Must-see attractions in Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village

  • Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art

    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…

  • Flat Iron Building

    Galleries, studios and workshops fill the landmark Flat Iron Building, with contemporary painters, realist photographers, digital animators, pop-art…

  • Document Gallery

    Document organizes exhibitions of contemporary photography, film and media-based works by emerging national and international artists. It shares its large…

  • Polish Museum of America

    If you don’t know Pulaski from a pierogi, this is the place to get the scoop on Polish culture. Founded in 1935, it’s one of the oldest ethnic museums in…

  • Ukrainian National Museum

    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…

  • Wicker Park

    The neighborhood's favorite green space is home to softball fields, a children's water playground, a winter ice rink, an active dog park, and indoor and…

  • Monique Meloche Gallery

    One of Chicago's tastemakers, Monique Meloche has an eye for emerging artists, such as Amy Sherald, who painted Michelle Obama's official portrait. Her…

  • Sts Volodymyr & Olha Church

    This church was founded by traditionalists from nearby St Nicholas cathedral, who broke away over liturgical differences and built this showy church in…

  • Nelson Algren's House

    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…