Red Balloon Co

Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village


When hip west-side twenty-somethings decide to get steady jobs and start having kids, this is where they outfit the li’l pups. Adorable clothes, classic children’s books and ‘50s-style wooden block toys prevail in the cozy space.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village attractions

1. Flat Iron Building

0.47 MILES

Galleries, studios and workshops fill the landmark Flat Iron Building, with contemporary painters, realist photographers, digital animators, pop-art…

2. Wicker Park

0.64 MILES

The neighborhood's favorite green space is home to softball fields, a children's water playground, a winter ice rink, an active dog park, and indoor and…

3. Nelson Algren's House

0.76 MILES

On the 3rd floor of this apartment building writer Nelson Algren created some of his greatest works about life in the once down-and-out neighborhood. A…

4. Greetings from Chicago Mural

0.94 MILES

Of course you're going to swing by and take a photo in front of this wall-sized postcard. It's awesome. Look for images of deep-dish pizza, a Chicago…

6. Paseo Boricua

1.11 MILES

The Paseo Boricua, aka Puerto Rican Promenade, is a half-mile-long stretch of Division St where many Puerto Rican shops and restaurants do business. It’s…

7. Galerie F

1.32 MILES

Galerie F is exactly the type of laid-back, ubercool gallery you'd expect to find in Logan Square. It specializes in rock-and-roll gig posters,…

8. DePaul Art Museum

1.41 MILES

DePaul University's compact art museum hosts changing exhibits of 20th-century works by Chicago-based artists. Pieces from the permanent collection – by…