96 pages, with more than 60 photographs: full-color contemporary images and black-and-white historical images. Includes an index of buildings and a spotting map showing each buildings features. Smyth-sewn paperbound book, with flaps. Size: 8 x 10 in.
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Chicago will lead you straight to the best attractions the Windy City has to offer.Visit the Lincoln Park Zoo or the Art Institute of Chicago, shop on Michigan Avenue, enjoy the rides at the Navy Pier funfair, take in the view from the Willis Tower, or explore the areas outside the heart of the city.Discover DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Chicago. • Detailed itineraries and "don't-miss" destination highlights at a glance. • Illustrated cutaway 3-D drawings of important sights. • Floor plans and guided visitor information for major museums. �... [Read More]
There is no better way to see downtown Chicago---a dazzling canyon of glass, metal, masonry, and marble---than by taking the Chicago Architecture Foundation's River Cruise. The Chicago River affords one of the best vantage points from which to enjoy this city's remarkable buildings and historic sites. The Foundation's open-air boats provide comfort and an unobstructed view, while its exceptionally knowledgeable and witty docents enrich the tour with commentary on Chicago's history and development, insights on how its world-class buildings came to be constructed, and stories of the visionaries ... [Read More]
Walk the streets of Chicago and discover why the town that brought us Michael Jordan, Al Capone, and Oprah is anything but a Second City.” Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods represent a true melting pot of Americafrom Little Italy to Greektown, Chinatown to New Chinatown, and La Villita to the Ukrainian Village. It’s also the most walkable city in the country, with flat streets laid out in a sensible grid and 21 miles of stunning lakeshore. The 31 walks described here include trivia about architecture, political gossip, and the city’s rich history, plus where to dine, get the best dee... [Read More]
Chicago's marvelous architecture and the great paintings and sculpture of its famous museums are the stars and focus of this unique new tour guide. In a compact, easy-to-carry, and easy-to-follow format, the book contains twenty-five self-guided tours to the city's world-renowned masterpieces. Each brief tour can be accomplished in roughly an hour. Ms. Slavick arms readers with concise information about the sights they will see, and the book offers photographs and simple maps that make touring a breeze. For the time-challenged, Hour Chicago allows for convenient scheduling―an hour here, an h... [Read More]
The Not For Tourists Guide to Chicago is a map-based, neighborhood-by-neighborhood dream guide that divides Chi-Town into sixty mapped neighborhoods from Gold Coast and Lincoln Park to Wrigleyville and Lakeview. Designed to lighten the load of already street-savvy locals, commuters, business travelers, and yes, tourists too, every map is dotted with user-friendly NFT icons that plot the nearest essential services and entertainment locations, while providing important information on things like kid-friendly activities, public transportation, restaurants, bars, and Chicago’s art scene. Need to... [Read More]
The perfect bring-along accessory for exploring Chicago like a native. Walks include: Millennium Park The Loop Magnificent Mile Navy Pier ...And more!
Chicago is one of my favorite cities for photography. I wish I had a book like this from Chris when I got started.-Trey RatcliffThis dude is simply amazing. The book is not only packed with awesome images, but Chris shares his secrets for each site. His passion for photography, Chicago, and teaching shine through.-Rick SammonChicago has something extraordinary for every photographer. The Photographer's Guide to Chicago takes you to the best locations at the best times of day.Each location has hours, admissions fees, how to get there, the best time of day to shoot, photography restrictions, and... [Read More]
Chicago River boat tours come to life with this guide to the city’s evolution from prairie outpost to vibrant world-class metropolis. The book details Chicago’s spectacular architecture, which offers a breathtaking display of imagination, innovation, diversity, and harmony on a grand scale. It shows unencumbered views of the achievements of renown visionaries in a city that rose from its own ashes to become a showcase of style and engineering feats. See Chicago s Gems on Their Flowing NecklaceFor millions of admirers every year, Chicago's spectacular architecture offers a breathtaking di... [Read More]
The newest title in the Princeton Architectural Press Campus Guide series takes readers on a tour of the University of Chicago, an institution that since its founding in 1890 has exerted a profound impact on American higher education. This elegantly written guide shows the campus as a wonderfully eccentric and vastly underappreciated element of Chicago’s revered built environment. Designed in the English Gothic style of its time, the original campus, planned by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb, had a commonality of vision that made it equal in quality to the finest in America. As the tradit... [Read More]
Following the unique and successful formula combining architectural information and walking tours shown in his book on New York, noted McGraw-Hill author Gerard Wolfe offers travelers and armchair travelers the same enlightenment and pleasure for Chicago. The tours are organized around architecturally significant downtown areas in and around the famous Loop, a convenient starting point. An informative introduction puts building and neighborhood in context, describing the effects fo the Great Fire of 1871 and the Columbian Exhibition of 1893, among other events.
Aimed at the casual acquaintance of Chicago, this book is the first in a new city-specific series from the publishers behind the My Cool series (My Cool Caravan, My Cool Shed), using the same blend of high-end photography coupled with stylish design. Written by a Chicago guide, it features a diverse range of locations from visitor hotspots and street art to some favorite local destinations. Featured locations include Cloud Gate, Aragon Ballroom, Second City, Poetry Foundation, Hot Doug's, Music Box Theatre, Pilsen murals, 57th Street Bookstore, DuSable Museum of African American History, The O... [Read More]
The Not For Tourists Guide to Chicago is a map-based, neighborhood-by-neighborhood dream guide that divides Chi-Town into sixty mapped neighborhoods from Gold Coast and Lincoln Park to Wrigleyville and Lakeview. Designed to lighten the load of already street-savvy locals, commuters, business travelers, and yes, tourists too, every map is dotted with user-friendly NFT icons that plot the nearest essential services and entertainment locations, while providing important information on things like kid-friendly activities, public transportation, restaurants, bars, and Chicago’s art scene.Need to ... [Read More]
The newest titles in the Princeton Architectural Press Campus Guide series take readers on an insider's tour of Harvard University and the University of Cincinnati. Beautifully photographed in full color, the guides present architectural walks of two American campuses distinguished by landmark buildings-Harvard revealing stories of ivy-clad historic buildings and Cincinnati showcasing its major contemporary works of art, architecture, and landscape. One of the most prestigious universities in the world, Harvard is steeped in tradition and famous for its unique American Colonial campus which da... [Read More]
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