Ultimate Chicago Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour Bundle


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Pricing Info: Per Person

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Departs: Chicago, Chicago

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Explore the surprising beauty and history of the Windy City with this combo tour of Chicago’s Millennium Park and Riverwalk! Snap a picture by the famous Cloud Gate sculpture and get away from the hustle and bustle in the city’s most iconic park. Then, stroll along the picturesque riverside, admire Chicago’s totally unique architecture, and learn the fascinating stories behind the city’s skyline. This combo is the easiest, best way to get to know this complex city!

Here's how it works: Within 30 mins, we'll send you two things: a unique password and an app. Download the app onto your phone, enter the password, and download the tour. When you arrive, go to the first stop, launch the app, and follow the instructions! Stick to our recommended route and speed limit for the best experience.

No expiration — The tour comes with lifetime validity!

This is not an entrance ticket to attractions along the route. Check pandemic rules and opening hours before your visit.


What's Included

Action Tour Guide app & Little India Self-Guided Tour

Email, chat and call support

Freedom to explore at your own pace

In-app travel tips, tour planning and suggested itinearies

Live GPS map on your phone

Stories, tips and directions that play automatically based on your location

Unique password (sent by email) for access to Action Tour Guide app

• Audio narration

• List of stops along the route

• Live GPS map on your phone

• Route from stop to stop

• Written text explanations

What's Not Included

Entry to paid attractions

Food or drinks

Food or drinks, Vehicle rentals, Parking & Transportation

Parking

Timed Entry Reservations

Transportation

Vehicle rentals

• Entry to paid attractions

• Food or drinks, Vehicle rentals, Parking, Transportation


Traveler Information

  • ADULT: Age: 5 - 90

Additional Info

  • Devices supported include iPhones with iOS 13 & above, Android phones with version 9 & above and all cellular-enabled tablets & iPads.
  • Easy to use: The stories play themselves as soon as the GPS is activated. It requires no use of your hands at all. You can get HELP by calling, chatting, or emailing any time of the day.
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
  • Good value Purchase one tour per person. If you are a couple and prefer to share, purchase one tour and remember to bring headphones you can split.
  • No expiration — The tour comes with lifetime validity!
  • Preview the tour: You can use it before the trip at home (highly recommended), use it during the trip, and use it after you come back.
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Use pictures for a photo book: Create a photo book using clean (no crowd) app images of each spot to make a memorable trip. All the photos and the correct sequence is ready in the app for you to use.
  • After booking the tour, please make sure that you have downloaded the Action Tour Guide app and the tour in advance. For the best experience, we advise doing this while you have a strong internet connection.
  • Don't miss a thing: You will get everything with the app - a complete itinerary, travel tips, professionally narrated audio stories, story script, images, videos, deep dives, hidden gems, exciting locations, recommendations for hikes, adventure, activitie
  • Expiration/go again: The tour will last for the rest of your life on your phone. It is available for use on any day of your next trip.
  • Flexible Schedule: Once the app/tour is on your phone, you can use it any day and at any time. You can use it over multiple days. And, also use it on your next trip here. This tour never expires.
  • How it works: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a text/email with instructions. Download the app (while in good wifi/signal) and use your unique password to access your tours. To begin touring, go to the Starting Point and launch the app. The audio starts
  • Offline: There is no need for a cell signal or Wi-Fi while touring. App’s GPS map works offline.
  • Private tour: You can use it in your car or rental car. No worries about groups or crowds. Start the tour app on your phone. And it will direct you step by step. You can stop for as many breaks as you like. Take a break for Instagram photos, and take a br
  • Social media: Share clean (no crowd) images with friends/family.
  • This is not an entry ticket.

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

Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple
Approaching on your left is the Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple. You should be able to see colorful statues and figures above the wall on your left. Walk around the corner to the front of the temple.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Chicago Lawn
The Chicago River runs right through the heart of the downtown Chicago skyscrapers. The architecture and river scenery is absolutely stunning.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Little India
Dive into the busy streets of Singapore to photograph and experience the unique mix of culture & color in the lion city’s Chinatown and Little India neighborhoods. Taste the local cuisine and try some exotic fruits at the Hawkers and local markets. Purchase a silk scarf or sari for yourself or a special someone back home. Top off the day by creating great photos of the Singapore skyline and the Merlion from a bumboat on an (Inclusive) Singapore River Cruise.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Tekka Centre
Discover exotic vegetables and fruits at Singapore’s most colorful wet market, with a little help from our self-guided walking guide.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Shree Lakshminarayan Temple
Walk up and stand facing the temple on the opposite side of the street. Take in the bright geometric pattern. This is a truly unique design for a temple, isn’t it?

Well, that’s because this building was originally a residential complex. As the Indian community here continued to grow in the 1900s, it also began to diversify. While early migrants were mainly South Indians, the newer migrants were North Indians….and their religious practices were different.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

House of Tan Teng Niah
Niah was able to build this villa when the land around him was mainly used for cattle-raising or manufacturing. In fact, Niah was a manufacturer himself and owned several candy-making factories in this area. Experts believe that one of his factory buildings was once location right here, just behind his house.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mahatma Gandhi Memorial
Ahead and to your left is a beige building with a large profile of Mahatma Gandhi on the exterior wall. Outlined in black, the figure’s posture, walking stick, and traditional garb is iconic and instantly recognizable.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Now turn so that your back is to the bright colors. Right in front of you should be a sign reading “Little India Arts Belt”. To its left, you’ll see an enormous and colorful mural. This “Art Belt” space has murals, exhibits, and sculptures displayed on a temporary and rotating basis. Each piece is connected to Singaporean culture or Little India history.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum
This museum doesn't just feature exhibits on the city's river and its significance to the city. It also offers birds-eye views of the river from the top floor!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mustafa Centre
Mustaq Ahmed learned to sell from a young age. His father, Mohamad Mustafa, ran a small tea-and-bread stall where Mustaq would help out. Soon, he opened his own stall next door, selling handkerchiefs. As business thrived, he added clothes, electronics, and more. In 1971, Mustaq was able to open an actual store, which he named after his father.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kampong Kapor Methodist Church
This church is unique in that it offers services in a wide range of languages: English, Tamil, Mandarin, and even Peranakan, a Malaysian dialect. Why is this necessary? Well, for the simple reason that not all Chinese speak Mandarin, not all Indians speak Hindi, and not all Malaysians speak Malay!

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Abdul Gaffoor Mosque
As you walk down Dunlop Street, you’ll see the tall Sim Lim Tower in the distance. Walk towards it. On the right you’ll soon see a yellow and green gateway. This is the Abdul Gaffoor Mosque.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, also known as Pritzker Pavilion or Pritzker Music Pavilion, is a bandshell in Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located on the south side of Randolph Street and east of the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Indian Heritage Centre
As you approach the intersection, look left. Do you see the tall, black and gray building ahead and to the left? It’s distinctive shape and geometric pattern immediately catch your eye. That’s the Indian Heritage Center.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Lurie Garden
Lurie Garden is a 2.5-acre garden located at the southern end of Millennium Park in the Loop area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Designed by GGN, Piet Oudolf, and Robert Israel, it opened on July 16, 2004. The garden is a combination of perennials, bulbs, grasses, shrubs and trees.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Chicago Skyline
As you stand in the middle of Lurie Garden, you are surrounded and astounded by the skyscrapers all around you. First, look at the building with a diamond-shaped roof. It’s shorter than the other skyscrapers around but extremely distinctive. This “diamond building” is the Crain Communication Building, and it’s been delighting architecture enthusiasts since its completion in 1984. The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia surpassed it in 1998. It used to be the headquarters of the world-renowned Sears Roebuck Company. The Prudential Tower: This was the first major skyscraper constructed in post World War II Chicago. Completed in 1955, the tower gave Chicago residents and visitors a chance to see the city from an observation deck known as “The Top of the Rock”.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Little India Arcade
Look left, across the street. The orange and cream-colored building there is the Little India Arcade. It’s not really an arcade though -- it’s actually a marketplace. Inside the arcade, shops are organized alongside a “kaki lima”, or “five foot way”. This is a five foot wide sheltered walkway traditional to Indonesian and Malaysian marketplaces.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Boeing Store
The space in front of you always features something different. The contemporary art sculptures displayed here are often large-scale and highly symbolic. Spend a little time here to try to understand the artist’s vision.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Crown Fountain
Crown Fountain is an interactive work of public art and video sculpture featured in Chicago's Millennium Park, which is located in the Loop community area. Designed by Catalan artist Jaume Plensa and executed by Krueck and Sexton Architects, it opened in July 2004

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate is a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Sir Anish Kapoor, that is the centerpiece of AT&T Plaza at Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The sculpture and AT&T Plaza are located on top of Park Grill, between the Chase Promenade and McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included






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