanyu, reminds us that there are lots of interesting things to see and do around Chicago this August. Filling the days surrounding the SBCS Convention is easy. Given the various Frank Lloyd Wright special exhibits (150th Birthday anniversary) around the country this year those exhibits near Chicago for this mighty midwesterner are appealing. The SBCS Convention has a scheduled 4-hour Frank Lloyd Wright tour visiting sites in Illinois from downtown Chicago to Oak Park. David also recommends sites in the neighboring state of Wisconsin, all within driving distance and some with free reservations.
Johnson Wax Building and Wingspread, Racine, WI
Taliesin East, Spring Green, WI
David also suggests visiting Farnsworth House (Mies van der Rohe, German/American architect), in Plano, IL
If you collect miniature buildings – not for the architects – but for what they hold or represent – here are some other sites to check out during your Chicago visit as represented by Kneisel Collection pieces that will be available at the Convention – Shop & Swap, Raffle, or Auction.
Field Museum (marvelous ethnographic collections)
Museum of Science and Industry (Robots are in this summer)
Shedd Aquarium (Jazz program or Amphibian Exhibit)
Adler Planetarium (the night sky over Chicago in 1913 at the historic Atwood Sphere):
Picasso Sculpture (the no-name sculpture in big-name Daley Plaza):
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