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Chicago Walking Tour: Historic Skyscrapers
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Free cancellation
Up to 24 hours in advance. Learn More
1 Hours 30 Minutes
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
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.
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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 And Pickup
Meeting point
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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
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.
Operated by Chicago Architecture Center
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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