Learning Egyptian times

While you’re down at the Robie House, head to this awesome museum at the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute. Opened with funding from John D. Rockefeller Jr., the ivy-clad museum is a treasure chest of ancient artefacts discovered during digs in Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Iran, Iraq and Syria. A couple of the most remarkable exhibits are an imposing statue of King Tutankhamen and a giant human-headed winged bull from the Assyrian city of Khorsabad. From around the same period there’s a set of ornate Luristan Bronzes produced in western Iran in the early Iron Age, and a stunning array of paper-thin ivories carved in the ancient city of Tel Megiddo, now northern Israel. Like so many places on this list, the museum is free, but does encourage donations. #urbanexplorer #themeparks#nationalpark#lakes#beaches#infinitypool