Held on the second Saturday and last Sunday of each month of the colder half of the year, this event at the Empty Bottle showcases Chicagoland crafters who make funky glass pendants, knitted items, handbags, scarves, journals, greeting cards and more. The bar serves drinks throughout the event so you can sip while you shop.
Handmade Market
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
3.65 MILES
Built in 1914, Wrigley Field – aka the Friendly Confines – is the second-oldest baseball park in the major leagues. It’s home to the Chicago Cubs and…
9.28 MILES
The MSI is the largest science museum in the Western hemisphere and a place to completely geek out. Highlights include a WWII German U-boat nestled in an…
3.56 MILES
The second-largest art museum in the country, the Art Institute houses a treasure trove from around the globe. The collection of impressionist and…
3.57 MILES
There's free admission to Millennium Park, the playful heart of the city. It shines with whimsical public art, both permanent and temporary exhibits, and…
3.02 MILES
Willis Tower is Chicago's tallest building (and one of the world's loftiest). Breathe deeply during the ear-popping, 70-second elevator ride to the 103rd…
Field Museum of Natural History
4.3 MILES
The Field Museum houses some 30 million artifacts and includes everything but the kitchen sink – beetles, mummies, gemstones, Bushman the stuffed ape –…
4.01 MILES
Half-mile-long Navy Pier is one of Chicago's most-visited attractions, sporting a 196ft Ferris wheel and other carnival rides ($9 to $18 each), an IMAX…
National Museum of Mexican Art
3.13 MILES
Founded in 1982, this vibrant museum – the largest Latinx arts institution in the US – has become one of the city’s best. The vivid permanent collection…
Nearby Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village attractions
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The Paseo Boricua, aka Puerto Rican Promenade, is a half-mile-long stretch of Division St where many Puerto Rican shops and restaurants do business. It’s…
2. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral
0.27 MILES
This church looks like it was scooped straight out of the Russian countryside and deposited here. But famed Chicago architect Louis Sullivan actually…
3. St Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
0.27 MILES
Take a minute to wander past St Nicholas, which is the less traditional of the neighborhood’s main Ukrainian churches. Built in 1913, its 13 domes…
4. Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
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Founded in 1971, this collection acts as the westernmost anchor to a string of West Town art galleries. Two rooms display a permanent collection of…
5. Sts Volodymyr & Olha Church
0.39 MILES
This church was founded by traditionalists from nearby St Nicholas cathedral, who broke away over liturgical differences and built this showy church in…
0.42 MILES
Across from one of the Ukrainian Village's larger churches, this small museum packs in a massive amount of information about the history, culture and…
7. Puerto Rican Flag Sculpture
0.61 MILES
This 45-ton, steel sculpture marks the western end of the Paseo Boricua, aka Puerto Rican Promenade. It has a twin a half mile east at Artesian Ave.
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On the 3rd floor of this apartment building writer Nelson Algren created some of his greatest works about life in the once down-and-out neighborhood. A…