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HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS \/ HISTORIC SITES<\/strong><\/p>\n

ArchiCenter Architectural Tours<\/strong>
\nChicago Architecture Foundation
\n224 South Michigan Avenue
\nChicago 312-922-3432
\nwww.architecture.org<\/a><\/p>\n

The Bahai House of Worship<\/strong>
\n100 Linden Avenue
\nWilmette 847-853-2300
\nwww.bahai.us\/bahai-temple<\/a><\/p>\n

Blackberry Farm’s Pioneer Village<\/strong>
\n100 South Barnes Road
\nAurora 630-892-1550
\nwww.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Charles Gates Dawes House<\/strong>
\nEvanston Historical Society
\n225 Greenwood Street
\nEvanston 847-475-3410
\nhttp:\/\/evanstonhistorycenter.org\/dawes-house<\/a><\/p>\n

Chellberg Farm<\/strong>
\nIndiana Dunes National Lakeshore
\nMineral Springs Road
\nPorter, IN 219-395-1882
\nwww.nps.gov\/indu\/learn\/historyculture\/chellberg.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park<\/strong>
\n201 Schaumburg Court
\nSchaumburg 847-777-4444
\nhttps:\/\/chi-athenaeum.org\/about-sculpture-park.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Chicago’s Greek Town<\/strong>
\nHalsted Street Corridor
\nChicago 312-255-7280
\nwww.greektownchicago.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Elizabeth F. Cheney Mansion<\/strong>
\n220 North Euclid Avenue
\nOak Park 708-725-2500
\nwww.cheneymansion.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Elks National Veterans Memorial<\/strong>
\n2750 North Lakeview
\nChicago 773-755-4700
\nwww.elks.org\/memorial<\/a><\/p>\n

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple<\/strong>
\n875 Lake Street
\nOak Park 708-848-6225
\nwww.unitytemple.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Frederick C. Robie House<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Chicago
\n5757 South Woodlawn Street
\nChicago 312-994-4000
\nhttp:\/\/cal.flwright.org\/tours\/robie<\/a><\/p>\n

Historic Market Square<\/strong>
\nMarket Square Court
\nLake Forest 224-880-5742
\nhttp:\/\/shopmarketsquare.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Historic Pleasant Home<\/strong>
\n217 Home Avenue
\nOak Park 708-383-2654
\nwww.pleasanthome.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Historic Wagner Farm<\/strong>
\n1510 Wagner Road
\nGlenview 847-657-1506
\nwww.glenviewparks.org\/historicwagnerfarm<\/a><\/p>\n

Historic Water Tower<\/strong>
\n806 North Michigan Avenue
\nChicago
\nhttps:\/\/www.chicago.gov\/city\/en.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park<\/strong>
\nGovernors State University
\nUniversity Park 708-534-4848
\nwww.govst.edu\/sculpture<\/a><\/p>\n

Pullman District Historic Home Tours<\/strong>
\nChicago 773-785-8901
\nwww.pullmanil.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Redfield Estate at the Grove<\/strong>
\n1421 Milwaukee Avenue
\nGlenview 847-298-0095
\nwww.glenviewparks.org\/facilities-parks\/redfield-estate<\/a><\/p>\n

Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple of Greater Chicago<\/strong>
\n1145 Sullivan Road
\nAurora 630-844-2252
\nhttps:\/\/svsbalaji.secure.force.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chicago Landmarks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Buckingham Fountain<\/strong>
\n301 South Columbus Drive
\nChicago 312-742-PLAY<\/p>\n

Chicago Board of Trade<\/strong>
\nVisitor’s Center
\n141 West Jackson Boulevard
\nChicago<\/p>\n

Chicago City Hall<\/strong>
\n121 North LaSalle Street
\nChicago 312-744-5000
\nhttps:\/\/www.chicago.gov\/city\/en.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Chicago Cultural Center<\/strong>
\n78 East Washington Street
\nChicago 312-744-3316
\nhttps:\/\/www.chicago.gov\/city\/en\/depts\/dca\/supp_info\/chicago_culturalcenter.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Chicago Military Academy at Bronzeville<\/strong>
\n3519 South Giles Avenue
\nChicago 773-534-9750
\nwww.chicagomilitaryacademy.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Chicago Temple<\/strong>
\n77 West Washington Street
\nChicago 312-236-4548
\nwww.chicagotemple.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago<\/strong>
\n230 South LaSalle Street
\nChicago 312-322-5322
\nwww.chicagofed.org<\/a><\/p>\n

James R. Thompson Center<\/strong>
\n100 West Randolph Street
\nChicago 312-814-2141
\nhttps:\/\/www2.illinois.gov\/cms\/About\/JRTC<\/a><\/p>\n

McCormick Place-on-the-Lake<\/strong>
\n2301 South King Drive
\nChicago 312-791-7000
\nwww.mccormickplace.com<\/a><\/p>\n

North Avenue Beach House<\/strong>
\n1600 North Lake Shore
\nChicago 312-74-BEACH
\nwww.chicagoparkdistrict.com\/parks-facilities\/north-avenue-beach<\/a><\/p>\n

Riverwalk Gateway<\/strong>
\nChicago 312-744-5000
\nhttps:\/\/www.chicago.gov\/city\/en\/depts\/cdot\/supp_info\/chicago_riverwalk.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Willis Tower<\/strong>
\n233 South Wacker Drive
\nChicago 312-875-9447
\nhttp:\/\/theskydeck.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chicago Financial Exchange<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chicago Board of Options Exchange<\/strong>
\n400 South LaSalle Street
\nChicago 312-786-5600
\nwww.cboe.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Chicago Board of Trade<\/strong>
\n141 West Jackson Boulevard
\nChicago<\/p>\n

Chicago Mercantile Exchange<\/strong>
\n350 East Cermak Road
\nChicago 312-842-1072<\/p>\n

Chicago Stock Exchange<\/strong>
\n440 South LaSalle Street
\nChicago 312-663-2222
\nwww.chx.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Distinctive Neighborhoods<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hyde Park\/Beverly\/ Pullman<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/pullman-chicago.visit-chicago-illinois.com<\/a>
\nVisit the University of Chicago and its Oriental Institute, the Museum of Science and Industry and the DuSable Museum of African-American History. Further south are Beverly and Pullman, an 1880\u2019s planned community for employees of the railroad sleeping car firm.<\/p>\n

Near South Side\/Chinatown<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/chicago-chinatown.info<\/a>
\nView the oldest building in Chicago, the Widow Clarke House, the Illinois Institute of Technology, Comiskey Park and Chinatown for authentic restaurants.<\/p>\n

Printer\u2019s Row\/Burnham Park<\/strong>
\nA must-see strip of restored buildings, jazz and blues clubs, shops, bookstores, restaurants and galleries. Tour the landmark Auditorium Theatre, Spertus Museum of Judaica and Columbia College\u2019s photography gallery, The Shedd Aquarium, Field Museum of Natural History and the Adler Planetarium.<\/p>\n

Greek Town<\/strong>
\nwww.greektownchicago.org<\/a>
\nJust west of the loop, on Halsted Street, between Monroe and Van Buren Streets, lies the gregarious Greektown. Glowing neon signs and restaurants offer authentic Greek foods, songs and dance in a festive atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Heart of Italy<\/strong>
\nJust minutes west of the Loop is one of the oldest and most unique neighborhoods in the city, primarily populated by Italians from the Tuscany region of Italy. Restaurants are family owned and operated, making it a true diner\u2019s delight.<\/p>\n

The Loop\/Downtown<\/strong>
\nwww.architecture.org<\/a>
\nVisit the Architectural Foundation for maps and information about Chicago\u2019s dramatic open air sculptures and fine architectural\/art tours. This area has it all! Quality shopping, the Art Institute, the Museum of Broadcast Communications, the Harold Washington Library Center, the Symphony and Lyric Opera and theaters.<\/p>\n

North Michigan\/ Streeterville<\/strong>
\nwww.themagnificentmile.com<\/a>
\nStretching north from River to Oak Street is Chicago\u2019s answer to Rodeo Drive\u2014The Magnificent Mile. This sophisticated neighborhood has shops, restaurants and Rush Street nightlife as well as the Terra Museum of American Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art.<\/p>\n

River North<\/strong>
\nMany of the city\u2019s trendiest restaurants and clubs are found here. The area features a number of refurbished loft buildings turned into art galleries, auction houses, antique marts, and smart boutiques.<\/p>\n

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Chicago Historic Buildings<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chicago Architecture Foundation<\/strong>
\nChicago 
\n312-922-3432
\nwww.architecture.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Chicago Historical Society<\/strong>
\n1601 North Clark Street
\nChicago 312-642-4600
\nwww.chicagohistory.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Albert F. Madlener House<\/strong>
\n4 West Burton Place
\n1902: by Richard E. Schmidt & Hugh Garden<\/p>\n

Brooks Building<\/strong>
\n223 East Jackson Street
\n1910: by Holabird & Roche<\/p>\n

Bryan Lathrop House<\/strong>
\n120 East Bellevue Place
\n1892: by Charles Follen McKim, Mead & White<\/p>\n

Carson Pirie Scott & Company<\/strong>
\nOne South State Street
\n1899, 1903-4: by Louis Henri Sullivan<\/p>\n

Chicago Board of Trade Building<\/strong>
\n141 West Jackson Boulevard
\n1930: by Holabird & Roche<\/p>\n

Chicago Public Library Cultural Center<\/strong>
\n78 East Washington Street
\n1897: by Shepley, Rutan & Collidge<\/p>\n

Fine Arts Building<\/strong>
\n410 South Michigan Avenue
\n1885: by Solon S. Beman<\/p>\n

Glessner House<\/strong>
\n1800 South Prairie Avenue
\n1887: by Henry Hobson Richardson<\/p>\n

Henry B. Clarke House<\/strong>
\n1855 South Indiana Avenue
\n1836: by an unknown architect<\/p>\n

James Charnley House<\/strong>
\n1365 North Astor Street
\n1892: by Adler & Sullivan,
\nFrank Lloyd Wright<\/p>\n

Navy Pier<\/strong>
\nGrand Avenue & Streeter Drive
\n1916: by Charles Sumner Frost<\/p>\n

Old Chicago Water Tower District<\/strong>
\nChicago and Michigan Avenues
\n1869: by William W. Boyington<\/p>\n

Rookery Building<\/strong>
\n209 South LaSalle Street
\n1886: by Burnham & Root<\/p>\n

Samuel M. Nickerson House<\/strong>
\n40 East Erie Street
\n1883: by Burling & Whitehouse<\/p>\n

Second Presbyterian Church<\/strong>
\n1936 Michigan Avenue
\n1874: by James Renwick<\/p>\n

Site of Fort Dearborn<\/strong>
\nMichigan Avenue and Wacker Drive<\/p>\n

Site of the Chicago Fire of 1871 <\/strong>
\nDeKoven & Jefferson Streets
\nDesigned by Egon Weiner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS \/ HISTORIC SITES ArchiCenter Architectural Tours Chicago Architecture Foundation 224 South Michigan Avenue Chicago 312-922-3432 www.architecture.org The Bahai House of Worship 100 Linden Avenue Wilmette 847-853-2300 www.bahai.us\/bahai-temple Blackberry Farm’s Pioneer Village 100 South Barnes Road Aurora 630-892-1550 www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org Charles Gates Dawes House Evanston Historical Society 225 Greenwood Street Evanston 847-475-3410 http:\/\/evanstonhistorycenter.org\/dawes-house Chellberg Farm […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-328","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/328"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=328"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":736,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/328\/revisions\/736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}