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1. Bahá'i Temple House of Worship
Religious Building/Site/ShrineYour mouth is sure to drop to the floor the first time you lay eyes on this stunning structure, a nine-sided building that incorporates architectural...Read More
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2. Chicago Cultural Center
Loop | Building/Architectural SiteBuilt in 1897 as the city's original public library, this huge building houses the Chicago Office of Tourism Visitor Information Center, as...Read More
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3. Graceland Cemetery
Lakeview | CemeteryNear Irving Park Road, this graveyard has crypts that are almost as strikingly designed as the city skyline. A number of Chicago's most prominent...Read More
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4. Magnificent Mile
Near North | Neighborhood/StreetMichigan Avenue, or Mag Mile as some call it, is a potpourri of historic buildings, upscale boutiques, department stores, and posh hotels. ...Read More
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5. Millennium Park
Loop | Body Of Water/WaterfallThe Bean," the fun fountains, the Disney-esque music pavilion—all the pieces of this park quickly stole the hearts of Chicagoans and visitors...Read More
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6. National Museum of Mexican Art
Pilsen | Museum/GalleryThe largest Latino museum in the country (and the only Latino one accredited by the American Alliance of Museums) is definitely worth a look...Read More
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7. 150 North Michigan Avenue
Loop | Building/Architectural SiteSome wags have pointed out that this building, with its diamond-shape top, looks like a giant pencil sharpener. Built in 1984 as the Smurfit...Read More
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8. 190 South LaSalle Street
Loop | Building/Architectural SiteThis 40-story postmodern office building, resembling a supersized château, was designed by John Burgee and Philip Johnson in the mid-1980s....Read More
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9. 224 South Michigan Avenue
Loop | Information CenterThis structure, designed in 1904 by Daniel Burnham, who later moved his office here, was once known as the Railway Exchange Building and the...Read More
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10. 860–880 N. Lake Shore Drive
Near North | Building/Architectural SiteThese twin apartment towers overlooking Lake Michigan were an early and eloquent realization of Mies van der Rohe's "less is more" credo, expressed...Read More
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11. Aon Center
Loop | Building/Architectural SiteWith the open space of Millennium Park at its doorstep, the Aon Center really stands out. Originally built as the Standard Oil Building, the...Read More
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12. Carbide and Carbon Building (Hard Rock Hotel)
Loop | Building/Architectural SiteDesigned in 1929 by Daniel and Hubert Burnham, sons of the renowned architect Daniel Burnham, this is arguably the jazziest skyscraper in town...Read More
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13. Chase Tower
Loop | Building/Architectural SiteThis building's graceful swoop—a novelty when it went up—continues to offer an eye-pleasing respite from all the surrounding right angles; and...Read More
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14. Chicago Board of Trade
Loop | Financial InstitutionHome of the thriving financial district, relatively narrow LaSalle Street earned the moniker "The Canyon" (and it feels like one) because of...Read More
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15. Chicago Temple
Loop | Religious Building/Site/ShrineThe Gothic-inspired headquarters of the First United Methodist Church of Chicago, built in 1923 by Holabird &Roche, comes complete with...Read More
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16. Dearborn Station
South Loop | Building/Architectural SitePart of Printers Row, this is Chicago's oldest-standing passenger train station, designed in the Romanesque Revival style in 1885 by New York...Read More
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17. Federal Center and Plaza
Loop | Government BuildingThis center is spread over three separate buildings: the Everett McKinley Dirksen Building; the John C. Kluczynski Building ( 230 S. Dearborn...Read More
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18. Historic Water Tower
Near North | Building/Architectural SiteThis famous Michigan Avenue structure, completed in 1867, was originally built to house a 137-foot standpipe that equalized the pressure of...Read More
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19. Hyde Park Historical Society
Hyde Park | Information CenterTo get a good overview of the neighborhood, stop by the Hyde Park Historical Society, which sponsors lectures and tours. The society is housed...Read More
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20. Inland Steel Building
Loop | Building/Architectural SiteA runt compared to today's tall buildings, this sparkling 19-story high-rise from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill was a trailblazer when it was...Read More
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