Step inside a unique and fascinating journey through Chicago’s premier indoor mushroom farm, as seen on FX/Hulu’s acclaimed series "The Bear," where our mushrooms were featured by the show’s chefs. During this tour, you'll discover how exotic culinary mushrooms are cultivated for Chicago’s top Michelin-starred restaurants and celebrated chefs. Explore 17 diverse climate-controlled grow rooms and follow every stage of the mushroom-growing process—from spore to harvest. Experience how advanced agricultural technology produces sustainable, flavorful mushrooms that grace everything from tacos to fine dining plates. This behind-the-scenes adventure is perfect for food lovers and curious minds, of...
Highlights
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
English Guide
Meeting Points
Departure
320 N Oakley Blvd
Use the middle door entrance on Oakley Blvd. Free parking is on the street. Come on in!
Return
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Become our Lokal Curator
Are you ready to turn your hobbies into a business?
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of a high-tech urban, indoor, specialty mushroom producer. This one-of-a-kind controlled environment agriculture facility will show you the process of growing gourmet specialty mushrooms from start to finish. See how raw substrate is bagged and sterilized, inoculated, and then staged to incubate. Visit the grow rooms where fruiting happens and how the product is then packaged for retail and wholesale customers throughout Chicagoland. Learn about regenerative agriculture and how mushroom cultivation plays a critical role. The tour is ~60 minutes.
Step inside a unique and fascinating journey through Chicago’s premier indoor mushroom farm, as seen on FX/Hulu’s acclaimed series "The Bear," where our mushrooms were featured by the show’s chefs. During this tour, you'll discover how exotic culinary mushrooms are cultivated for Chicago’s top Michelin-starred restaurants and celebrated chefs. Explore 17 diverse climate-controlled grow rooms and follow every stage of the mushroom-growing process—from spore to harvest. Experience how advanced agricultural technology produces sustainable, flavorful mushrooms that grace everything from tacos to fine dining plates. This behind-the-scenes adventure is perfect for food lovers and curious minds, of...
Highlights
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
English Guide
Meeting Points
Departure
320 N Oakley Blvd
Use the middle door entrance on Oakley Blvd. Free parking is on the street. Come on in!
