The ever expanding visualization of things to see while you ride Chicago. 

(If you are out and about without a plan, you can use The Map on the Road)

Don’t panic! 

  1. Select a category in the filter to get yourself started. Select others to add more sights.
  2. Enter your start and end into Get directions.
  3. Into Add Waypoint, copy/paste the addresses of other sites you’d like to see on the way. 
  4. Get the directions, distance and time of your ride.
An icon key with links to the individual blog maps is below this map. Click here for an easy access list of all.

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purple book icon that represents Coast of Chicago by Stuart DybeckThe Coast of Chicago (Stuart Dybeck, 1990) TA 1895 Boulevard Bike Ride H/G
Adapted synagogues, A/EThe Dark Knight (2008), TAThe Jungle (Upton Sinclair, 1906), TAPrint Chicago, TA
Art Sculpture, TAA purple book icon that represents Division Street by Studs TerkelDivision Street (Studs Terkel, 1967), H/GMonuments and Memorials, TASister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser, 1900), TA
Bank Buildings, A/EFerris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), TAMovable Bridges, A/ESo Big (Edna Ferber, 1924), TA
The Blues Brothers (1980), TA Former Firehouses, A/EA film reel indicating the location of a former movie theater.Movie Theaters, A/ERed map marker use for Southern ExposureSouthern Exposure (Lee Bey, 2019), A/E
Brewery Restaurant, B
Frank Lloyd Wright, A/E
Dark orange book ion representing locations in Richard Wright's novel Native SonNative Son (Richard Wright, 1940), TAThe Spook Who Sat by the Door (Sam Greenlee, 1969), TA
Brewery Taproom, BThe Fugitive (1993), TA Notorious Chicago, H/GStranger than Fiction (2006), TA
Brick Roads & AlleysGreen & White Brick, A/EA brown book icon that represents A People's History of Chicago by Kevin CoralA People’s History of Chicago (Kevin Coval, 2017), H/GV.I. Warshawski (1991), TA
Chicago River & Water System, H/GHistoric Schools, A/EPresChi – 7 Most Endangered 2017, A/EWhile You Were Sleeping (1995), TA
A orange church icon that represents a former Christian Scientist churchChristian Scientist Churches A/EIndemnity Only (Sara Paretsky, 1982), TAPresChi – 7 Most Endangered 2018, A/E Worthmann & Steinbach, A/E
Church Conversions, A/E
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