The Auditorium Theatre and the Spertus Museum of Judaica line South Michigan Avenue facing Grant Park. The pulse of the city still beats in the Loop, where Marshall Field's and Carson Pirie Scott remain venerable veterans of State Street shopping. The Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Harold Washington Library Center and multiple theaters give the area a cultural edge. The financial district remains one of the Loop's most active provinces. A bit west, you'll discover Greektown.
Lively restaurants predominate the area.
The Museum of Contemporary Art and the Terra Museum of American Art have also found homes along this corridor. Upscale shops and boutiques line Oak Street, located just west of Michigan Avenue. Not far from these areas is the Streeterville area and Navy Pier. Trendy new restaurants and clubs also reside on west Ontario Street and surrounding streets. The area boasts the celebrated Second City improvisational comedy group and the oldest summer art fair in America, as well as boutiques and restaurants.