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Chicago Tours

Explore Chicago’s exciting attractions, historic landmarks, world-famous museums, magnificent architecture, shopping districts, theaters, art galleries, and vibrant neighborhoods. From free trolley and walking tours to double-decker bus trips and boat cruises, Chicago comes to life.

 

Loop the Loop. Discover downtown Chicago through free audio walking tours of “The Loop” - the Art Loop, Theater Loop and Landmark Loop. The Loop is a dynamic district of theaters, retail shops, museums, landmarks, cultural institutions, and some of the country’s most symbolic architecture. This tour stops at Chicago attractions, including Millennium Park, Chicago Art Institute, State Street Retail District, Field Museum and Navy Pier. Loop the Loop on Chicago’s free trolley.

Chicago Trolley Co. Enjoy Chicago's coolest hop-on, hop-off city sightseeing tours in classic trolleys and double-decker buses. Experience an entertaining tour of the Chicago’s attractions, shopping, and dining venues. With your Hop On Hop Off ticket, you’ll enjoy a two-hour narrated tour that covers 13 spectacular miles of Chicago's downtown and The Loop. Call 773-648-5000 or visit www.chicagotrolley.com.  [Top]

Spirit of Chicago. Departing from Navy Pier, Spirit of Chicago features a Lake Michigan skyline cruise with dining, dancing and entertainment. Choose between a lunch buffet cruise, plated dinner cruise, mid-day celebration cruise, or midnight moonlight cruise. See famous sites such as Sears Tower, Buckingham Fountain, McCormick Place, and Shedd Aquarium, while enjoying live entertainment and a DJ when the dancing starts.

Wendella Boat Tours. Capture the essence of Chicago on an exciting boat tour. Learn about the city’s architecture and history on narrated sightseeing boat tours on Lake Michigan, Chicago River, and Chicago Lock. Experience Chicago's architectural heritage - from the Wrigley Building, one of Chicago's architectural treasures, through the heart of the city - on the Chicago River Architectural Tour. Call 312-337-1446 or visit www.wendellaboats.com.  [Top]

Chicago Architectural Cruise. Enjoy a one-hour boat cruise on the historic Chicago River that highlights over 40 landmarks of modern American architecture. Embark an exciting journey along the Chicago River and the city’s most famous architectural landmarks. Guides recount the dramatic story of Chicago's rise from the Great Fire of 1871 to become the home of the skyscraper and the cradle of contemporary American architecture. Visit www.chicagotours.us.

Chicago Architecture Foundation Tours. Experience Chicago’s incredible architecture on boat, bus, walking and bike tours by the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Discover the diversity of Chicago’s finest buildings on this fascinating odyssey, which covers miles of Chicago architecture, historic districts, university campuses, parks, neighborhoods, and modern art deco skyscrapers. Highlights include: Reliance Building -Hotel Burnham, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House, Mies van der Rohe’s IIT campus, and the Rookery in downtown Chicago. Call 312-922-3432 or visit www.architecture.org.  [Top]

Shoreline Sightseeing Tours. Shoreline Sightseeing offers two exciting boat cruises, water taxis and private charter tours of Chicago, departing from Navy Pier, Shedd Aquarium/Museum Campus and Buckingham Fountain. The ½-hour Skyline Boat Tour on Lake Michigan showcases Chicago's skyline and landmarks. The dramatic Architecture Cruise travels on the historic Chicago River past celebrated buildings. Visit Chicago's popular destinations by water taxi, private charter boat or on a spectacular dinner cruise with music and dancing. Call 312-222-9328 or visit www.shorelinesightseeing.com.

American Sightseeing Tours. Hop on board one of the many exciting bus tours that wind through Chicago. These tours explore Chicago’s most interesting landmarks and neighborhoods, such as North Side, South Shore, The Loop, Sears Tower, State Street, Grant Park, Soldier Field, Orchestra Hall, Grant Park, the Lake Michigan shoreline, Chinatown, Lincoln Park Conservatory, Adler Planetarium, and the Chicago River. For tours, call 312-251-3100.  [Top]