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Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago
Music Box Theatre is one of Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago.

1. Music Box Theatre

9.4
3733 N Southport Ave (btwn Grace St & Waveland Ave), Chicago, IL
Indie Movie Theater · Lakeview · 88 tips and reviews

Explore ChicagoExplore Chicago: The Music Box plays a mix of independent and foreign films, as well as classic (black and white) movie matinees, and midnight screenings of cult classics. Read more.

Auditorium Theatre is one of Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago.

2. Auditorium Theatre

9.3
50 E Congress Pkwy (Roosevelt University), Chicago, IL
Theater · The Loop · 69 tips and reviews

Explore ChicagoExplore Chicago: The Auditorium Theatre was designed and constructed by famed architects Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan; it opened in 1889. Read more.

Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation, Historic Site of Chess Records is one of Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago.

3. Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation, Historic Site of Chess Records

8.6
2120 S Michigan Ave (bt E 21st St & Cermak Av), Chicago, IL
Historic and Protected Site · South Loop · 10 tips and reviews

Explore ChicagoExplore Chicago: The building now houses the Blues Heaven Foundation, begun by blues legend Willie Dixon to promote blues history and support working musicians. Stop in for a tour to experience the history yourself. Read more.

Location of Historic Maxwell Street Market is one of Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago.

4. Location of Historic Maxwell Street Market

7.6
Maxwell St & Halsted, Chicago, IL
Historic and Protected Site · University Village - Little Italy · 12 tips and reviews

Explore ChicagoExplore Chicago: Today, the Maxwell Street Market, which still happens every Sunday, has moved to Desplaines St. & Roosevelt Rd. Read more.

Historic Site of Vee-Jay Records is one of Must-visit Arts & Entertainment in Chicago.

5. Historic Site of Vee-Jay Records

8.0
1449 S Michigan Ave (bt E 14th & 16th Sts), Chicago, IL
Historic and Protected Site · South Loop · 7 tips and reviews

Explore ChicagoExplore Chicago: Situated on this stretch of the former 'record row,' Vee-Jay Records was the largest, most successful R&B label of its time, and recorded blues greats like Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker and others. Read more.