Chicago Riverwalk

- Sears Tower (Willis Tower), Union Station, Monroe Street, Jackson Boulevard, Wacker Drive, Civic Opera, Marina City

Chicago Riverwalk is a beautiful promenade along large portions of Chicago River, filled with cafés, restaurants and bars. You can walk along it underneath the bridges. It was constructed 2001-2005. During our visit construction was going on on some parts, the plan is to connect the whole riverwalk without interruptions. It was planned to be finished the same year we visited (2016). Notable landmarks from the 20s to 2000s, like Trump Tower, Aqua, Tribune Tower, 333 Wacker DRive, Tribune Tower and Wrigley Building can all be seen from the Riverwalk, as well as all different kinds of boats that trafficates the river, and the charming bridges, that can be opened when large ships pass and ads even more character to Chicago. Merchandise Mart, the world's largest building when it opened in 1930 (372,000 m2 of floor space), can also be seen from here. In 1962, Marina City was built just at the river, with it's circular, corncob shaped twin towers. It is a 61-storey residential complex with a marina at the base, a significant parking garage above and apartments on the upper floors. Marina City is perhaps the most significant structure along the riverwalk along the river, together with the 98-storey Trump Tower, that since 2009 is Chicago's 2nd tallest building. The Tribune Tower is a classical gothic skyscraper from 1929, that features materials from famous structures of the Earth and the moon.