Chicago Trip Overview
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 decorations.
Additional Info
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Starts: Chicago, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Chicago, Illinois, United States
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 decorations.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Fine Arts Building, 410 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605-1308
Meet here to start the tour.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Auditorium Building, 430 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605-1315
View the building from the outside
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: The Rookery Building, 209 S La Salle St, Chicago, IL 60604-1219
View the building from the outside
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Chicago Board of Trade Building, 141 W Jackson Blvd La Salle Street, Chicago, IL 60604-2992
View the exterior of the building
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Marquette Building, 140 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60603-5202
View the building from the outside
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Monadnock Building, 53 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604-3606
View the exterior of the building
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601-3713
This building is not directly part of the tour, however, the tour ticket includes admission to the galleries at the Chicago Architecture Center
Duration: 1 minute
