--- title: "Chicago: a self-guided walk · OpenVibe.Tours" canonical: "https://openvibe.tours/routes/rte_2MZQ3KEW75020ZQRN8S89CAMCQ" updated: null --- # Chicago: a self-guided walk · OpenVibe.Tours HTML: [Chicago: a self-guided walk · OpenVibe.Tours](https://openvibe.tours/routes/rte_2MZQ3KEW75020ZQRN8S89CAMCQ) Self-guided route · generated from Wikivoyage # Chicago: a self-guided walk Generated from Wikivoyage's See list for Chicago: 7 stops, about 1.1 km and 50 minutes on foot. Not a guided tour; check each place before you go. 7 stops · 1.1 km · about 50 min on foot · [Wikivoyage source](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chicago) · fetched 2026-11-07 02:07:27 UTC. Not a guided tour: check each place before you go. 7 stops on the map. [© OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), ODbL 1.0 1. ## The Reliance Building A then-unprecedented amount of glass was used in this early skyscraper, bewildering a public still used to masonry walls. Note the difference between the first two floors and the ones above: hold-outs among the previous building's tenants forced developers to build the foundation and the first two floors under the top three floors from the old building, and then knock off the top three when their leases had expired. It was restored when it became the Hotel Burnham (see below) in 1999, and can be explored with a stop at the Atwood Cafe (also below). 41.88278, -87.62778 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.882778&mlon=-87.627778#map=17/41.882778/-87.627778) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chicago) · [place page](/place/plc_SFZETZYJHDWVBCCN8BZTKVR124) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. 2. ## The Haskell Building Designed by John Mills van Osdel, the city's first accredited architect after the Chicago Fire, this four-story building is one of the oldest in the Loop. The two bottom floors were remodeled by Louis Sullivan in 1896, adding some interesting cast-iron designs for its use as a department store. 41.88140, -87.62670 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.8814&mlon=-87.6267#map=17/41.8814/-87.6267) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chicago) · [place page](/place/plc_ERBNRJV1ZEG3Q2Q2TMN3XRCECG) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. 3. ## The 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. 41.88139, -87.62584 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.881389&mlon=-87.625836#map=17/41.881389/-87.625836) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chicago) · [place page](/place/plc_ERBNRJV1ZEG3Q2Q2TMN3XRCECG) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. 4. ## Art Institute of Chicago One of the premier museums in the U.S. — and with the opening of the sensational new Modern Wing, it's one of the largest, too. Set aside a whole day and arrive early! Iconic pieces on display include "American Gothic" by Grant Wood (the stoic farm couple), "Nighthawks" by Edward Hopper (the late-night diner), Georges Seurat's pointillist masterpiece "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte". The Art Institute also boasts the world's best collection of Impressionist painting outside of France. But there's a lot more to discover, including a great selection of early 20th-century paint 41.87944, -87.62389 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.879444&mlon=-87.623889#map=17/41.879444/-87.623889) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chicago) · [place page](/place/plc_XZ3C5EX7RZWAKSZMAV3MCNMYQX) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. 5. ## Chicago Architecture Foundation Runs numerous river cruises and themed architecture walks covering the Loop and other parts of the city, with offerings suitable for general audiences and people with specific interests. There are some small, informative exhibits inside their 224 S Michigan headquarters and a gift shop. Walking tours are usually $15, $12 for students/seniors. 41.87854, -87.62484 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.878537&mlon=-87.624845#map=17/41.878537/-87.624845) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chicago) · [place page](/place/plc_ZK5Z6Y1JTTW29WYV0CAMKBA1WQ) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. 6. ## The Fine Arts Building A Michigan Avenue charmer built in 1884-85 whose worn stone walls looks even older. Even though few artists could afford to keep studios on Michigan Avenue these days, it still has a creative air, thanks to the fanciful carvings on the walls. 41.87644, -87.62461 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.876444&mlon=-87.624611#map=17/41.876444/-87.624611) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chicago) · [place page](/place/plc_BBVSVFWMRG21BCPJMWC0M354XZ) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. 7. ## Museum of Contemporary Photography A stimulating and innovative forum for the collection, creation, and examination of contemporary image-making in its camera tradition and in its expanded vocabulary of digital processes. Affiliated with Columbia College Chicago. 41.87420, -87.62440 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.8742&mlon=-87.6244#map=17/41.8742/-87.6244) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chicago) · [place page](/place/plc_PJJWS62EE2TN0F3JCN4MBB2MBH) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. ## Use this route [Sign in](/auth/login?next=%2Froutes%2Frte_2MZQ3KEW75020ZQRN8S89CAMCQ) to add this route to a trip. Notes and the ordering come from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0; coordinates and map data from OpenStreetMap, ODbL. The route drawing is generated, not a guide's promise.