Hidden gems - Historical landmarks in Chicago, United States not to miss (Updated February, 2024)

Hidden gems: Historical landmarks in Chicago

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Chicago. This list contains 29 places from Historical landmark category.

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The Warehouse

Historical landmark

👍👍 The city of Chicago shouldve been tripping over itself to buy, save and preserve what is and will be an iconic landmark for generations to come. Politicians are too old to care and the yuppies that will live in the neighborhood for a couple of years (but get the aldermans ear) keep preventing the pl...

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5.00 (29 reviews)

USS Chicago Anchor

Historical place museum

👍👍 Excellent photo OP for your friends and family!

4.90 (60 reviews)

Pagoda

Historical landmark

👍👍 Nice spot. Very relaxing. You can get the water taxi from here.

4.90 (23 reviews)

Comiskey Park Homeplate

Baseball field

👍👍 The Sox Fans on Deck Fanboy group throws a great tailgate party there once per season.

4.80 (107 reviews)

Colvin House

Event venue

👍👍 Went to the Colvin House for Open House Chicago 2023. Very beautiful space.

4.80 (93 reviews)

Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral

Eastern Orthodox Church

👍👍 Wonderful church!! Amazing architecture by Louis Sullivan and a nice friendly parish. The services are beautiful as well as the interior of the cathedral with old Russian icons and paintings. They have a good a capella choir. Highly recommend to visit. All services are in English.

4.80 (81 reviews)

Chicago & Northwestern Railway Bridge

Historical landmark

👍👍 Great view of this bridge and the city from the Kinzie Street Bridge. There's also a nice little walking path near this bridge. The view of the city from this location is wonderful and probably one of the least known by tourists. It's well worth a walk around the area. There used to be the wonde...

4.80 (77 reviews)

Rockefeller Memorial Chapel

Chapel

1928 Gothic chapel with an intricate tiled ceiling & stained glass, hosts regular concerts & tours.

4.80 (76 reviews)

Reid Murdoch Building

Historical landmark

👍 The view from chicago river makes your dining experience memorable.

4.80 (74 reviews)

Emil Bach House

Vacation home rental agency

Restored 1915 home by Frank Lloyd Wright available for overnight stays & private events.

4.80 (73 reviews)

Chicago Water Tower

Historical landmark

👍👍 A Chicago historical landmark. A small sit down park in the heart of the city.. Beautifully kept year round..

4.80 (70 reviews)

Norwood Park Historical Society

Non-profit organization

😠 My cousin had her wedding here and let me tell u exactly what the owner of this place did. She originally agreed to let my cousin set up everything with the help of people the night before. But when we were there she said "there was too many poeple" and we could not set up anymore. Sending us home....

4.80 (44 reviews)

Museum of Science and Industry Sign

Tourist attraction

👍👍 This museum is amazing! So many things to experience, even without any add ons! Highly recommend looking at ALL of the U-505 exhibits before you take your tour of it (if you so choose). Very informative. We also did the Coal Mining tour and the guide was amazing. Never tired of anyone's questions or...

4.80 (37 reviews)

Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Statue

Historical landmark

👍👍 Monument honoring the founder of Chicago. The first citizen of Chicago. His father was a French sea captain and his mother a slave of African descent. DuSable settled by the Chicago River, developing a prosperous trading post around 1779. That little settlement became the great city of Chicago. Toda...

4.80 (25 reviews)

Elks National Memorial and Headquarters

Fraternal organization

😠 I quit the elks after a month because they doubled down on supporting racism. I joined the elks last month because my family had good experiences with them. At first it seemed promising, I enjoy helping make a better community for the next generation. The Elks have grants for students and do some g...

4.70 (146 reviews)

Boyce Building

Historical landmark

👍👍 What a history for this building from the 1911 - 1923 ! Yes, it was built by the publishing company owner in stages. It had the badges of being the tallest building north of the river, that publishing company's site, owner's penthouse on the top floor, one of largest boy scouts organization office b...

4.70 (30 reviews)

Benjamin Franklin Monument

Sculpture

👍👍 sometime I stop by to talk to uncle Benjamin lol

4.70 (29 reviews)

Heald Square Monument

Historical landmark

👍👍 I wish we could reply to reviews. One poster wrote "Just some dudes in capes holding hands, nbd". Please understand, this memorial commemorates possibly the 3 most important figures of the Revolution itself- Gen. George Washington, and principal financiers Robert Morris and Haym Salomon- the two la...

4.60 (133 reviews)

Kwa-Ma-Rolas

Historical landmark

👍👍 Got my Totem Pole fix. I don't know where else in Chicago you can go to worship Pagan gods, so this place suits nicely.

4.60 (53 reviews)

Charnley-Persky House Museum

Museum

Important example of early modern architecture from 1892 by Louis Sullivan & Frank Lloyd Wright.

4.60 (51 reviews)

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Hidden gems: Historical landmarks in Chicago, United States