AAC's Top 10 List: No 4 - Chicago Cultural Center

One of Chicago's beautiful historic landmarks, the Chicago Cultural Center building was the city's first public library when it was built in 1897. It now houses more than 800 free cultural programs a year, including lectures, film screenings, music, theater and dance, and art exhibitions. Those conference goers staying in Chicago until Friday, June 22 can catch a Chicago Gospel Music Festival performance at the Center - and we dare you to find a greater concentration of Chicago-centric culture than that! If you won't be in town long enough, stop by to take in an ongoing exhibition or program, like Morbid Curiosity: The Richard Harris Collection, which explores the iconography of death across cultures and centuries. It's the perfect balance for visitors having just a little too much fun.

The magnificent Tiffany glass dome in Preston Hall at the
Chicago Cultural Center is worth a peak alone.