Why choose this Chicago tour ?
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.
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What makes Chicago Walking Tour: Historic Skyscrapers a unique experience ?
Meet here to start the tour.
View the building from the outside
View the building from the outside
View the exterior of the building
View the building from the outside
View the exterior of the building
This building is not directly part of the tour, however, the tour ticket includes admission to the galleries at the Chicago Architecture Center
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- 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
- This tour will depart from the Fine Arts Building, 410 S Michigan Ave.
- Not recommended for young children.
- Pets are not allowed.
- Access to building interiors featured on this tour may be subject to change without notice due to weekend and holiday schedules or unforeseen closures.
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Chicago Walking Tour: Historic Skyscrapers Inclusions:
Included with Your Ticket
- Admission to the Galleries of the Chicago Architecture Center
- Narration by a professional and certified Guide
- Historic walking tour of Chicago’s architecture
Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Coat check
- Storage for luggage and strollers
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Chicago Architecture Center.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at America/Chicago.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- This Tour is Rated 4.5 Stars based on 65 valid reviews on VIATOR.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 10 Travelers is accepted for booking.
Please arrive 10 minutes before departure at 410 S. Michigan Avenue and have your confirmation at hand. The docent will have your name on a list of attendees.
