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Chicago’s Ragtime & Jazz Eras: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

City tours

  • 0.8–1 hour
  • Guided in English
  • Instant confirmation
  • Private tour

Highlights

See Chicago through the eyes of Al Capone and the Everleigh Sisters at your own pace with this affordable walking tour. • Walk in the footsteps of the gangsters, bootleggers, hoodlums, gunmen, and crooked cops and politicians who made up what was known as the “Chicago Outfit” • Hear from producer Richard Junger, an urban historian, professor and author passionate about Chicago • Do it all in 45 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

Inclusions

What's included

  • VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • Lifetime access to this self-guided tour in English

What's not

  • Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
  • Smarphone and headphones
  • Transportation
  • Food and drinks

Itinerary

  1. The tour takes place in Chicago and sheds light on the city's ragtime and jazz eras.

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  2. The tour takes place in Chicago's Motor Row district. The district was built between 1905 and 1936 by a number of notable architects.

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  3. The tour takes place in Chicago's Prairie district. It was the site of the Battle of Fort Dearborn and became the city's most fashionable residential district after the Great Chicago Fire.

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  4. The tour passes by The Four Deuces. You'll hear about The Four Deuces while you walk.

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Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Know before you go

Meeting point
Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Pickup
Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Operated by
VoiceMap Audio Tours
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Chicago

  • Its from-price is 92% below the median of the 106 city tours we list in Chicago.
  • It is shorter than most of them.

About Chicago

Chicago is a Great Lakes city on Lake Michigan, famed for skyscraper architecture, deep-dish pizza, blues and jazz and a long lakefront of parks.

Chicago rebuilt itself after the fire of 1871 and became the cradle of the skyscraper. The Chicago River runs through the Loop, where tall towers rise, and boat tours explain the architecture from the water. Millennium Park's mirrored Cloud Gate sculpture, known as the Bean, and the Art Institute of Chicago, with its Impressionist paintings, are close together. Willis Tower has a glass-floored observation deck.

Top-ranked sights in Chicago: Navy Pier, Wrigley Building, The Magnificent Mile.

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