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Article: Big city getaways

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September 29, 1996
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You've done the Chicago thing. Toured the Shedd Aquarium, marveled at the Museum of Science and Industry, squandered money along Michigan Ave. and frolicked along the restored Navy Pier. But there are other worthy, lesser known destinations in the metropolis below the Cheddar Curtain: an evocative art museum, an urbanization scene, a place to steam, and a couch potato's dream.

National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum, 1801 S. Indiana Ave.; (312) 326-0270. Prepare for a powerful emotional assault by these art works, which last month were moved from a gallery across the street. The city gave a $1 million grant to provide permanent space for the collection. It was begun in 1983 by the Vietnam ...

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