Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum, Chicago

Wrigley Building

Carbide and Carbon Building

A beautiful Art Deco tower covered in dark green terra cotta and adorned with a gold terra cotta leaf at the pinnacle

Trump Tower

1362 ft

Tribune Tower

Built in 1925, the walls of the Tribune Tower contain rocks from many famous world landmarks, including: the Taj Mahal, the Parthenon, the Great Pyramid, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, the Great Wall of China, the Berlin Wall, and most recently from the demolished World Trade Center

Smurfit-Stone Building

Anyone who has seen Adventures in Babysitting should immediately recognize this 1984 building, as its slanted roof (lit up at night) played a very important role in the film's climax

Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Chicago)

Designed in coordination with the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum in the Near South, this waterfront plaza features a timeline from the war, a list of Illinois veterans who were killed in action, and a nice vantage point toward a few iconic buildings down the river

Marshall Field Jr. Mansion

No tours are offered, as this long-derelict property has been rehabbed and divided into condos

Marina City

No tours available, unless you're cheeky enough to fill out a fake rental application (24 hours in advance), but these iconic twin buildings are worth a photo

Chicago Cultural Center

Built in 1897 as Chicago's first public library and headquarters of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Chicago Cultural Center building now houses the city's Visitor Information Center, galleries, and exhibition halls

360 Chicago

Formerly known as the John Hancock Observatory, 360 Chicago offers breathtaking views of downtown Chicago with its skyscrapers, the historic Michigan lakefront and four neighboring states - Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois