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Daley Plaza
Plaza
The Loop, Chicago
The experts at Time Out Chicago and Explore Chicago recommend this place
"Love the Picasso sculpture!"(3 Tips)
"Christkindlmarket and get the Lentil soup"(2 Tips)
"For the love of god, please don't feed or chase the pigeons."(2 Tips)
"Nice for a stroll to think about the perils of Jake Blues."(2 Tips)
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Fluying ✅March 31, 2018During winter the Picasso sculpture is surrounded by food trucks and in summer by farmers market.
Explore ChicagoFebruary 1, 2010In "The Lake House" (2006), A climatic scene between Kate (Sandra Bullock) and Alex (Keanu Reeves) was shot in Daley Plaza, under Picasso's untitled sculpture. Read more
It's a nice place to stop for a photo, and, if it's not too cold, the marble benches are a comfortable spot to rest.
During the summer when there isn’t a festival it’s a great place to eat outside. During the holidays it’s home to Christkindlemarket.
Steven VanceOctober 19, 2013Sit down, use the wifi, and watch everyone walk by. Note how the Picasso doubles as a slide.- Explore ChicagoFebruary 1, 2010Although Picasso designed the sculpture in his home country, the Chicago Picasso was fabricated not too far from Chicago – at the U.S. Steel Company in Gary, Indiana. Read more
- Explore ChicagoFebruary 1, 2010Made entirely of Cor-Ten steel (which gives the sculpture and the Daley Center their unique rust color), Picasso's sculpture weighs a whopping 160 tons. That’s 320,000 pounds! Read more
- Explore ChicagoFebruary 1, 2010As Jake Blues famously says of Daley Plaza, "That's where they got that Picasso." Picasso's untitled sculpture was given, by the artist, as a gift to the people of Chicago in 1966. Read more
Chris HolingerMay 16, 2011Grab a sandwich at Hannah's Bretzel and walk down here to enjoy the people watching when the weather's good. (via Scoville) Read more
Farmer's markets, sidewalk sales, concerts, and protestors...just a real interesting time!
- LaTosha JohnsonNovember 23, 2011Go to Christkindlmarket and get the Lentil soup you will not be sorry! It is ridiculously good! :)
- For the love of god, please don't feed or chase the pigeons.
- Explore ChicagoFebruary 1, 2010Actors John Belushi & Dan Ackroyd offered to donate $50,000 to charity in exchange for getting permission from then Mayor Jane Byrne, to crash their Bluesmobile through the Daley Center's lobby. Read more
- Explore ChicagoSeptember 14, 2011We hope that Superman doesn't run into Lex Luthor at Daley Plaza, in the shadow of Picasso's untitled sculpture.
- Explore ChicagoFebruary 1, 2010In "The Blues Brothers", Jake & Elwood Blues (John Belushi & Dan Ackroyd) crash their Bluesmobile through the plate glass windows of the Richard J. Daley Center. Read more
venessa tarbellNovember 17, 2011Farmer's market, Chicagoween, Christkindlmarket... there are often free, fun activities in the plaza!
Mary GazzeMay 30, 2010You don't need to go to a museum to see a Picasso. There is a sculpture right in this town square.
- Explore ChicagoFebruary 1, 2010
Pekky MarquezAugust 15, 2013Mental note to self: I shall get half of my veggies at the farmers market.- AmandaMarch 7, 2013The plaza Richard Kimbel walks through before entering the parade in The Fugitive.
Time Out ChicagoSeptember 24, 2010Daley Plaza does its yearly transformation into holiday central, with staples like mask decorating, a costume contest and a farmers’ market. Read more
Rick FoxJuly 31, 2013You spend a lot of money at this place. Best thing I can say is avoid at all cost.- Explore ChicagoFebruary 1, 2010Sculptor Pablo Picasso never named his sculpture – nor did he ever explain what it represents. Read more
I think the Picasso sculpture looks like a baboon, but maybe it is supposed to be his Afghan hound.
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Daley Plaza
50 W Washington St (btwn Clark St & Dearborn St)
Chicago, IL 60602
United States
Chicago, IL 60602
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