13 Things You Didn’t Know About Chicago

6. The largest collection of Impressionist paintings in the USA is at The Art Institute of Chicago.

It’s no wonder Trip Advisor named the Art Institute of Chicago the World’s Best Museum in 2014.

#artchampions #ChicagoArtInstitute #VivaElArte #LoveArt

A photo posted by Carla Bank (@carlabankart) on Jul 20, 2015 at 2:18pm PDT

7. On a clear day you can see four states from the Willis Tower (Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin).

8. Historic Route 66 began in Chicago.

begin of 👉 historic #route66 #chicago

A photo posted by Tina Chang (@tina_paopao) on Aug 3, 2015 at 9:26am PDT

9. In 1885, Chicago became home to the first skyscraper.

The first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building, was originally nine stories tall. The tallest building in Chicago currently is Willis Tower.

Goodbye for now Chitown #Chicago #architecture #summerisover #chicagoriver #chicagoarchitecturetour #chicagoarchitecture #willistower

A photo posted by DJ Lee (@debbiejeanlee) on Aug 16, 2015 at 11:28am PDT

10. Every year for St. Patrick’s Day, the Chicago River is dyed green.

Thousands gather to watch the Plumbers Union dye the Chicago River a bright green shade. The dye is actually 45 lbs of vegetable based dye and is actually orange before it hits the water.

#stpatricksday #chicago #riverdyeing #lastdayoftravels #nofilter

A photo posted by Julia (@juliworld320) on Mar 14, 2015 at 2:45pm PDT

11. The first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction happened under University of Chicago’s former football field.

12. Navy Pier has fireworks shows Wednesday and Saturday all summer long.

13. Walt Disney was born in Chicago.