Oak Park

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Oak Park [1] is a city in the Chicagoland area. It's essentially an outdoor museum dedicated to notable architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Only about 10 miles west of downtown, Oak Park is easily accessible by the CTA Blue Line, Green Line or Metra Train.

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[edit] Frank Lloyd Wright

Oak Park has the world's largest concentration of Wright's Prairie School works, including his workplace home.

  • Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, 951 Chicago Avenue, Oak Park.
  • Unity Temple, 875 Lake Street, Oak Park, A National Historic Landmark.

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Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Home.
Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Home.
  • Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Home, (339 N Oak Park Avenue) and The Hemingway Museum (200 N Oak Park Avenue). $8 admission, $6 for students/seniors. 1pm-5pm except Saturdays, 10am-5pm.
  • Oak Park Festival Theatre, Austin Gardens, Forest Avenue & Lake Street, downtown Oak Park - The Midwest's oldest outdoor theatre. Performances run Jun-Aug.

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