Literary Landmarks To Visit In Chicago
If you’re an urban bibliophile and want to make a dent in your literary bucket list, start off with these beloved Chicago landmarks. Once you soak in all of the city’s book culture, graduate to road tripping around the Midwest’s greatest literary highlights. No matter how far and wide your travels take you, know that you can always find a connection to literature; you just have to know where to look.
1. Carl Sandburg House
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2. Poetry Foundation
Building, Library
3. Newberry Library
Library
5. Weird Chicago’s Devil in the White City Tour
Library
6. Harold Washington Library Center
Library, Building
7. American Writers Museum
Library, Museum
The first and only museum in the United States that is dedicated to great American Writers will open on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile in 2017. Its extensive and active online presence has revealed the museum’s design plans and organizational goals. The American Writers Museum will be a new and much-needed space for celebrating great authors and promoting a love for reading and writing.
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