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Best Chicago Public Art

Chicago's Loop doubles as a free outdoor museum of modern masters, and this guide is for visitors with an hour to spare and locals who pass these works daily. The pieces cluster around Daley Plaza, Dearborn and State streets, Millennium Park and south Grant Park.

The Chicago Picasso never revealed what it depicts, and kids slide down its sloping base. Miro's Chicago, a celestial figure with a moon at her center, faces it across Washington Street, so you can see both in one stop. Calder's red Flamingo pops against the black federal buildings of Federal Plaza; walk underneath and look up for the best photo. Kerry James Marshall's Rush More mural on the Cultural Center honors 20 women who shaped Chicago's arts and culture. At Cloud Gate in Millennium Park, come early morning for photos without the crowds.

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