Chicago Photo Tour: 20 Essential Shots and Locations

Here are 20 shots and photo locations in Chicago, that you must shoot and capture. Take them for fun, photo tours, a scavenger hunt, photography classes, or to plaster all over Facebook.

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  • Looking up at the John Hancock Building

  • Down the center of Michigan Avenue

  • Cloud Gate (The Bean)

  • A sailboat on Lake Michigan

  • ThE Chicago River, from Michigan Avenue, looking west 

  • Dearborn Station in Printer's Row

  • The Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier

  • The Marquee Sign at Wrigley Field

  • Chicago Skyline, shot from Adler Planetarium

  • The Steps going up to any L stop

  • The L passing by

  • Anywhere on the 606 Trail

  • Boats docked at a harbor

  • The Chicago Theatre, from up on the State and Lake L Stop

  • Sears/Willis Tower from Kinzie St Brigde 

  • North from 360 Observatory in the John Hancock Building

  • Buckingham Fountain, while facing Northwest

  • Chicago Skyline, from outside of the North Pond Resatraunt

  • Chicago Skyline, from Fullerton near Lake Sure Drive

  • Chicago Board of trade, facing South from Lasalle and Adams

This checklist was created by marvinrussell

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