This home & studio museum will entertain even those with no interest in architecture. Tip - order tickets online because sometimes the wait can get lengthy. Also, definitely take the guided tour.
Clarke House Museum partners with Glessner House to offer tours Wed-Sun! You get a great deal: combo tour of both houses for $15. Senior and student rates available too. Great houses, great history!
We're celebrating 175years! Come for a visit Wednesday-Sunday. Tours leave from Glessner House Museum at 1800 S Prairie Ave at 12 and 2pm. Custom tours also available. Discover Chicago history today! Read more.
This is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere. The Henry Crown Space Center features rockets, shuttles, satellites, rovers and probes. You can even see the actual Apollo 8 spacecraft! Read more.
fantastic interactive public art mixed with Gehry structures for a great outdoor event atmosphere at the city center
Beautiful old library, stunning interiors, cozy little gift shop where you can find amazing handmade stuff and last but not least, free performances. Grab your lunch and witness a nice show here.
The park is the largest green space in the city and the best place to see all the non-green spaces surrounding it. It hosts many events throughout the year and there are many more ways to get here.
Small, informative, and fun; has a lot of interesting works by litchenstein, Warhol, and local Chicagoans. Definitely worth a visit !
One of Chicago’s Always Free Attractions, the museum has a collection of treasures from the Middle East such as a 5,000 year old mummy, a 40-ton Assyrian sculpture & a 17-foot tall statue of King Tut. Read more.
This is a great Chicago Winter destination. You can take a beautiful stroll through the gardens and give your lungs a much needed spa treatment of warm fragrant moist air.
An ideal walk from the lake to the heart of the loop. Scenic and calming. Nice cafés and a beer garden.
Better skyline views and less tourists than the more central Millennium Park and Grant Park. Go here for a nice stroll along the big lake.
Gorgeous lakefront establishments with a marvelous view of Chicago skyline. Restaurants, entertainment centers & the most impressive stained glass collection ever. Had some tasty sword fish for lunch.
The Bungalows By Bus Tour features the Chicago bungalows built between 1910-1940, & the Frank Lloyd Wright Bus Tour shows samples of his unique architecture in the Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District
The stretch of Wentworth Avenue will give you so many authentic dining choices. Make sure to try Seven Treasure’s authentic Cantonese noodle soup, and Spring World Restaurant's tea-smoked duck!
Voted one of the ten most important buildings in America – in its structure, as design, as integration of materials, as design for domestic life and layout of living space. The Robie House contributed
[Louis Sullivan & Frank Lloyd Wright, 1891-1892] This groundbreaking work of modern residential design is one of only a few buildings that displays the combined talents of FLW & Louis Sullivan.
THE ULTIMATE SNACK in Chicago! Order the Caramel Corn - it's always served warm - DELICIOUS! The long lines go quick -- the wait is worth it!!! Highly recommend.
Ask for a table by the window. The view of Water Tower is definitely worth the wait. Sushi is great. Dinner is good. Wine selection is great. Service was perfect. Free dessert for special occasions!
Chicago is all about architecture so it’s strongly suggested to do the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust tours and the Chicago architecture foundation walking tours.
