Suggestions for Historic and Protected Site near Chicago

Miss V. • September 18, 2011Take a walk down these gorgeous streets & enjoy the amazing homes. Great trick or treating here!

Donna J. • February 9, 2019A beautiful landmark in a great area of Chicago.

Explore Chicago • January 29, 2010The building now houses the Blues Heaven Foundation, begun by blues legend Willie Dixon to promote blues history and support working musicians. Stop in for a tour to experience the history yourself.

Explore Chicago • January 29, 2010In the 1920's and '30s, this is where you’d come strut your stuff as music poured from the theaters, cabarets and nightclubs, like the Pekin Theater where the top blues singers of the day performed.

Alfie M. • January 6, 2017Sulzer library was one of three Chicago regional libraries I go to.

Merrie B. • April 29, 2011The clock is usually accurate!

Christy Boyce G. • September 22, 2011Its for sale! Yes you can buy an historic building!

Keith K. • September 2, 2012The Millennium Monument is a nearly full-sized replica of the semicircle of paired Greek Doric-style columns (called a peristyle) that originally sat in this area of Grant Park, between 1917 and 1953.

Raed M. • April 30, 2018Share a peaceful daytime retreat with Abe under the shade.

Stephanie C. • September 3, 2017Beautiful architecture. Lots of history. A must see.

Explore Chicago • February 1, 2010Demo tapes were cleverly tested here at the original Chess Records offices by blaring music outdoors to folks waiting for the bus at the corner and seeing if they started grooving to the beat.

Explore Chicago • February 1, 2010Blues singer & guitarist John Lee Hooker was filmed live singing "Boom, Boom" in the middle of the bustling Maxwell Street Market, outside of Nate's Deli (formerly at 807 W. Maxwell St, now closed).

Amanda • May 28, 2012Awesome lake breeze

Derrick H. • April 7, 2013Get a feel for what it was like to step up to the plate at Old Comiskey Park. Know that legends once had at bats where you are now standing.

Eliane v. • October 13, 2012[J.R. Roberts, 1870] Designed in the Victorian Chateauesque style - which combines classical & French motifs - the house has been lovingly restored with historica accuracy.

Mariel C. • March 28, 2012It has been home to St. Augustine College (SAC) since 1980. Visitors are welcome! You can request to enter the original studio called the Charlie Chaplin Auditorium. Free :)

Eliane v. • October 13, 2012[Henry Hobson Richardson, 1887] The radical design of this home created an American style of architecture that influenced the work of Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright and others.

Explore Chicago • June 6, 2011Scenes from Transformers 3, depicting the final battle sequence between warring robots (Autobots and Decepticons) were shot here.

Kevin H. • June 4, 2010The lobby of the Santa Fe building has a beautiful, highly detailed, 3 Dimensional model of the City of Chicago. It's really a site to see.

John P. • December 30, 2011Find Memorial Hall & see all the names throughout the 102 year history of the former Chicago high school seminary.

Explore Chicago • August 17, 2011Two granite blocks mark the former spot of the Illinois Central Depot, or the Black Ellis Island, where 1000s of southern African Americans arrived to start new lives in Chicago - the Promised Land.

Jin C. • July 23, 2013Get the City Pass. It will save you about 50% for admission to 5 must-sees, plus VIP admission to all except the art institute.

Vic S. • August 26, 2011Irony. The sushi restaurant next to the Butch O'Hare exhibit.

U.S. Soccer • March 22, 2011There was a time when Prairie Avenue, from 16th to 22nd streets, was the “Fifth Avenue” of the Midwest. In 1979, the area was designated an historical district.

Ashland T. • October 8, 2013This is the official name of that area. I wish Foursquare had a 'statue' function. Is not really a sculpture garden, and it's more than just public art ha

Erik R. • May 10, 2016Walter Elias Disney was born here on Dec. 5, 1901. The house is currently being renovated into a museum that will reenact that time period.

Serena M. • March 3, 2012Dope location to Graff your little heart out.....just don't get caught.

Lucretia • October 29, 2013Super fun!

Jake S. • July 8, 2013Visit during Christmas, when the buildings windows along State Street depict scenes from children's stories, and a three-story tall Christmas Tree is put in the lobby.