Chicago is a city of myriad attractions. This is a place where high buildings, industrial marvels and a thriving nightlife co-exist with a rich heritage of art museums, galleries and cultural institutions.

One of the most popular destinations among tourists to this city is the Art Institute of Chicago. Located at 111 S. Michigan Avenue, the Art Institute has one of the rarest collections of masterpieces from the world of Art. the European painting collection includes 950 of the best works from the Middle Ages to 1900s with special emphasis on French masters. The African and Amerindian collection covers woodwork, ceramics, sculptures and metalwork from West, Southern and Central Africa as well as Mesoamerican and Andean regions of South America.

Another highlight of the Institute is the Department of Textiles which houses more than 13,000 varieties of textiles from 300 B.C till the present times. Some of the regions represented by their textiles are European, Asian, Latin American and African.

The Department of Modern and Contemporary Art in the Institute boasts of one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of paintings of the 20th century. This section includes around 1500 paintings and sculptures of the best artists from Europe and America since the last hundred years. Visitors to Chicago can go through www.ooaha.com for lodging options in the city and the best Chicago hotel deals.