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Go City | Chicago All-Inclusive Pass
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Go City | Chicago All-Inclusive Pass

Get your Go City's All-Inclusive Pass and take advantage of unlimited access to 25+ top attractions in Chicago and a downloadable guide to help you plan your itinerary.

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Art Institute of Chicago Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Tickets
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Art Institute of Chicago Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Tickets

Book online the tickets and enjoy a captivating journey through the heart of creativity with a tour of the Art Institute.

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Go City | Chicago Explorer Pass
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Go City | Chicago Explorer Pass

Get your Go City Explorer Pass, pick 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 attractions of your choice in Chicago, scan your pass at the entrance and you're in. It's easy and convenient!

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The Art Institute of Chicago: semi-private skip-the-line tour
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The Art Institute of Chicago: semi-private skip-the-line tour

Enjoy a semi-private guided museum tour, with skip-the-line tickets and explore the Institute's most famous masterpieces.

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Art Institute of Chicago tickets and self-guided audio tour
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Art Institute of Chicago tickets and self-guided audio tour

Explore the world's most remarkable art pieces at the Art Institute of Chicago with your personal self-guided audio tour.

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The Art Institute of Chicago: private skip-the-line tour
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The Art Institute of Chicago: private skip-the-line tour

Enjoy a private tour of the Art Institute of Chicago. Skip the line and explore the Institute's best masterpieces with the help of an expert guide.

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The inside story

Founded in 1866 as a free art school and gallery, the Art Institute of Chicago is now among the most visited museums in the USA and worldwide. It is currently located in the Historic Boulevard District of Chicago and attracts around 1.9 million visitors annually.

The museum features a collection of more than 300,000 works of art including Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art, American art, Old Masters, industrial graphic design, and more. Discover more than 30 paintings by Claude Monet, masterpieces by Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec, Matisse, and Vincent van Gogh in the permanent collection. Among the most important works of the American collection are American Gothic by Grant Wood and Edward Hopper's Nighthawks.

In addition to paintings, the Art Institute houses other valuable treasures. Explore the Thorne Miniature Rooms at the museum and admire 1:12 scale interiors showcasing American, European and Asian architectural styles from the Middle Ages to the 1930s.

In the Touch Gallery, specially designed for the visually impaired, the museum guests can experience several works through the sense of touch. Artifact lovers will appreciate the opportunity to admire the Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman galleries, which hold the mummy case of Paankhenamum and other interesting objects.

The Art Institute of Chicago is open from Thursday to Monday from 11 am to 6 pm, and closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. The museum can easily be accessed by car, public transit, and on foot. There are public parking garages nearby for those arriving by car, while the city's L train and almost all of the buses have stops within a few blocks away.

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