Robie House is the area’s number one landmark. It was home to Frank Lloyd Wright.

Lorado Taft Midway Studios was used by the famous sculptor, one of whose works is “Fountain of Time.”

John J. Glessner House (the Glessner House Museum) was completed in 1887; it consists of four rows joined at the corner, surrounding a central courtyard.

Chicago Pile-1, built in 1942, was the world’s first man- made nuclear reactor.

The South Side also has many famous houses of worship. One is the K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Temple.

Chicago’s Chinatown is also on the South Side. It is much smaller than the Chinatowns of San Francisco, Vancouver, and New York, but it is no less interesting to visit.

The Union Stock Yards, built in 1865, were for decades the main meat- packing center of the city. They closed in 1971, but were declared a historic landmark ten years later.

Chicago style deep dish pizza was originated by Pizzeria Uno’s founder Ike Sewell in 1943. It is characterized by a thick, buttery crust made with olive oil and cornmeal. After being placed in a heavily oiled deep sided pan, the dough is pulled up the pan’s sides and prebaked. This creates a crunchy, fried texture on the outside of the crust while giving the inside a dense bread like consistency. The crust is then filled with cheese and other toppings with a layer of chunky tomato sauce on top.

Variations on the deep dish style include stuffed and pan pizza. Pan pizza also utilizes a thick crust, but the crust doesn’t extend up the sides of the pan. In addition, cheese is placed over the tomato sauce rather than under as in the traditional deep dish style. Stuffed pizza features a crust that is taller than deep dish. The crust is filled with a high density of toppings, an additional thinner crust is added and the pizza is finished with a layer of tomato sauce.

The Field Museum of Natural History is renowned for its exhibits on prehistoric life and on American Indians.

The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum,http://www.adlerplanetarium.org is heaven for those who love the stars. There is a section where you can see videos, including one in which a grandfather points out the planets to his young granddaughter (we here only the voices; we see the night sky on screen). From their bookstore I bought the book “A Field Guide to Extraterrestrials.”

The Art Institute of Chicago houses many famous works of art, such as Grant Wood’s “American Gothic.”

Spertus Institute is a graduate institution for Jewish studies. It offers courses on subjects like Talmudic Judaism and the holidays, leading to a master’s or doctor’s; and they have an extensive library of books, videos, and CDs on every Jewish subject, as well as Bariff Store. I’ve been a student there for over ten years. Recently, they’ve redone their building.

One very famous place is Margie’s Candies, which was founded in 1921 and was named for the owner’s wife. Some of its famous visitors were the Beatles and Al Capone. It actually is more famous for its ice cream, which is served in a clamshell-shaped bowl. It is an old-fashioned landmark filled with history and knickknacks.

Chicago’s Field Museum is also a renowned place to visit because it has over 20 million artifacts in its collection. Its most visited attraction is named Sue, history’s most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton. The museum also has two stuffed Tsavo Lions, whose killing history was the subject of a horror movie. Right next to the museum is an aquarium that also attracts crowds.

Wrigley Field, one of America’s oldest baseball fields and the home of the Chicago Cubs, schedules tours of their facilities, and many visitors enjoy the information that guides provide. However, it is also possible to attend a game, but it is best to secure tickets in advance because games are often sold out.