Principal Features
Holy Name Cathedral
Baha'I Temple House of Worship
Loyola University Museum of [Spiritual] Art
Honorable Mentions
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Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral
Churches of Ukrainian Village
Pilsen Churches
Principal Features
Art Institute of Chicago
Universities – University of Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology
Adler Planetarium
Honorable Mentions
Libraries – Harold Washington Library Center
and Newberry Library
Museum of Contemporary Art
Smart Museum of Art
Oriental Institute
Principal Features
Sports Venues – Wrigley Field, Soldier Field, United Center, US Cellular Field
200 Theaters – Goodman, Briar Street, Shakespeare, Factory, etc.
Chicago Symphony Center
Honorable Mentions
City Hall
Hull House
Principal Features
Auditorium Theatre
The Rookery
Wrigley Building
Honorable Mentions
Tribune Tower
Conservatories – Lincoln Park
and Garfield Park
Principal Features
Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings – Robie House, Unity Temple, Charnly-Persky House, FLW Home and Studio
SR Crown Hall (& Other Mies van der Rohe Buildings) at the Illinois Institute of Technology
Millennium Park – Cloud Gate aka Bean Gate, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Gehry BP Bridge
Honorable Mentions
Sullivan Center
Michigan Avenue Bridge
James R. Thompson Center
"Watery" Buildings – Aqua, Marina City, Lakepoint Tower
Principal Features
Museum of Science and Industry
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum (Museum of the Chicago Academy of Sciences)
International Museum of Surgical Science
Honorable Mentions
Money Museum of the Federal Reserve Bank
Children Centric – Chicago Children’s Museum, Lincoln Park Pritzker Children’s Zoo & Farm-in-the-Zoo
Principal Features
Numerous Towers – Willis (Sears) Tower, John Hancock Building, Reliance Building, Federal Center , 860-880 Lake Shore Drive, etc.
Chicago Board of Trade
Marshall Field and Company Building
Honorable Mentions
Chicago Theatre
McCormick Place
Merchandise Mart
Union Station
Principal Features
Magnificent Mile
Chicago Cultural Center
Emerging Artists – Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, ETA Creative Arts Foundation, Bridgeport Art Center, etc.
Honorable Mentions
More Established Art Districts – Pilsen, River North, West Loop
Principal Features
Chicago History Museum
Historic Homes – Glessner House Museum, Driehaus Museum, Clarke House Museum
Cemeteries – Graceland, Rosehill, Mt. Carmel
Honorable Mentions
Old Water Tower
(Many) Historic Districts – Pullman, Printers Row, Prairie Avenue, Astor Street, etc.
Principal Features
Neighborhoods – The Loop, Bridgeport, Chinatown, Argyle Street (Little Saigon), Devon Avenue, Paseo Boricua, etc.
Ethnic Institutions – National Museum of Mexican Art, DuSable Museum of African American History, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Polish Museum of America
National Veterans Art Museum
Principal Features
Field Museum of Natural History
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Zoos – Lincoln Park, Brookfield
Honorable Mentions
Lincoln Park
Botanic Garden
Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool
Chicago Park District (oldest and largest in the USA)
Principal Features
Soldier Field including South Courtyard, Doughboy statue, Memorial Waterfall, Veteran's Memorial
Pritzker Military Museum & Library
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza
Honorable Mentions
Elks National Veterans Memorial
Principal Features
Navy Pier
Many Festivals – Chicago Air and Water Show, Chicago Blues Festival, 400 Neighborhood Festivals, etc.
Fountains – Buckingham Fountain, Crown Fountain
Honorable Mentions
Arlington International Racecourse
Principal Features
Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) Tours
Lakefront Trail
Riverwalk
Honorable Mentions
Cruises – River, Lake
Principal Features
Panoramas – 360 Chicago (Hancock Building), Skydeck (Willis Tower)
Beaches – Oak Street, North Avenue, Ohio Street
Smith Museum of Stain Glass Windows
Honorable Mentions
(Many) Open Air Markets – Green City Market, Randolf Street, etc.
Restaurants – 24 Michelin Star Restaurants, etc.
