ates ▁the ▁area , ▁also ▁provides ▁entertain ment ▁and ▁recre ational ▁opportun ities , ▁including ▁the ▁annual ▁d ye ing ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁green ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁St . ▁Patrick ' s ▁Day . ▁Tri ps ▁down ▁the ▁Chicago ▁River , ▁including ▁architect ural ▁t ours , ▁by ▁commercial ▁boat ▁operators ▁are ▁great ▁favor ites ▁with ▁both ▁loc als ▁and ▁tour ists ▁al ike . ▁ ▁Notable ▁land marks ▁ ▁Ag ora , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁sculpt ures ▁at ▁the ▁south ▁end ▁of ▁Grant ▁Park . ▁Art ▁Institute ▁of ▁Chicago ▁ ▁Aud itor ium ▁Building ▁ ▁Buck ingham ▁F ount ain ▁ ▁Car b ide ▁& ▁Car bon ▁Building ▁ ▁Car son , ▁Pir ie , ▁Scott ▁and ▁Company ▁Building ▁ ▁Chicago ▁Board ▁of ▁Trade ▁Building ▁ ▁Chicago ▁Theatre ▁ ▁Chicago ▁Cultural ▁Center ▁ ▁Chicago ▁City ▁Hall ▁ ▁C iv ic ▁Opera ▁House ▁ ▁Field ▁Building ▁ ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁Building ▁ ▁Grant ▁Park ▁ ▁Jew el ers ▁Row ▁District ▁ ▁M ather ▁Tower ▁ ▁Historic ▁Michigan ▁Bou lev ard ▁District ▁ ▁Mon ad no ck ▁Building ▁ ▁The ▁Pal mer ▁House ▁ ▁Print ing ▁House ▁Row ▁ ▁Rel iance ▁Building ▁ ▁Ro ok ery ▁Building ▁ ▁Sym phony ▁Center ▁– ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁ ▁Will is ▁Tower ▁– ▁formerly ▁the ▁S ears ▁Tower ▁ ▁Government ▁The ▁Loop ▁is ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Chicago ' s ▁government . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁government ▁seat ▁of ▁Cook ▁County ▁and ▁houses ▁an ▁office ▁for ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Illinois . ▁