Intro to Chicago Architecture
- 1h 45m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Immerse yourself in the fascinating history of how a muddy Midwestern outpost transformed into the global capital of architecture. Experience everything from early, classically inspired European styles to bold American Art Deco and Modernist innovations to today’s Contemporary designs that continue to set the pace for world-leading architecture. As you journey through Chicago’s spectacular skyscraper canyons and stunning interiors, you’ll see how economics, technology, creativity, and gritty determination shaped Chicago’s ever-evolving skyline. Whether you’re a visitor or you’re a Chicagoan who has never explored the architectural masterpieces you see every day, join us today on this enlightening adventure.
Inclusions
What's included
- Admission to the Chicago Architecture Center's exhibits.
What's not
- Storage for luggage or strollers
- Coat check
Itinerary
Discuss the Wrigley Building and surrounding buildings.
Discuss the Tribune Tower and surrounding buildings.
Discuss the Marina City Building and surrounding buildings.
Discuss the Building and surrounding buildings.
Discuss the Chicago Theater Building.
Discuss the building and interior.
Discuss the Reliance Building.
Discuss the Daley Center and Daley Plaza.
Discuss the Inland Steel Building.
Discuss the Marquette Building exterior and interior. The tour concludes here.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet inside the Chicago Architecture Center.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Tickets
- Tickets are redeemed at a different location from the meeting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Chicago Architecture Center
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The itinerary of this tour is subject to change without notice.
How it compares in Chicago
- Its from-price is 56% below the median of the 524 experiences we list in Chicago.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 147 of 524.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
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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