Starting at Navy Pier, this tour takes you down the main branch of the Chicago River, up to the north branch to the East Bank Club, and then south past Sears Tower to the old Post Office Building. All along you get to sample Chicago’s world famous architecture as knowledgeable guides provide detailed descriptions of more than 40 buildings and regale you with dramatic stories of Chicago’s rise from the Great Fire of 1871 to become a world-class city.
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Starting at Navy Pier, this tour takes you down the main branch of the Chicago River, up to the north branch to the East Bank Club, and then south past Sears Tower to the old Post Office Building. All along you get to sample Chicago’s world famous architecture as knowledgeable guides provide detailed descriptions of more than 40 buildings and regale you with dramatic stories of Chicago’s rise from the Great Fire of 1871 to become a world-class city.
This tour will take you along the entire length of the scenic Outer Drive and to all the beautiful parks of the city including Lincoln Park, Grant Park, and Washington Park. Visitors can enjoy a visit to the Lincoln Park Conservatory. A stop will also be made at the Adler Planetarium. The tour includes a visit to the John Hancock Center Observatory and the open-air Skydeck, 1000 feet above Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, from where you get stunning views of the city.
What better way to tour a city than through the eyes and experience of an ardent resident. Greeters are residents who know and love the city and who take small groups of up to six people to attractions, neighborhoods, and other unusual places of interest. They even take them shopping. Greeters is a free service of the Chicago Office of Tourism. Please note that advance reservations are necessary.
Tour Chicago on an authentic San Francisco-style trolley car with solid oak and brass interiors. A very popular option, this tour gives you the flexibility to spend as much time as you want at a particular tourist attraction. The trolley stops at the following places; Sears Tower, Palmer House Hilton, Art Institute, Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium, Field Museum, Navy Pier, Water Tower, John Hancock Tower, Hard Rock Café, Mc Donalds, Wrigley Building and Fort Dearborn. Boarding and leaving the trolley is permitted at designated stops only. The trolley can be used throughout the day; simply hop on and hop off according to your plans and interests.
If seeing film locations is your idea of fun, then this tour is a must. Seated comfortably in a luxury coach with 2 flat screen TVs showing actual film clips, a bag of popcorn (it is after all a film tour!), and you’re all set to witness filming locations of innumerable blockbuster films and famous television shows. Patrol the Dark Knight’s Gotham City, visit Oprah’s HARPO studio, see Bundy Fountain, visit the famous Billy Goat Tavern from Saturday Night Live, get up close to the Pursuit of Happiness, Drive down Siskel & Ebert Way, find out the inside gossip on Chicago celebrities, and more. The tour includes more than 30 sites where more than 50 movies were filmed.
Taking a tour of the loop of Chicago on the City Transit Authority’s ‘El” train gives you a unique perspective of the architecture of this gorgeous city, especially that in the heart of Chicago’s business district. The tour circles the loop three times while a Chicago Architecture Foundation docent explains the architectural details of the buildings with a brief history of each.