Sights & Attractions in Chicago

Fodor's Choice Sights in Chicago

Name	Category	Location

860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive These twin apartment towers overlooking Lake Michigan were an...	Architectural Sites	Near North and River North

Adler Planetarium Navigate your way through the solar system with interactive and...	Museums / Galleries	The Loop, Including West Loop and South Loop

The Art Institute of Chicago Come for the sterling collection of Impressionists (an entire...	Museums / Galleries	The Loop, Including West Loop and South Loop

Auditorium Theatre Hunkered down across from Grant Park, this 110,000-ton granite-and-limestone...	Arts / Performance Venues, Architectural Sites	The Loop, Including West Loop and South Loop

Bahá'i Temple House of Worship Your mouth is sure to drop to the floor the first time you lay...	Religious Sites	Chicago Outskirts


Brookfield Zoo Spend the day among nearly 2,000 animals at this gigantic zoo...	Zoos / Aquariums	Chicago Outskirts

Chicago Botanic Garden Among the 24 different gardens are a three-island Japanese garden...	Gardens / Arboretums	Chicago Outskirts

Chicago Cultural Center Built in 1897 as the city's original public library, this huge...	Architectural Sites	The Loop, Including West Loop and South Loop

Chicago History Museum Seeking to bring Chicago's often complicated history to life...	Museums / Galleries	Lincoln Park, Wicker Park, and Bucktown

Glessner House Museum This fortresslike, Romanesque Revival 1886 residence is the only...	Houses / Mansions	Pilsen, Little Italy, and Chinatown

John G. Shedd Aquarium One of the most popular aquariums in the country, the Shedd houses...	Zoos / Aquariums	The Loop, Including West Loop and South Loop

John Hancock Observatory Designed by the same team that designed the Willis (formerly...	Architectural Sites	Near North and River North

Lincoln Park Zoo At this urban enclave near Lake Michigan, you can face off with...	Zoos / Aquariums	Lincoln Park, Wicker Park, and Bucktown

Magnificent Mile Originally designed by 19th-century architect Daniel Burnham...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Near North and River North

Millennium Park The Bean, the fountains, the Disney-esque music pavilion—all...	Parks	The Loop, Including West Loop and South Loop

Museum of Contemporary Art A group of art patrons who felt the great Art Institute was unresponsive...	Museums / Galleries	Near North and River North

Museum of Science and Industry The beloved MSI is one of the most-visited sites in Chicago...	Museums / Galleries	Hyde Park

National Museum of Mexican Art As the largest Latino museum in the country, this is the one...	Museums / Galleries	Pilsen, Little Italy, and Chinatown

Robie House Long and low, the 9,000-square-foot Robie House, completed in...	Houses / Mansions	Hyde Park

The Rookery This 11-story structure, with its eclectically ornamented facade...	Architectural Sites	The Loop, Including West Loop and South Loop

Tribune Tower To create a home for his newspaper, Chicago Tribune publisher...	Architectural Sites	Near North and River North

Willis Tower At 110 stories and 1,730 feet tall, the former Sears Tower, designed...	Architectural Sites	The Loop, Including West Loop and South Loop

Wrigley Field The venerable, ivy-covered home of the Chicago Cubs is the nation's...	Sports Venues	Lakeview and the Far North Side
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