Destinations · Illinois
Chicago/Loop
IL · 41.8833, -87.6333
From Chicago/Loop, Illinois, Byway's registries place 2 scenic byways and 1 national park within 30 miles.
Understand
The Loop is the center of Chicago and without a doubt the most iconic section of the city. If you've never been to Chicago, begin here. Whether on an official architecture cruise along the Chicago River, or an unofficial one along the veritable river of elevated trains, only the most jaded could shake that feeling of awe at the canyons of LaSalle and the cliffs of Michigan Avenue. Moreover, the Loop contains a world-class collection of public art, in the form of huge street-side statues by many of the 20th century's most famous sculptors.
Day-trip loops
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Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Historic Route 66 · 1 mi · national
- Lincoln Highway · 26 mi · national
National parks
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 25 mi
Lookouts
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places
- Eternal Flame · 0 mi
- Weather Bell · 0 mi
- Site of the Sauganash Hotel/Wigwam · 0 mi
- Home Insurance Building Site · 0 mi
- Old Post Office Site · 0 mi
- Eastland Disaster Memorial · 0 mi
- Museum of Broadcast Communications · 0 mi
- Museum of Illusions · 0 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 1 mi
- Chicagoland · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 2 mi