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Near North Suburbs
A modernist clocktower welcomes students and visitors to Evanston's Northwestern University.
Northwestern University



Charles Gates Dawes House



Gross Point
Lighthouse


Jim Agard's "Gapingstock", one of many fascinating scultpures at the Skokie / North Shore Sculpture Garden
Skokie Sculpture Park




Leaning Tower of Pisa Water Tower (Niles)

           
Heart of the
North Shore

Baha'i Temple
(Wilmette)
Lily pads adorn a pool at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe
Chicago Botanic
Garden (Glencoe)
The Martin Theater at Ravina Park dates back to the early 1900s.
Ravinia Music Festival

The historic Kenilworth train station
Kenilworth



Sculpture and architecture in dowtown Highland Park
Downtown
Highland Park

           
West of the
North Shore

The Fifth-Third Bank in Downtown Northbrook
Northbrook



Deerfield Historic Village


"Glenview House" during the holiday season.
Downtown Glenview


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Also:
Northbrook Court
Bannockburn Area

The Grove (Glenview)

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Far North
Suburbs

The Lake Forest train station is decorated to recall an old-fashioned era.
Lake Forest



Intriguing modernist architecture of a science facility at Lake Forest College
Lake Forest College



Weather vane atop the historic Market Square shopping area in Lake Forest
Market Square
(Lake Forest)


 


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Also:
Old Fort Sheridan
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