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Chicago Walking Tour: Historic Skyscrapers
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Chicago
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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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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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.
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Chicago is home to some of the world’s earliest skyscrapers. Get an up-close look at these 19th Century marvels, learn about innovations used to build them and discover how they transformed Chicago into a center of skyscraper design and engineering.
Highlights on this walking tour include Burnham and Root’s Rookery (1888), a transitional building with a Moorish and Romanesque exterior and a stunning interior atrium re-designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; Adler and Sullivan’s Auditorium Building (1889), a masterpiece of acoustical and structural engineering; and Holabird and Roche’s Marquette Building (1895), an outstanding example of the metal frame expression with traditional details and decora...
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
Admission to the Galleries of the Chicago Architecture Center
Narration by a professional and certified Guide
Historic walking tour of Chicago's architecture
Food and drinks
Coat check
Storage for luggage and strollers
Meeting Points
Departure
410 S Michigan Ave
This tour meets at 410 S. Michigan Ave., outside the Fine Arts Building.
Return
Monadnock Building
Monadnock Building. Actual ending location may vary.
Itinerary
1
Fine Arts Building
Meet here to start the tour.
10 minutes
2
Auditorium Building
View the building from the outside
10 minutes
3
The Rookery Building
View the building from the outside
10 minutes
4
Chicago Board of Trade Building
View the exterior of the building
5 minutes
5
Marquette Building
View the building from the outside
5 minutes
6
Monadnock Building
View the exterior of the building
5 minutes
7
Chicago Architecture Center
This building is not directly part of the tour, however, the tour ticket includes admission to the galleries at the Chicago Architecture Center
Chicago is home to some of the world’s earliest skyscrapers. Get an up-close look at these 19th Century marvels, learn about innovations used to build them and discover how they transformed Chicago into a center of skyscraper design and engineering.
Highlights on this walking tour include Burnham and Root’s Rookery (1888), a transitional building with a Moorish and Romanesque exterior and a stunning interior atrium re-designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; Adler and Sullivan’s Auditorium Building (1889), a masterpiece of acoustical and structural engineering; and Holabird and Roche’s Marquette Building (1895), an outstanding example of the metal frame expression with traditional details and decora...
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
Admission to the Galleries of the Chicago Architecture Center
Narration by a professional and certified Guide
Historic walking tour of Chicago's architecture
Food and drinks
Coat check
Storage for luggage and strollers
Meeting Points
Departure
410 S Michigan Ave
This tour meets at 410 S. Michigan Ave., outside the Fine Arts Building.
Return
Monadnock Building
Monadnock Building. Actual ending location may vary.