The official Chicago Architecture River Cruise. The Docents are knowledgable volunteers from the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Get tickets ahead of time. This ride sells out very quickly.

Former site of the Chicago Public Libary, this lovely building is known for its exquisite Tiffany mosaics, especially in its performance venue, Preston Bradley Hall.  It provided changing exhibits...

Considered a miracle of engineering at the time of its construction.  Most of the floors consist of condominiums.  Its observation tower affords a quite different view of the downtown Chicago area...

Unique architecture for a building complex as its own self-contained community.

Beautiful example of early Chicago style skyscraper architecture, renovated as a boutique hotel.

Art Deco skyscraper recently renovated in its new incarnation as a Hard Rock hotel.

My wife and I attempted to visit the SkyDeck on Saturday, August 9, 2009 in the afternoon.  The ensuing experience was like a death march that only finally ended when we fled in disgust after waiting...

Once the tallest building in the city, the Auditorium now houses a performance space and the campus of Roosevelt University.

The neo-gothic tower's signature is the exterior collection of stones from other famous edifices, like the Parthenon, St. Peter's Basilica, Notre Dame, the White House and most recently, the Berlin Wall.

A unique rounded entrance marks one of the city's true architectural gems, the last major structure designed by famed architect Louis Sullivan.

An art deco masterpiece, this is the home of many of the city's financial movers and shakers.

A historic building that houses two theaters, several offices, shops and music studios.

The largest commercial building in the world. First two floors are essentially a mall, and the rest is business offices.

Curved, glass covered office building at the bend in the Chicago River in the loop.

This Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece, completed in 1909, is a premier example of his Prairie School design.

This was a truely beautiful building. Before it burned. It has not been restored yet as the fire was just a few months ago.