Private History and Architecture of Chicago Loop Walking Tour
- 2h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
This is a private walking tour with your group and expert tour guide Dave Lineal. Different tour start times available upon request. I am happy to customize the tour itinerary and content for your group. Discover the amazing history and architecture of Chicago with expert tour guide Dave Lineal. Walk among gigantic towers of downtown and learn how Chicago became a global force in culture, commerce, and architecture. Our tour will explore building interiors like the world's oldest skyscrapers, City Hall, the underground Pedway, and the old library. We will observe public art like the Picasso and the Bean. While immersed in the places where it happened, Chicago's colorful stories will vividly spring to life. This walking tour aims to enhance your understanding of modern-day Chicago by a deep dive exploration of its history.
Inclusions
What's included
- Entrance fee
Itinerary
We will observe the Chicago Theater and surrounding downtown environs
Learn the history of old Marshall Field's department store and the history of retail in Chicago
View the historic skyscrapers on State Street, including a building by "father of modernism" Louis Sullivan
Enter the one of the world's oldest skyscrapers
We will check out Federal Plaza on the modernist architecture of Mies Van der Rohe
We will enter the grand 1925 Palmer House Hotel for a taste of the jazz age
We will explore Millennium Park and Chicago's history with its lake shore
The Bean! It brings people together
Explore Chicago's old library from 1897 -- filled with mosaic and Tiffany glasswork
We will check out the wild buildings around Daley Plaza
We will observe Picasso's largest piece of art
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Under the marquee at 175 N. State Street
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Chicago's Best History Walking Tour
- 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
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Chicago
- Its from-price is 126% above the median of the 524 experiences we list in Chicago.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- 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.
Special offers in Chicago
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