The Colvin House has an interesting story, and visitors will be able to get a first look at the home since it was restored. The Prairie style home designed by noted architect George Maher hit the market early last year, but will soon become a co-working and event space.

If you've ever wondered about the big pink residential tower along Lake Shore Drive, here's your chance to check it out. The landmark Edgewater Beach Hotel building, along with its Beaux-Arts lobby and indoor pool will be open to Open House Chicago visitors on Saturday.

Carl Shurz High School, located on the city's northwest side is one of the grandest Prairie School designs ever constructed. Designed by Dwight Perkins and completed in 1910, the school is a must-see for those interested in Chicago architecture. For Open House Chicago, the school is granting visitors access to its auditorium and library—locations which are generally off limits to visitors.

Located in a historic Gold Coast mansion, the Graham Foundation regularly hosts exhibitions, public programs, and provides grant funding for the advancement of architecture and the fine arts. It will be open to OHC visitors on both Saturday and Sunday.

The new Xavier Apartments development on Division Street is an interesting one for various reasons. It is perhaps an early look at what we can expect to see along the massive former Cabrini-Green site. The building, which takes its name from Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, is big on sustainable design and also features 20% of some form of affordable units.

Similar to other high profile architecture firms that will be opening their doors to the public this weekend, Studio Gang Architects will allow visitors a look into their office located in the old Polish National Alliance building next to the Polish Triangle. The Studio Gang office will be open during the afternoons on both Saturday and Sunday.

If you're looking to check out more recent architectural gems, the Poetry Foundation's HQ in River North is definitely worth a visit. John Ronan, the building's architect, was most recently a finalist for the Obama Presidential Center project for Jackson Park.

Lake Point Tower is very representative of the Miesian style of design, but feels more elegant and timeless than some other Mies-inspired works. Not only will visitors get a look through the building, but the tower's rooftop garden designed by Alfred Caldwell will also be open this weekend.

The old London Guarantee & Accident Building reopened this year as the 452-room LondonHouse hotel. Highlights include the new 22-story glass addition built between the London Guarantee Building and Mather Tower and the hotel's and the restored ornamental elevator lobby in the original building.

Open House Chicago visitors will be able to knock out several birds with one stone by visiting the historic Railway Exchange Building on Michigan Avenue. The building is home to the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the architecture firm Goettsch Partners, Stantec (formerly VOA Associates), and the Chicago office of global architecture heavyweight SOM. The Chicago Architecture Foundation's popular Chicago model occupies much of the building's atrium, while Goettsch Partners gets great views and heaps of natural sunlight at the top of the building.

The Glessner House comes from Chicago's gilded age, but it's not exactly similar to many of the other grand homes built during the time. The almost fortress-like home was designed by prominent architect Henry Hobson Richardson, who is credited for creating and popularizing the Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style.

Built in 1836, the Clarke House is the oldest surviving house in Chicago's original boundary lines. The home features a strong colonial style, which is more commonly found in older east coast cities. The home has operated as a museum for the last 30 years but will be open to OHC visitors both this coming Saturday and Sunday.

This striking new addition to the Hyde Park street scape comes from the Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects. And interestingly enough, the development is just one of several new Studio Gang-designed buildings that have recently opened in or are planned for the Hyde Park neighborhood.

The Yale Building is one of the highlights for this year's Open House Chicago. Located in the Englewood neighborhood, the Yale Building is a Richardsonian-Romanesque apartment complex that was built for visitors coming to Chicago for the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. It features a large, open atrium and sprawling glass arcade that fills the building with natural light. It will be open to visitors on both Saturday and Sunday.

This landmark church designed by Henry Schlacks will be open to Open House Chicago visitors just a year after surviving a devastating fire that nearly destroyed the historic building. The church, which just hosted a rally and ceremonial return of its Christ the Infant King statue, is currently undergoing an extensive restoration.