Chicago's Graceland Cemetery is one of the most historic and picturesque cemeteries in the United States, in a class with Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC and Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia. And one of the reasons why is the Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb, acknowledged as the most significant piece of architecture in the 121-acre garden/arboretum located at Clark Street and Irving Park Road on the city's North Side, north of Wrigley Field. Commissioned in 1890 by the lumber baron, Henry Harrison Getty, for his wife, the tomb was designed by the noted American architect, Louis Sullivan, who also designed the Martin Ryerson Mausoleum for Getty's late partner, which also stands in Graceland Cemetery. The Getty Tomb is said to be the beginning of Sullivan's involvement in the architectural style known as the Chicago School. It stands on its own triangular plot of land and is composed of limestone masonry construction. Roughly a cube in shape, the bottom half is composed of large, smooth limestone blocks while the upper half is composed of a rectangular pattern of octagons, each containing an eight-pointed starburst design. The cornice is banded with smooth limestone above intricate spiraling patterns below and the top-edge of the roofline is straight and horizontal on the front and back and scalloped in a concave fashion on the sides. But what is most compelling about the design with the ornate doorway, an intricately ornamented bronze gate and door, spanned by a broad semi-circular archway. Henry Getty joined his wife in the tomb after his death in 1919 and their only child was added in 1946. In 1971, the tomb as designated a Chicago Landmark. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

It is difficult to understand why the Carrie Eliza Tomb in Chicago's historic Graceland Cemetery isn't listed on TripAdvisor's website. Built in 1890, it was designed by the noted American architect Louis Sullivan. Today, it is widely recognized as one of the most photographed tombs in the United States and the most significant piece of architecture in Graceland Cemetery. It was declared a Chicago Landmark in 1971 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The tomb was commissioned by lumber baron Henry Harrison Getty for his wife, Carrie Eliza Getty. When approaching the tomb, which stands on its own triangular plot of land, the obvious focus is the ornate doorway, which features an intricately ornamented bronze gate and door and a board semi-circular archway. The tomb is composed of limestone masonry construction. A cube in shape, the bottom half of the tomb is composed of large, smooth limestone blocks while the upper half is composed of a rectangular pattern of octagons, each containing an eight-pointed starburst design. The cornice is banded with smooth limestone above intricate spiraling patterns below. There are many architectural masterpieces in Graceland, including the Potter Palmer Memorial, but there is nothing to match the one-and-only Getty Tomb.