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Discover the best top things to do in Illinois, United States including St. John's Catholic Newman Center, Muirhead Farmhouse, Castle Gardens, Skydeck Chicago - Willis Tower, Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, U.S. Custom House, George Stickney House, Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, Chicago Cultural Center, Tribune Tower.
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1. St. John's Catholic Newman Center
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Muirhead Farmhouse
3. Castle Gardens
4. Skydeck Chicago - Willis Tower
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4.5 based on 17,474 reviews
No trip to Chicago is complete without a visit to the top of the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and The Ledge at Skydeck Chicago! Treat yourself to a "one stop Chicago" experience on your journey to the 103rd floor. Enjoy 360-degree views spanning up to 50 miles and 4 states and our most spectacular view - 1,353 feet straight down! "Dare to Stand Out" on The Ledge - glass balconies extending 4.3 Feet outside the building provide a thrilling, once in a lifetime experience!
Reviewed By manjushap1907 - Visakhapatnam, India
A must visit place when u visit Chicago.. A unique experience when you stand in the glass box and have unparalleled views of Chicago city.. Advise don’t visit this place during long weekends as the waiting time is too long and you cannot have a good experience due to the rush of the crowds.. You are given 1-2mins to just take pics and you cannot really enjoy the experience..
5. Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
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4.5 based on 1,305 reviews
To ensure the health and safety of our guests, tours at the Home and Studio return on June 11 and are limited to nine guests per time slot. (Updated 6/2/20) The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio in Oak Park, Illinois served as Wright's private residence and workplace from 1889 to 1909--the first 20 years of his career. Today, Oak Park is home to the world’s largest collection of Wright-designed buildings. Wright used his first home to experiment with design concepts that contain the seeds of his architectural philosophy. In his adjacent studio, Wright and his associates developed a new American architecture - the Prairie style. Enjoy guided tours of the museum complex and neighboring historic district seven days a week. Trained interpreters offer insights into Wright's family life and architectural legacy. Tour details are available on the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust website
Reviewed By 1blah1
Traveling through the house, each room showed FLW’s developing style in Prairie Architecture. This tour was so fascinating, I had seen Falling Water several years ago and to see how he developed to that home was amazing. Don’t miss the homes he designed through Oak Park and also LaGrange, Illinois.
6. U.S. Custom House
7. George Stickney House
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
8. Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House
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4.5 based on 808 reviews
To ensure the health and safety of our guests, tours at Robie House return on June 11 and are limited to nine guests per time slot. (Updated 6/2/20) The Frederick C. Robie House on the University of Chicago campus is considered one of the most important buildings in the history of American architecture. This Prairie style masterpiece is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the 20th Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright List. Discover the residence Wright described as “a cornerstone of modern architecture” on guided tours that take in both the exterior and interior of the building. Inspired by the expansive landscape of the Midwest prairie, Wright’s Robie House is the most famous of the architect’s groundbreaking Prairie houses. Public tours are available Thursday - Monday. The museum is closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Visit flwright.org to learn more.
Reviewed By reneeu435
We enjoyed the tour and wished we had been able to take the in-depth tour. I have toured a couple FLW houses and this one is beautifully restored.
9. Chicago Cultural Center
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4.5 based on 2,992 reviews
The Chicago Cultural Center is the nation's first free municipal cultural center and one of the most visited attractions in Chicago. The stunning landmark building, opened in 1897 as the city's first public library, is home to two magnificent stained-glass domes, and annually presents hundreds of free cultural exhibits and performances. Admission is free.
Reviewed By pookala - Philadelphia, United States
Aside from being a beautiful building filled with finely executed mosaic work, a lovely marble staircase and an always interesting array of changing exhibits; the Cultural Center also has a free weekly recital under the largest Tiffany glass dome in the world. The 45 minute Wednesday concerts take place in the Preston Bradley Hall at 12:15 pm. Be sure to get there early (20-30 minutes) if you want to sit up front. The space fills up quickly. If you have nothing planned afterwards go to the Randolph St entrance after the concert and go on a tour of the building. Space is limited for this tour and they start at 1:15 pm daily. Check out their calendar of events before planning your Chicago itinerary to take advantage of this excellent cultural institution.
10. Tribune Tower
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4.5 based on 626 reviews
The neo-gothic tower's signature is the exterior collection of stones from other famous edifices, like the Parthenon, St. Peter's Basilica, Notre Dame, the White House and most recently, the Berlin Wall.
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
As a retired newspaperman who worked for the competitor across the street for more than 30 years, I can't get over the fact that the publishing, editorial and advertising offices of the Chicago Tribune no longer are housed in iconic Tribune Tower. It's like taking Mickey Mouse out of Disneyland or Babe Ruth out of Yankee Stadium. Located at 435 North Michigan Avenue, the 470-foot-tall, 36-floor neo-Gothic skyscraper was built between 1923 and 1925. The tower features carved images of Robin Hood and a howling dog near the main entrance to commemorate the architects John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood and the top of the tower is designed after the Tour de beurre of the Rouen Cathedral in France. While it has been recognized for its classic architecture and has earned a reputation as the most beautiful and distinctive office building in the world, it is most noted for the rocks and bricks that Tribune correspondents brought back from a variety of historically important sites throughout the world at the request of then Tribune publisher Colonel Robert McCormick to be incorporated into the lowest levels of the building. In all, there are 149 fragments in the building, including a piece of steel recovered from the World Trade Center and a rock from the Moon. In addition, there are stones from the Taj Mahal, the Parthenon, Hagia Sophia, Corregidor, Westminster, the Alamo, the Great Pyramid, Notre Dame de Paris, Abraham Lincoln's tomb, the Great Wall of China and Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Today, Tribune Tower is being converted into condominiums with work expected to be completed by 2020.
