Sights & Attractions in Chicago

Things to Do in The Loop, Including West Loop and South Loop

Sights Overview
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190 South LaSalle
This 40-story postmodern office building, resembling a super-sized...
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311 South Wacker Drive
The first of three towers intended for the site, this pale pink...
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333 West Wacker Drive
This green-glazed beauty doesn't follow the rules. Its riverside...
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Adler Planetarium
Navigate your way through the solar system with interactive and...
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Aon Center
With the open space of Millennium Park at its doorstep, the Aon...
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The Art Institute of Chicago
Come for the sterling collection of Impressionists (an entire...
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Auditorium Theatre
Hunkered down across from Grant Park, this 110,000-ton granite-and-limestone...
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Bank of America Theatre
On Monroe, just before State Street, sits the ornate Bank of...
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Cadillac Palace Theatre
Opened in 1926 as a vaudeville venue, the theater was designed...
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Carbide and Carbon Building (Hard Rock Hotel)
Designed in 1929 by Daniel and Hubert Burnham, sons of the renowned...
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Chase Tower
This building's graceful swoop—a novelty when it went up—continues...
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Chicago Antique Market
This famed indoor-outdoor flea market, held on the third Saturday...
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Chicago Cultural Center
Built in 1897 as the city's original public library, this huge...
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Chicago Temple
The Gothic-inspired headquarters of the First United Methodist...
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The Chicago Theatre
Grand and glitzy, the Chicago Theatre features a shrunk-down...
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Civic Opera House
The handsome home of the Lyric Opera of Chicago is grand indeed...
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Crain Communications Building (Smurfit-Stone Building)
Some wags have pointed out that this building, with its diamond-shape...
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The Dearborn Station
Chicago's oldest standing passenger train station, a South Loop...
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Donohue Building
The first major printing facility in Printers Row, this 1883...
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Federal Center and Plaza
The Federal Center is spread over three separate buildings—the...
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The Field Museum
More than 400,000 square feet of exhibit space fill this gigantic...
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Fine Arts Building
This creaky building was constructed in 1895 to house the showrooms...
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Ford Center for the Performing Arts-Oriental Theatre
An opulent "hasheesh-dream decor" of Buddhas and elephant-type...
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The Franklin Building
Built in 1888 as the home of Franklin Company, one of the largest...
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Fulton Market
The stylish Fulton Market district runs along Fulton Market and...
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Garfield Park Conservatory
Escape winter's cold or revel in summer sunshine inside this...
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Grant Park & Buckingham Fountain
Two of Chicago's greatest treasures reside in Grant Park—the...
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Greektown
This small strip may as well be half a world away from the rest...
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Harold Washington Library Center
The library, which opened in 1991 and is named for the first...
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Hyatt Center
At 48 stories, the headquarters of this hotel and resort company...
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Inland Steel Building
A runt compared to today's tall buildings, this crisp, sparkling...
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James R. Thompson Center
People either hate or love this state government building: former...
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John G. Shedd Aquarium
One of the most popular aquariums in the country, the Shedd houses...
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Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Antiques hunters with fat wallets may want to check the schedule...
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The Marquette Building
Like a slipcover over a sofa, the clean, geometric facade of...
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Millennium Park
The Bean, the fountains, the Disney-esque music pavilion—all...
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Monadnock Building
Built in two segments a few years apart, the Monadnock captures...
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Museum of Contemporary Photography
"Contemporary" is defined here as anything after 1936. More than...
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Pontiac Building
An early Chicago School skyscraper—note its classic rectangular...
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Printers Row
The Printers Row district is bounded by Congress Parkway on the...
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Prudential Plaza
There are two architecturally notable buildings at the plaza...
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Reliance Building
The clearly expressed, gleaming verticality that characterizes...
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Richard J. Daley Center
Named for the late mayor Richard J. Daley, this boldly plain...
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River City
If you've spent some time in the Loop already, then this complex's...
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The Rookery
This 11-story structure, with its eclectically ornamented facade...
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Santa Fe Building
Also known as the Railway Exchange Building, this structure was...
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Soldier Field
Opened in 1924 as the Municipal Grant Park Stadium, the facility...
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Spertus Museum
This museum addresses an intellectual puzzle: What does it mean...
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Sullivan Center
From 1899 to 2007 this was the flagship location for the department...
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Symphony Center
Now home to the acclaimed Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO), this...
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Willis Tower
At 110 stories and 1,730 feet tall, the former Sears Tower, designed...
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