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This main square is a Chinatown landmark, with some cheesy pagoda-like structures as well as animal sculptures of the Chinese zodiac.
This main square is a Chinatown landmark, with some cheesy pagoda-like structures as well as animal sculptures of the Chinese zodiac. Be sure to check out the Chinatown Mural - a mosaic of painted tiles depicting the migration of Chinese-Americans from China to, ultimately, Chicago's Chinatown. Ultimately, though, the reason to come here is to wander into the surrounding Chinatown Marketplace, full of narrow alleys packed with shops and restaurants, which occasionally threaten to transport you back to Taipei.
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2133 South China Place, Chicago, IL, United States
+1 312-808-1745
Offers an assortment of services and events, such as: neighborhood tours, film screenings, language instruction, and cooking classes
A small memorial to Chicago Chinatown residents who served the United States in foreign wars
A museum with exhibits on Chinese-American culture, history, and the community's contributions to American society
A historical landmark building notable for its traditional Chinese architecture now houses a Christian community center
A smaller semblance of the ancient glazed tile Nine Dragon Wall located in Beijing's Behai Park
The Chinatown shops are very fun, especially for gifts, but if you tire of knicknacks and knockoffs, Bridgeport has a handful of very eccentric and interesting offerings
A riverside park with a Chinese touch, including a riverside Chinese pavilion and a bamboo garden
A one-room museum good for some Kuomintang nostalgia
A little out of the way, but a nice small park and a great place to relax in the shade on a hot summer day
In the architecture of these massive public housing projects lies the South Side's tongue-in-cheek answer to the North Side's Marina City - in fact, they were built by the same architect, Bertrand Goldberg