Cloud Gate, Chicago

Jewelers Building

Louis Sullivan was only a draftsman at the time this was built, but there are some interesting designs nestled into expressive façade and the classic, powerful masonry walls

The Gage Group

Louis Sullivan designed the northernmost of the three buildings here, and the team of Holabird & Roche added the next two

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

Art Institute of Chicago

The Art Institute of Chicago is one of the best and largest museums in the U

Millennium Park

Inaugurated in 2004, Millennium Park quickly rose to become Chicago Loop's biggest attraction

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

Aon Center

Originally known as the Standard Oil Building, the 1136 foot tall Aon Center is Chicago's 3rd tallest building, after the Willis Tower and Trump International Tower

Chicago Pedway

The Reliance Building

A then-unprecedented amount of glass was used in this early skyscraper, bewildering a public still used to masonry walls

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

The Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center is home to the renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra, one of 5 American orchestras that constitute the "Big Five" of classical music