HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS / HISTORIC SITES

ArchiCenter Architectural Tours
Chicago Architecture Foundation
224 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago 312-922-3432
www.architecture.org

The Bahai House of Worship
100 Linden Avenue
Wilmette 847-853-2300
www.bahai.us/bahai-temple

Blackberry Farm’s Pioneer Village
100 South Barnes Road
Aurora 630-892-1550
www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org

Charles Gates Dawes House
Evanston Historical Society
225 Greenwood Street
Evanston 847-475-3410
http://evanstonhistorycenter.org/dawes-house

Chellberg Farm
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Mineral Springs Road
Porter, IN 219-395-1882
www.nps.gov/indu/learn/historyculture/chellberg.htm

Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park
201 Schaumburg Court
Schaumburg 847-777-4444
https://chi-athenaeum.org/about-sculpture-park.html

Chicago’s Greek Town
Halsted Street Corridor
Chicago 312-255-7280
www.greektownchicago.org

Elizabeth F. Cheney Mansion
220 North Euclid Avenue
Oak Park 708-725-2500
www.cheneymansion.com

Elks National Veterans Memorial
2750 North Lakeview
Chicago 773-755-4700
www.elks.org/memorial

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple
875 Lake Street
Oak Park 708-848-6225
www.unitytemple.org

Frederick C. Robie House
University of Chicago
5757 South Woodlawn Street
Chicago 312-994-4000
http://cal.flwright.org/tours/robie

Historic Market Square
Market Square Court
Lake Forest 224-880-5742
http://shopmarketsquare.com

Historic Pleasant Home
217 Home Avenue
Oak Park 708-383-2654
www.pleasanthome.org

Historic Wagner Farm
1510 Wagner Road
Glenview 847-657-1506
www.glenviewparks.org/historicwagnerfarm

Historic Water Tower
806 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en.html

Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park
Governors State University
University Park 708-534-4848
www.govst.edu/sculpture

Pullman District Historic Home Tours
Chicago 773-785-8901
www.pullmanil.org

Redfield Estate at the Grove
1421 Milwaukee Avenue
Glenview 847-298-0095
www.glenviewparks.org/facilities-parks/redfield-estate

Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple of Greater Chicago
1145 Sullivan Road
Aurora 630-844-2252
https://svsbalaji.secure.force.com

 

Chicago Landmarks

Buckingham Fountain
301 South Columbus Drive
Chicago 312-742-PLAY

Chicago Board of Trade
Visitor’s Center
141 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago

Chicago City Hall
121 North LaSalle Street
Chicago 312-744-5000
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en.html

Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street
Chicago 312-744-3316
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_culturalcenter.html

Chicago Military Academy at Bronzeville
3519 South Giles Avenue
Chicago 773-534-9750
www.chicagomilitaryacademy.org

Chicago Temple
77 West Washington Street
Chicago 312-236-4548
www.chicagotemple.org

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 South LaSalle Street
Chicago 312-322-5322
www.chicagofed.org

James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph Street
Chicago 312-814-2141
https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/About/JRTC

McCormick Place-on-the-Lake
2301 South King Drive
Chicago 312-791-7000
www.mccormickplace.com

North Avenue Beach House
1600 North Lake Shore
Chicago 312-74-BEACH
www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/north-avenue-beach

Riverwalk Gateway
Chicago 312-744-5000
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdot/supp_info/chicago_riverwalk.html

Willis Tower
233 South Wacker Drive
Chicago 312-875-9447
http://theskydeck.com

 

Chicago Financial Exchange

Chicago Board of Options Exchange
400 South LaSalle Street
Chicago 312-786-5600
www.cboe.com

Chicago Board of Trade
141 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago

Chicago Mercantile Exchange
350 East Cermak Road
Chicago 312-842-1072

Chicago Stock Exchange
440 South LaSalle Street
Chicago 312-663-2222
www.chx.com

 

Distinctive Neighborhoods

Hyde Park/Beverly/ Pullman
http://pullman-chicago.visit-chicago-illinois.com
Visit the University of Chicago and its Oriental Institute, the Museum of Science and Industry and the DuSable Museum of African-American History. Further south are Beverly and Pullman, an 1880’s planned community for employees of the railroad sleeping car firm.

Near South Side/Chinatown
http://chicago-chinatown.info
View the oldest building in Chicago, the Widow Clarke House, the Illinois Institute of Technology, Comiskey Park and Chinatown for authentic restaurants.

Printer’s Row/Burnham Park
A must-see strip of restored buildings, jazz and blues clubs, shops, bookstores, restaurants and galleries. Tour the landmark Auditorium Theatre, Spertus Museum of Judaica and Columbia College’s photography gallery, The Shedd Aquarium, Field Museum of Natural History and the Adler Planetarium.

Greek Town
www.greektownchicago.org
Just west of the loop, on Halsted Street, between Monroe and Van Buren Streets, lies the gregarious Greektown. Glowing neon signs and restaurants offer authentic Greek foods, songs and dance in a festive atmosphere.

Heart of Italy
Just minutes west of the Loop is one of the oldest and most unique neighborhoods in the city, primarily populated by Italians from the Tuscany region of Italy. Restaurants are family owned and operated, making it a true diner’s delight.

The Loop/Downtown
www.architecture.org
Visit the Architectural Foundation for maps and information about Chicago’s dramatic open air sculptures and fine architectural/art tours. This area has it all! Quality shopping, the Art Institute, the Museum of Broadcast Communications, the Harold Washington Library Center, the Symphony and Lyric Opera and theaters.

North Michigan/ Streeterville
www.themagnificentmile.com
Stretching north from River to Oak Street is Chicago’s answer to Rodeo Drive—The Magnificent Mile. This sophisticated neighborhood has shops, restaurants and Rush Street nightlife as well as the Terra Museum of American Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art.

River North
Many of the city’s trendiest restaurants and clubs are found here. The area features a number of refurbished loft buildings turned into art galleries, auction houses, antique marts, and smart boutiques.

 

Chicago Historic Buildings

Chicago Architecture Foundation
Chicago 
312-922-3432
www.architecture.org

Chicago Historical Society
1601 North Clark Street
Chicago 312-642-4600
www.chicagohistory.org

Albert F. Madlener House
4 West Burton Place
1902: by Richard E. Schmidt & Hugh Garden

Brooks Building
223 East Jackson Street
1910: by Holabird & Roche

Bryan Lathrop House
120 East Bellevue Place
1892: by Charles Follen McKim, Mead & White

Carson Pirie Scott & Company
One South State Street
1899, 1903-4: by Louis Henri Sullivan

Chicago Board of Trade Building
141 West Jackson Boulevard
1930: by Holabird & Roche

Chicago Public Library Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street
1897: by Shepley, Rutan & Collidge

Fine Arts Building
410 South Michigan Avenue
1885: by Solon S. Beman

Glessner House
1800 South Prairie Avenue
1887: by Henry Hobson Richardson

Henry B. Clarke House
1855 South Indiana Avenue
1836: by an unknown architect

James Charnley House
1365 North Astor Street
1892: by Adler & Sullivan,
Frank Lloyd Wright

Navy Pier
Grand Avenue & Streeter Drive
1916: by Charles Sumner Frost

Old Chicago Water Tower District
Chicago and Michigan Avenues
1869: by William W. Boyington

Rookery Building
209 South LaSalle Street
1886: by Burnham & Root

Samuel M. Nickerson House
40 East Erie Street
1883: by Burling & Whitehouse

Second Presbyterian Church
1936 Michigan Avenue
1874: by James Renwick

Site of Fort Dearborn
Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive

Site of the Chicago Fire of 1871
DeKoven & Jefferson Streets
Designed by Egon Weiner