Following up my previous posts about things I did while I lived in Chicago, this post will be about The Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Auto Show.
One winter night, a chilling rain fell upon the Chicago area which then froze overnight. It’s pretty unrelated to this post, but there happens to be a picture I took around the same time and I wanted to show it.
Another evening, I went to the Art Institute to check out the exhibits. The Art Institute of Chicago is conveniently located downtown at the edge of the Millenium Park so it was easy to get to after getting downtown.
Pro-tip! On Thursday evenings from 5 P.M. to 8 P.M., admission is free! Note that this is only for Illinois residents, though.
I don’t have so much to say about the pictures because I didn’t really take notes or anything. Regardless, there is a lot of cool stuff in the Art Institute and I would recommend checking it out.
I particularly liked these stairs
There was, of course, a lot more items to see at the Institute. You will have to go and see them all for yourself!
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Sometime later, a couple friends and I went to the Chicago Auto Show which is the United State’s largest auto show. It was pretty cool because you got to see a bunch of new concept cars that companies were considering. Additionally, you could even get inside most of the vehicles.
A life-size Lightning McQueen from Cars
A very “futuristic” looking interior
My friend Aaron surfing on a bike
Me just chilling on the bike
Aaron and me fighting over who gets to “drive”
A couch for when you need to drive to the fridge for a beer
Aaron arresting me on the hood of a police car
The show ended with a robot explaining how technology was being integrated into vehicles of the future.
Those were some highlights from the Auto Show. It was pretty huge and took the better part of a day to walk around and see all the halls. There were plenty of vehicles to climb around in and play around with, and it ended up being more fun than I had anticipated.