Top rated Historical landmarks in Chicago, United States to elevate your visit (Updated May, 2024)

Top rated Historical landmarks in Chicago

Experience the best that Chicago has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 71 places from Historical landmark category.

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Schweikher House Preservation Trust

Historical landmark

👍👍 A hidden architectural gem in Schaumburg! Well worth a visit. Got a great private tour from Dan of both house and studio. Fantastic history and the house is in near original condition. The grounds are wonderful too and great for exploring.

5.00 (40 reviews) (~38.06 km from centre)

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 (32 reviews) (~1.57 km from centre)

St. John Cantius Catholic Church

Catholic church

Late-1800s Catholic church with ornate vaulted ceilings, religious statues & stained glass windows.

4.90 (808 reviews) (~3.37 km from centre)

Little Popcorn Store

Popcorn store

👍👍 They don’t need me to review them—they’ve been here 100 years. Get your popcorn, get your old-timey candies, get your nostalgia fix, and enjoy your goodies as you walk around historic downtown Wheaton or sit right outside by the fire feature. They’re only letting in 4 people at a time currently due...

4.90 (384 reviews) (~39.99 km from centre)

USS Chicago Anchor

Historical place museum

👍👍 Excellent photo OP for your friends and family!

4.90 (60 reviews) (~2.8 km from centre)

Cantigny

Park

500 acres of gardens, golf, camping & picnic grounds, plus 2 museums, eateries & a bandshell.

4.80 (4.9K reviews) (~44.23 km from centre)

The Grove

Nature preserve

Protected prairie grove at the former home of famed horticulturist & educator, Dr. John Kennicott.

4.80 (1K reviews) (~30.41 km from centre)

Unity Temple

Place of worship

4.80 (217 reviews) (~14.34 km from centre)

St. James at Sag Bridge Catholic Church

Catholic church

👍👍 I really loved this little Catholic Church in Lemont, Illinois. It's located up on a hill in the middle of a forest preserve. I attended a Mass that was entirely in Latin, just they it used to be many years ago. The mass was wonderful, it had so much meaning just the way I remember it when I was a l...

4.80 (193 reviews) (~32.23 km from centre)

Comiskey Park Homeplate

Baseball field

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

4.80 (111 reviews) (~4.96 km from centre)

Colvin House

Event venue

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

4.80 (98 reviews) (~13.02 km from centre)

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 (83 reviews) (~5.59 km from centre)

Rockefeller Memorial Chapel

Chapel

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

4.80 (78 reviews) (~9.94 km from centre)

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) (~1.87 km from centre)

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 (72 reviews) (~2.4 km from centre)

The Rock Of Roselle

Historical landmark

👍👍 Don't take this place for granite, you'd be hard set if you passed up on this. Like a rock and a hard place. You'd have to be stoned to miss it. Prices are affordable as everything is on shale. If you're going power to the pebble, have an Uber on standby, or the name of a good towing company, whi...

4.80 (50 reviews) (~41.82 km from centre)

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) (~18.57 km from centre)

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 (43 reviews) (~9.85 km from centre)

Museum Campus

Museum

57-acre grounds with the Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium & Field Museum, plus dining & lake beach.

4.70 (25.7K reviews) (~1.1 km from centre)

Clarence F. Buckingham Memorial Fountain

Fountain

Among the world’s largest, Grant Park’s 3-level rococo fountain (1927) offers light & water shows.

4.70 (14.8K reviews) (~0.45 km from centre)

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Top rated Historical landmarks in Chicago, United States