More than 170 sites across Chicago are opening their doors this weekend during Open House Chicago. We've got some highlights, including some places typically not open to the public.
Architecture
A Cartoonist's Immersive Vision of What Chicago's Architecture Could Have Been Is on Display in One of the City's New Icons
Daniel Hautzinger"Welcome to Tribuneville" by Klaus is a retro-futuristic cityscape consisting of unbuilt entries to the 1922 competition for a Tribune Tower design. The animated cartoon is on display at 150 Media Stream inside 150 N. Riverside.
Geoffrey Baer Explores Some of Chicago's Cemeteries – And the Stories Buried in Them
Geoffrey BaerMany of Chicago's cemeteries are surprisingly beautiful and pastoral, in addition to being full of intriguing stories, sculptures, and monuments along with the prominent Chicagoans buried in them.
Fourteen Remarkable Libraries in the Chicago Area
Geoffrey BaerEver since the opening of the Central Library, now the Cultural Center, in 1897, the Chicago area has built some remarkable libraries, as Geoffrey Baer explores.
Geoffrey Baer Explores Chicago's Beautiful School Architecture
Geoffrey BaerThere are plenty of beautiful schools to be found in the Chicago area, from the grand edifices of the nineteenth century to modernist masterpieces. Geoffrey Baer highlights a few noteworthy ones.
Geoffrey Baer on 'The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago 2'
Daniel HautzingerIn The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago 2, Geoffrey Baer explores more eye-popping places around Chicago, and the stories behind them. He spoke to us about the new special.