This weekend you have a mere 16 hours to tour 200 Chicago architectural jewels.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation’s annual Open House is so big that it competes with itself. So this Friday Face-off asks: What building, or two, or five, will you tour this weekend?
Zap Props
Explore the treasure trove of props used for TV, movies, and more hidden in McKinley Park.
FEW Spirits Distillery
Named after Temperance Movement leader Frances E Willard—whose house and museum is also open to the public this weekend—FEW is known for its whiskeys and gins.
Monroe Building
One of two buildings marking the “Gateway of the Loop”, the Monroe Building houses one of the largest Rookwood Pottery collections in the world.
Union Station
Most Chicagoans know the sight of Union Station’s Great Hall, but most haven’t seen the hidden stories of rooms long forgotten until now.
The Fine Arts Building
Home to artists of all sorts, the Fine Arts Building is one of the country’s oldest artist communities.
Elks National Memorial
Located in Lincoln Park, this building, featuring a magnificent domed rotunda, was built in memory of the members of the Order of the Elks who perished during World War I.
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
Frank Lloyd Wright … for free. Need we say more?
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All images from the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s website.