The Chicago Board of Trade Building anchors the end of LaSalle Street with a gray Indiana limestone facade that rises in dramatic, vertical tiers. Completed in nineteen thirty, the forty-four story skyscraper was designed by the firm…
Ferris Bueller’s Chicago
This self-guided route takes you through the iconic Chicago filming locations featured in the 1986 classic movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
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1. Chicago Board of Trade Building
2. The Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago is recognizable by the two massive bronze lions that guard its Michigan Avenue entrance. Founded in eighteen seventy-nine as both a school and a museum, the institution struggled in its early years, moving…
3. 333 W Wacker Dr
Three hundred thirty-three West Wacker Drive is identified by its wedge-shaped footprint and a sweeping, curved facade of green glass that mirrors the bend of the Chicago River. Completed in nineteen eighty-three, this thirty-six-story…
4. North Dearborn Street
North Dearborn Street runs through the Near North Side, an area reshaped by the Great Chicago Fire of eighteen seventy-one. While much of the city burned, this neighborhood became a refuge for those seeking high ground and proximity to…
5. Wrigley Field
You can identify Wrigley Field by the dense web of ivy covering the solid brick walls that enclose the playing field. Built in nineteen fourteen, this ballpark is the second-oldest in Major League Baseball, appearing just two years after…
6. Glencoe Beach
Glencoe Beach sits beneath high, ninety-foot bluffs along the shore of Lake Michigan. This stretch of sand, maintained by the village park district, features a designated water play area and views across the lake that have defined the…