Downtown Chicago Literary Walking Tour

This literary walking tour of Chicago's downtown neighborhood begins and ends at the historic Palmer House, where many important writers, including Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, and L. Frank Baum, have stayed. We'll stop at public institutions which have factored into the lives and work of important local authors: the Chicago Cultural Center, the Art Institute, the Fine Arts Building, and the Harold Washington Libary, among others. We'll peek at sites immortalized in novels like Saul Bellow's Dangling Man, Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie, and Norman Mailer's Armies of the Night. We'll try to get inside places like the American Writers Museum and Cliff Dwellers, just to get a sample of what they are. Generally, we'll explore downtown through a literary lens, and along the way discuss Chicago history and culture. Registration costs $25, and is limited to the first 25 people to sign up. Registration is now open.