🏨 Chicago Walking Tour: Historic Skyscrapers Activity

Chicago Walking Tour: Historic Skyscrapers

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 1 hours

Departs: Chicago, Chicago

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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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.

What's Included

Admission to the Galleries of the Chicago Architecture Center

Historic walking tour of Chicago's architecture

Narration by a professional and certified Guide

What's Not Included

Coat check

Food and drinks

Storage for luggage and strollers

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 0 - 99

Additional Info

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Pets are not allowed.
Service animals allowed
This tour will depart from the Fine Arts Building, 410 S Michigan Ave.
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Your safety is our priority. The itinerary of this tour may be altered in accordance with health and safety policies and considerations.

Access to building interiors featured on this tour may be subject to change, due to weekend and holiday schedules or unforeseen closures.
COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Not recommended for young children.
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Tour Guides are trained and certified by the CAC. As volunteers, they are exceptionally motivated, enthusiastic, and capable interpreters of Chicago's world-class architectural legacy. CAC tours are the real deal - narrated, but not scripted, led by Chica
Wheelchair accessible

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Fine Arts Building

Meet here to start the tour.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Auditorium Building

View the building from the outside

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Rookery Building

View the building from the outside

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Chicago Board of Trade Building

View the exterior of the building

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Marquette Building

View the building from the outside

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Monadnock Building

View the exterior of the building

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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

1 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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