Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, Chicago
The Balzekas Museum has a fine collection of Lithuanian antiques, folk art, armor, coins, rare historical maps, amber jewelry, and other items exhibited chronologically.
The Balzekas Museum has a fine collection of Lithuanian antiques, folk art, armor, coins, rare historical maps, amber jewelry, and other items exhibited chronologically. The center also includes a state-of-the-art audio-visual center and an impressive research facility for Lithuanian history and genealogy. And the gift shop is a great shopping spot for Lithuanian items.
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About Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
6500 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL, United States
+1 773-582-6500
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture and Nearby Sights on Map
National Archives & Records Administration
The enormous Midwest branch of the National Archives is hidden away in the middle of nowhere, but its collection of records is enormous
Marquette Park
Marquette Park is huge and is a good place to get away from the urban commotion of the city
Polish Highlanders Alliance of North America
This is the seat of Chicago's Polish Highlanders, or Góral community which dominates the Southwest Side's Polish population
Saint Xavier University Art Gallery
A rotating gallery of works by professional artists
St Michael the Archangel Church
Perhaps the grandest example of the Polish Cathedral style on the South Side is this towering neogothic church, built in 1909
Sherman Park
Although lesser known than Marquette Park, this 60 acre park is historically and aesthetically its equal
Apollos 2000
The Apollos is a major local landmark, its art deco theater facade now serving a music hall
Old Sears Tower
Chicagoans can't get enough Towers of Sears
Garfield Park
History-filled Chicago park a mere 15 minutes west of downtown, with some fun outdoor sculptures, plenty of green space, and a fabulous fieldhouse
The Union Stock Yard Gate
This limestone structure marks the entrance to the now defunct Union Stock Yards that dominated this section of Chicago (and the meatpacking industry of the country) in the late 19th-early 20th centuries