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Architecture Go-To Cities
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The most popular works of architecture in the United States.
Mid Century Modernism – Palm Springs has the largest concentration of preserved mid-century modern architecture in the world.
Palm Springs, CA
Prairie Style Living – Chicago's architectural styles include the Chicago School primarily in skyscraper design, Chicago Bungalows, Two-Flats, and Greystones. The Loop is home to skyscrapers as well as sacred architecture including "Polish Cathedrals...
Chicago Things to Do
Modernism / Art Deco Architecture – The building form most closely associated with New York City is the skyscraper, which has shifted many commercial and residential districts from low-rise to high-rise.
New York, NY
Italianate Architecture – San Francisco is known worldwide for its particularly eclectic mix of Victorian and modern architecture. Bay windows were identified as a defining characteristic of San Francisco architecture in a 2012 study.
San Francisco | Visit California
Art Deco Architecture – West Palm Beach architects helped to shape skylines across Florida and the Gulf region for the last 50 years.
West Palm Beach Florida
Southern
Southern architecture is often defined by large homes on farms or plantations that feature massive, wrap-around porches, sloping, exterior staircases, large windows, and Greek-inspired columns.
French & Caribbean Style – New Orleans possesses an abundance of historic architecture constructed over a period spanning almost three hundred years.
Visit New Orleans
Home of Georgian Architecture – From iconic Georgian houses and charming single houses to modernist gems. History loves Company in Charleston
Charleston, SC
Colonial Style Architecture – From the simple Colonial style to the intricate Medieval-influenced cathedrals, to the gingerbread accents of the Victorian period. Savannah is known for it all!
Visit Savannah
Greek Revival Plantation Homes on the Mississippi River - French Colonial – Louisiana is know for holding fast to its unique cultural heritage. While food and music tend to grab the most attention, Louisiana is also protective of its architectural je...
Lousisana Plantations
North / Midwestern
The architecture in the Midwest is innovative, sophisticated and diverse.
Sustainable Design / Craftsman / Queen Anne era – Portland is a leader in sustainable architecture and is known for its focus on urban planning.
Portland, OR
Frank Lloyd Wright / Prairie Architecture – Oak Park is home to the world’s largest collection of buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Oak Park, IL
Coastal Architecture – The building type enjoyed a boom in popularity and adaptation to modern needs in the 1930s–1950s, particularly with Colonial Revival embellishments. It remains a feature of New England homebuilding.
Visit Cape Cod
Neo-Gothic / Gothic Revival Architecture – While founded in the early nineteenth century, few buildings survive from that era and the vast majority of the city's structures date from the twentieth century. Much of the downtown was also greatly transf...
Ottawa Tourism
Federal / Colonial Architecture – Boston is well known for its many architectural wonders. 18th and 19th-century Federal style buildings and properties that have survived centuries stand side by side with many contemporary buildings – creating a rema...
Meet Boston | Your Official Guide to Boston