Private Architectural Walking Tour in Chicago Loop Landmarks

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1. The building is a popular sightseeing attraction and location for shooting movies, and its owners and management have won awards for their efforts to preserve the building and for office management. The building was listed as a Chicago Landmark in 1977 and a National Historic Landmark and National Register of Historic Places honoree in 1978.

   14 min

2. The Rookery Building is a historic office building. After the Great Chicago Fire, a quickly constructed building was used as an interim city hall.

   14 min

3. Public square is known for its massive Alexander Calder sculpture & seasonal farmer's market. The piece was commissioned by the Government Services Administration and installed in 1974 to great fanfare, unveiled following a parade celebrating Calder’s work, with the artist sitting atop a circus wagon pulled by 40 horses.

   14 min

4. The building was one of the early steel-frame skyscrapers of its day, and is considered one of the best examples of the Chicago School of architecture. The building features several distinct elements that have earned it honors as a Chicago Landmark, a National Historic Landmark, and a National Register Historic Place.

   14 min

5. The Palmer House – A Hilton Hotel is a historic hotel in Chicago's Loop area. The Palmer House was the city's first hotel with elevators and the first hotel with electric light bulbs and telephones in the guest rooms.

   14 min

6. Marshall Field established numerous important business "firsts" in this building and in a long series of previous elaborate decorative structures on this site for the last century and a half. It is regarded as one of the three most influential establishments in the nationwide development of the department store and in the commercial business economic history of the United States.

   14 min

7. Cultural Center is one of the city's most popular attractions and is considered one of the most comprehensive arts showcases in the United States. The Chicago Cultural Center underwent an extensive renovation in 2021 - 2022 with the goal of unearthing the original beauty of the building.

   15 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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How it compares in Chicago

• Its from-price is 993% above the median of the 524 experiences we list in Chicago.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Chicago

Chicago is a Great Lakes city on Lake Michigan, famed for skyscraper architecture, deep-dish pizza, blues and jazz and a long lakefront of parks.

Chicago rebuilt itself after the fire of 1871 and became the cradle of the skyscraper. The Chicago River runs through the Loop, where tall towers rise, and boat tours explain the architecture from the water. Millennium Park's mirrored Cloud Gate sculpture, known as the Bean, and the Art Institute of Chicago, with its Impressionist paintings, are close together. Willis Tower has a glass-floored observation deck.

Top-ranked sights in Chicago: Navy Pier, Wrigley Building, The Magnificent Mile.

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