Adler Planetarium skyline
The classic Chicago skyline over the lake from the Museum Campus lot.
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Chicago means skyline: lakefront views from Northerly Island and the Adler, Lower Wacker's moody tunnels, Pilsen murals and the river bridges.
91 spots in Chicago · 54 murals · every one is somewhere you can park and get your car in the shot. Open them on the map.
Hand-picked spots in Chicago
Lower Wacker Drive
The famous underground roadway with moody green light. Never block traffic; go late at night.
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Murals and street art in Chicago
Murals are the most popular car photo backdrop. Pull up alongside the wall, keep the car parallel to it and shoot from a low angle so the art fills the frame behind the car.
More murals
- "All Roads Lead Back to the Loop" mural
- "All Saints of Ukraine" mural
- "Black Panther" mural
- "Carver 47" mural
- "Dolly Parton" mural
- "Edgebrook" mural
- "Englewood Junction" mural
- "Graffiti Garden" mural
- "Graffiti Garden" mural
- "Graffiti Garden" mural
- "Graffiti Garden" mural
- "Graffiti Garden" mural
- "Graffiti Garden" mural
- "Granville Avenue Buildings" mural
- "Green (North Wall)" mural
- "Hamlin Park Graffiti Wall" mural
- "John Dillinger" mural
- "Keep Loving Each Other" mural
- "Kobe Bryant Memorial" mural
- "Lake View" mural
- "Marshall Major Taylor" mural
- "Pride Of East Side" mural
- "Red-headed Woodpecker" mural
- "River of Life" mural
- "Roots with Diversity" mural
- "Sherman American History Series" mural
- "Sim's Corner Wall of Respect" mural
- "Sky Art" mural
- "Stop The Violence Chicago" mural
- "Sunflowers" mural
- "The Radiance of Being" mural
- "Thrive" mural
- "Time is the Enemy (Revisited)" mural
- "Vietnam" mural
- "We All Come Together as One" mural
- "Yes And" mural
- Bronzeville Renaissance Mural
- Coloribbean Mural
- Declaration of Immigration Mural
- Greetings from Chicago Mural
- Mile of Murals
- Mile of Murals
- Mile of Murals
- Mile of Murals
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- Mile of Murals
- Mile of Murals
- Mural on Morgan
- Oprah Winfrey Mural
- Parade Mural
- Sims Metal Management Mural
- The Mural @ 91st & Commercial
- Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Mural
More spots in Chicago
- Uptown Theatre
- Catlow Movie Theater
- ChiTown Drive-In
- UIC Theatre
- CTA Midway Yard Tower
- Kimball Yard Tower
- Pickwick Theatre
- CTA Howard Tower
- Biograph Theatre
- Clark Junction Tower
- Kimball Tower
- Kimball Station Tower
- 360 Chicago
- Central Observatory
- Lincoln Park Passerelle Viewpoint
- St.Louis Overlook
- Montrose Moonrise Observation Point
- State Street Bridge
- St. Charles Air Line Bridge
- Linden Avenue: Celestial Bridge
- Oak Street Bridge
- Robert Parker Coffin Bridge
- Sesquincentennial Overlook
- BP Bridge
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Bridge
- William P. Fahey Bridge
- DuSable Bridge
- Clark Street Bridge
- Marshall Suloway Bridge
- Wells Street Bridge
Tips for car photos in Chicago
- Shoot at golden hour or blue hour. The hour after sunrise and around sunset gives soft light without harsh reflections; blue hour is best for skylines and neon.
- Go early on weekends. Popular mural walls and downtown streets are quiet before 9 AM, so you can park right in front.
- Respect the spot. Stay off private lots when asked, don't block traffic and keep the engine noise down in neighborhoods.
- Hide your plate if you want. Check your shot before you post it.
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