The pigeon lady takes Kevin to a hidden place high above the stage of Carnegie Hall, where they watch a Christmas concert from above. The concert hall on screen is Orchestra Hall, here at Symphony Center, home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, standing in for Carnegie Hall.
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Nearest hotel: 3-min walk
Average in Chicago: about €350/night for 2(estimate)
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Average night in a double room: budgetyourtrip.com, read on October 16, 2026
Where to eat nearby
Miller's Pub
140 m away · 2 min on footpub · €€
Loop pub and grill open since 1935, under the 'L' tracks a few blocks from The Untouchables' LaSalle Street
The Berghoff
280 m away · 4 min on footpub · €€
Open since 1898, with Chicago's first liquor licence after Prohibition, near the Rookery of The Untouchables
Exchequer Restaurant & Pub
300 m away · 4 min on footpub · €€
Family-run Loop pub known for deep dish pizza since 1969, near the LaSalle Street banks of The Untouchables
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Where to stand for the photo
From the Grant Park side of Michigan Avenue, frame the front with its tall arched windows.
More Home Alone places nearby
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Art Institute of Chicago
110 m away · 1 min on footA large art museum with Impressionist paintings, Seurat and Hopper's Nighthawks.
Millennium Park
450 m away · 6 min on footSee your reflection in the giant steel Cloud Gate and play in Crown Fountain.
Buckingham Fountain
620 m away · 8 min on footA big tiered fountain in Grant Park whose jets shoot high over the basin in season.
Where to eat nearby
Miller's Pub
140 m away · 2 min on footpub · €€
Loop pub and grill open since 1935, under the 'L' tracks a few blocks from The Untouchables' LaSalle Street
The Berghoff
280 m away · 4 min on footpub · €€
Open since 1898, with Chicago's first liquor licence after Prohibition, near the Rookery of The Untouchables
Exchequer Restaurant & Pub
300 m away · 4 min on footpub · €€
Family-run Loop pub known for deep dish pizza since 1969, near the LaSalle Street banks of The Untouchables
Getting there
- Address: 220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60604
- Transport
- On Michigan Avenue facing Grant Park; Adams/Wabash 'L' station about 3 minutes on foot.
- Access
- Concert hall: the inside only with a concert ticket. The front on Michigan Avenue is free to see.
Every place checked against public sources
- Filming locations of Home Alone on IMDb
- Symphony Center on Wikipedia
- chicagohistory.org
- thefilmtripper.com
Sources found on November 8, 2026.
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
- Filming locations of Home Alone on IMDb
- Symphony Center on Wikipedia
- chicagohistory.org
- thefilmtripper.com
Sources found on November 8, 2026.
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story