Landmarks of Chicago

The “Windy City” is famous worldwide due to the many television shows that have been set in the city. There are many landmarks located in the city itself which makes for beautiful viewing. The landmarks noted here are those designated by the Mayor of Chicago and the Chicago City Council.

The landmarks mentioned here are neither comprehensive nor exhaustive as there are numerous strewn around the city. Bus Rental Chicago can assist you in getting around the city to visit these sites.

The Chicago Theater was a dominant theater enterprise for 20 years from 1925 to 1945. You don’t have to watch anything in the theater as simply seeing its famous marquee, seen in many films, television shows, artworks and photography, is breathtaking enough.

Visit the Buckingham Fountain, one of the starting points for The Amazing Race. It is especially wondrous at night with its stunning display of light and water works. One of the largest water fountains in the world, it is may remind you of a wedding cake and was originally inspired by the Palace of Versailles’ Latona Fountain.

Architecturally beautiful, one may mistake the Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb as the entrance to a commercial building. The tomb is constructed of limestone, on a triangular plot of land, by Louis Sullivan in 1890.

Fans of architectural genius, Frank Lloyd Wright, may be delighted to visit The Robie House. It is one of the architect’s best known examples, and also one of the last to be built, in his Prairie style.

When you get to the Tribune Tower, remember to look all the way upwards towards the sky to fully appreciate its Gothic architecture. Home to the Chicago Tribune and CNN’s Chicago office, it features fragments from other buildings from around the world in its lower levels. Some of them are from the Taj Mahal, the Parthenon, the Great Wall of China, the Berlin Wall and even Angkor Wat. These fragments are labeled with their location of origin.

There are many more interesting Chicago Landmarks that you can view, like the 24 foot Statue of the Republic. Bus Rental Chicago can help you get around to these landmarks with ease.