Watch | The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago with Geoffrey Baer

WTTW's Geoffrey Baer tours some of Chicago's most beautiful places and reveals the stories behind them. Audio-narrated descriptions are available.

In "The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago," Geoffrey Baer takes us on a tour of the most breathtaking locations in and around Chicago. From towering skyscrapers and lovely parks, to important art and ornate houses of worship, explore the stories behind the beauty. Audio-narrated descriptions are available.

Geoffrey Baer visits the dazzling Chicago Cultural Center, exploring Preston Bradley Home’s dome and the recently restored Grand Army of the Republic Hall and Rotunda. He chats with Gunny Harboe, a restoration architect who worked on the piece.

A group of local artists talk with Geoffrey Baer about the story of a mosaic under DuSable Lake Shore Drive called "Indian Land Dancing."

Geoffrey Baer talks with Shermann “Dilla” Thomas, who shares the story of the Wabash YMCA and the historic mural that still remains.

Get a glimpse into Chicago's Gilded Age as Geoffrey Baer stops by the Glessner House, a mansion in Chicago’s Prairie Avenue District.

Geoffrey Baer learns about the history of the Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House, a peculiar and unique home in Aurora, from its current owner.

Geoffrey Baer gets a rare look at the incredible detail of the Glasner Studio, one of artist Edgar Miller’s "handmade houses."

Architecture critic and photographer Lee Bey talks South Side architecture with Geoffrey Baer. He shares insights about the Chicago Vocational Career Academy, Bowen High School, and others.

Geoffrey Baer visits Jackson Park with a group of birders who explain the beauty of birding and the importance of access to nature in urban areas.

Geoffrey Baer explores Jens Jensen’s masterpiece in Columbus Park.

Geoffrey Baer explores the beautiful Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool, a small garden r created by landscape architect Alfred Caldwell, tucked away in Lincoln Park.

Photographer Peter Tsai shows Geoffrey Baer the beauty of bad weather at Hancock Center.

Geoffrey Baer interviews architect Jeanne Gang at St. Regis Chicago, and he gets a tour inside the skyscraper.

Geoffrey Baer visits Tribune Tower’s Hall of Inscriptions and explores the other details of the building.

Geoffrey Baer interviews architect Juan Gabriel Moreno at El Centro, a building that is part of Northeastern Illinois University.

Geoffrey Baer interviews renowned Chicago artist Nick Cave. They discuss his Soundsuits.

Geoffrey Baer tours Palmisano Park and Ping Tom Park with landscape architect Ernie Wong, who designed the two repurposed Chicago parks.

Geoffrey Baer chats with Chicago artist Roman Villarreal at Steelworkers Park, the site of a former steel mill and the location of a sculpture by Villarreal.

Geoffrey Baer visits the Rookery with architecture critic Blair Kamin. The building was designed by Burnham and Root. Its famous light court was later redesigned by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Geoffrey Baer tours the ornate BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, which is located in Bartlett, Illinois.

Geoffrey Baer pays a visit to Oak Park’s Unity Temple, a Frank Lloyd Wright building that has since been rehabilitated.

Geoffrey Baer interviews artist Roman Villarreal about a once-mysterious mermaid sculpture that appeared on the lakefront in the 1980s. Villarreal reveals the story of how he and his artist friends pulled it off, and how the mystery was later revealed.