Fun at Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
Have you ever been to Chicago?
If not, you’re missing out!
The city of Chicago is lots of fun, and is home to many well-known museums, such as the Art Institute, Field Museum, Museum of Science and Industry, and much more! We visited the city, and our trip was a blast! We rode the train, ate at an incredible restaurant, and visited one of the museums that calls Chicago its home.
Our Amazing Day in Chicago, Illinois
To start off our trip we drove to a family friends house to meet up with them, and parked at their house, then we walked to the train station. The train arrived and we boarded and made our way to the first destination of our trip, Lou Mitchell's!
Lou Mitchell's
After getting off the train, we left the station and walked to Lou Mitchell’s. Lou Mitchell’s is a restaurant in Chicago and is known for their wonderful breakfast! You may be thinking, what makes this restaurant different from any other breakfast restaurant? Well, for starters, if there is a long line to get into the restaurant, they serve donut holes and milk duds to those waiting in line, which, if I may add, are delicious! Also, for people who have a huge appetite, like me, you must visit this place the next time you’re in Chicago! Unlike a normal restaurant, their portion sizes are two times bigger, and so, so delicious!
Art Institute
After breakfast, we left the restaurant and made our way the Art Institute. To those who don’t like museums, and much less looking at art all day, give the Art Institute a chance! It is an amazing museum and has lots of cool pieces to check out.
When we arrived at the museum, the first thing we decided to check out was the miniatures. This might not seem like a cool thing to check out, but they were amazing! They were little, tiny rooms of houses and it was so fascinating to look at all the little, tiny details that went into each one of them.
The next thing we decided to check out was the photography section. In this section of the museum, there is a piece of art that is the entire length of the wall, and it was astounding to check out. In all honesty it was fascinating to see how art can look different depending on how close you are to the piece. This piece looks like clouds when you are standing a good distance from it, but when looking at it closely, it messes with your brain a little bit. After checking the photography section and the miniatures out, we decided to explore the museum more.
What makes the Art Institute stand out to me is that the museum itself is a work of art. From the entrance we walked in, the museum doesn’t look very big, and seems small. Except, when we were exploring, I found that its actually huge, and has lots of things to see. While exploring we saw lots of famous pieces of art, one of them being Nighthawks.
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| Nighthawks by Edward Hopper at Art Institute of Chicago |
Other magnificent pieces of art we saw are below:
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| The Drinkers by Vincent van Gogh at Art Institute of Chicago |
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| American Gothic by Grant Wood - 1930 |
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| Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer) by Claude Monet -1890 - 91 |
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| Apples and Grapes by Claude Monet - 1880 |
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| Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers by Édouard Manet - 1925 |
Train Ride back from Chicago
After having a blast at the Art Institute, we walked back to the train station. When we arrived at the train station, we boarded the train to leave. As the train was about to leave, all the stops were announced. After hearing all the stops, we realized we had gotten on the wrong train by mistake! We had gotten on the express train! Luckily, we had gotten off the train just before it left the station. We went back into the station to wait for our train, and we learned a very important lesson, always make sure to listen to all the stops the train makes, and, if your stop isn’t stated, get off the train right away! We then boarded the correct train, and made our way to our stop, reflecting on the amazing day we had at the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois!
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