Hour Chicago
Twenty-five 60-minute Self-guided Tours of Chicago's Great Architecture and Art
Ivan R. Dee · Print & ebook · April 28, 2008
Chicago's marvelous architecture and the great paintings and sculpture of its famous museums are the stars and focus of this unique new tour guide.
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- Who it’s for
- Explore Chicago’s architectural and artistic landmarks through brief, self-guided tours designed to fit into an hour.
- Themes
- Chicago architecture, Museum art, Self-guided sightseeing
- Genres
- Midwest: East North Central, Museums & Cultural Tours, Landmarks & Monuments
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Chicago's marvelous architecture and the great paintings and sculpture of its famous museums are the stars and focus of this unique new tour guide. In a compact, easy-to-carry, and easy-to-follow format, the book contains twenty-five self-guided tours to the city's world-renowned masterpieces. Each brief tour can be accomplished in roughly an hour.
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Ms. Slavick arms readers with concise information about the sights they will see, and the book offers photographs and simple maps that make touring a breeze. For the time-challenged, Hour Chicago allows for convenient scheduling—an hour here, an hour there, without having to commit to day-long tours or programs. The travel guide also provides a comprehensive overview, with authoritative background information, on all of the city's memorable architectural and art treasures.
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Explore Chicago’s architectural and artistic landmarks through brief, self-guided tours designed to fit into an hour.
Come here for
- Twenty-five self-guided tours of Chicago architecture and museum art
- Photographs, simple maps, and concise information about the sights
Expect
- Each tour takes roughly an hour
- A comprehensive overview with background on Chicago’s architecture and art treasures
Where it sits
| Museums & Cultural Tours | 63% |
|---|---|
| Midwest: East North Central | 41% |
| Landmarks & Monuments | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Travel
- Museums & Cultural Tours
- Midwest Travel
- Midwest: East North Central
- Authors
- Ann Slavick
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee
- Published
- April 28, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Chicago architecture · Museum art · Self-guided sightseeing
- Reading lane
- Travel