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Baha'i House of Worship |
Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Project |
Chicago Architecture Foundation |
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio |
Graceland Cemetery |
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel |
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library is the premier repository for materials relating to the history of the Prairie State. The Illinois State Historical Library was created in 1889 by the Illinois General Assembly, which charged the new library with collecting and preserving "books, pamphlets, manuscripts, monographs, writings, and other materials of historical interest and useful to the historian, bearing upon the political, religious, or social history of the State of Illinois from the earliest known period of time."
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Baha'i House of Worship
The Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, is a place for quiet prayer and meditation that is freely open to everyone. Since its completion in 1953, more than five million people have been attracted by the splendid architecture and lovely gardens of the Bahai House of Worship.
*Voted as one of the 7 Wonders of Illinois |
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Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Project
The Black Metropolis National Heritage Project goal is to identify, restore, link and leverage heritage assets in the community in order to stimulate economic development in the Bronzeville Community. As a result of the hard work and dedication of this organization and it's countless volunteer's this area has become an internationally recognized heritage tourism destination, featuring jazz, blues, gospel music, along with architecturally and historically significant places to visit. |
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Charnley-Persky House
Commissioned by lumberman James Charnley and his wife, Helen Douglas Charnley, the house is one of the few surviving residential works designed by Louis Sullivan. It is also a benchmark in the early development of Frank Lloyd Wright, who later became the chief architect associated with the Prairie School of Architecture. The Charnley family lived in their Astor Street residence for just 10 years before retiring to Camden, South Carolina. |
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Chicago Architecture Foundation
Come see some of the great architectural landmarks of State Street and Michigan Avenue from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This was a time when Chicago was determined to be a great cultural, as well as commercial, city as evidenced and encouraged by the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. You’ll see buildings by Burnham, Sullivan, Holabird and Roche and other noted architects - including the Reliance Building, Carson Pirie Scott & Co., the Chicago Cultural Center, the Palmer House and the famous Michigan Avenue. You’ll visit beautiful interior treasures that even many Chicagoans don’t know exist. You will hear the stories behind these architectural gems and the men and women who have added so much to the commercial and cultural life of this city. As icing on the cake, this tour also touches on Millennium Park, Chicago’s exciting new 21st century park, outdoor gallery, garden and music venue. |
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Chicago City Hall - County Building
Year Built: 1905-08 and 1909-11
Architect: Holabird & Roche Date Designated a Chicago
Landmark: January 21, 1982
Since 1853, the governments of Chicago and Cook County have shared three different buildings on this site. The monumental, Classical Revival-style exterior of the present structure, which was designed to be a functional and efficient office building, symbolizes the strength, dignity, and vigor of the governmental functions it contains. The County Building was completed in 1908; City Hall was finished in 1911. |
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Chicago Temple and Sky Chapel
First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple is a congregation with a glorious past, a vibrant present and a promising future. It is the oldest church in Chicago! It was founded by Methodist circuit riders in 1831, six years before the City of Chicago was incorporated. During its 175-year history, the congregation has gathered for worship in five buildings. Its first services were held in the homes of its members. But in 1834 the growing congregation built a log cabin north of the Chicago River. |
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Chicago Water Tower
Chicago's Historic Water Tower was one of only a few buildings to survive the Chicago Fire of 1871. This striking monument also houses City Gallery, presenting exhibitions of Chicago-themed photographs by Chicago photographers. The gallery is staffed by visitor representatives of the Chicago Office of Tourism and curated by the Chicago Public Library.
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Ernest Hemingway Foundation
Learn about the life, work and death of one of America's greatest writers through family photographs, early manuscripts and other memorabilia. Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway, author of The Old Man and the Sea, A Farewell to Arms and other esteemed works, was born and raised in suburban Oak Park.
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Farnsworth House
Designed and constructed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe between 1945-51, is a one-room weekend retreat in a once-rural setting, located 55 miles southwest of Chicago's downtown on a 60 acre estate site adjoining the Fox River south of the city of Plano, Illinois. The steel and glass house was commissioned by Dr. Edith Farnsworth, a prominent Chicago-based kidney specialist, as a place where she could enjoy nature and engage in her hobbies, playing the violin, translating poetry, and enjoying nature. Mies created for her a 1,500-square-foot house that is widely recognized as an iconic masterpiece of modernist architecture. |
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