chicago history museum
about two weeks ago, i was in chicago for the kick-off training of my new job. i ended up skipping the intro to excel training (smart move -- it was optional!) and headed up to lincoln park to the chicago history museum . i had been once when i was in middle school with my mother and sister. my wonderful friend, kelly, also had her wedding reception there last august, but unfortunately, i was unable to attend. i got there a little after 3:00. the entrance is pretty easy to find although my cabbie wanted an actual street address. i really enjoyed the museum. i first tackled the first floor including the dioramas and the very old "mystery" american flag. the dioramas are some of the oldest part of the museum. the story with the flag is that they really do not know the story of the flag! it is not standard print or size, so they are trying to figure out where it is from and why it was created. i then headed upstairs to where ...