Chicago Board Of Trade

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  • Address
    141 W Jackson Blvd, The Loop
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Brown, Orange, Purple Line to LaSalle

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Lonely Planet review

The Board of Trade is a 1930 art deco gem. Inside, manic traders swap futures and options. No one really knows what those are, other than it has something to do with corn. Or maybe it's wheat. A small visitors center (312-435-3590; - Mon-Fri) tries to explain it all. Or just stay outside and gaze up at the mondo statue of Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, that tops the building.

The Board of Trade merged with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 2007, and most operations are now in this building so security is tight.