Chicago Tour - South Side

Overview

The Blue-Collar side of Chicago many call it! This tour will show The Ford Factory, home of the steel mills, the blue-collar neighborhoods and many places on the South Side, home to the 44th President of The United States, Barack Obama. We tour Bronzeville! A historical African American neighborhood and early business district as well as Hyde Park, home of the World renowned University of Chicago (the spot where the atomic bomb was born and yes we show the spot!) We explore South Lake Drive and life along the lake. Chicago has a border with Indiana, we show how that special dynamic works. We visit Beverly Hills, Chinatown, and the large and highly populated Puerto Rican Neighborhood “Little Village”. We also pass through Pilsen, a proud Mexican community. Cook County jail, we pass by it too! We go thru Little Italy Greektown. It’s blue-collar! We visit a lime quarry in the Bridgeport neighborhood. After this tour you will know tons about The Southside of Chicago.

City: Chicago

Fri 23 Jan

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Starting at $125.00

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Fri 23 Jan

Starting at $125.00

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What's Included

Phone charging port.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
FOR GROUPS OF 12 OR MORE TRAVELERS, 7 DAYS NOTICE IS REQUIRED.

What To Expect

Hyde Park

The Blue-Collar side of Chicago many call it! This tour will show The Ford Factory, home of the steel mills and the blue-collar neighborhoods and many places on the South Side, home to the 44th President of The United States, Barack Obama. We tour: Bronzeville. A historical African American neighborhood and early business district as well as Hyde Park, home of the World renowned University of Chicago (the spot where the atomic bomb was born and yes we show the spot!) We explore South Lake Drive and life along the lake. Chicago has a border with Indiana, we show how that special dynamic works. We visit Beverly Hills, Chinatown, and the large and highly populated Puerto Rican Neighborhood “Little Village”.

Pilsen

We also pass through Pilsen, a proud Mexican community. If you give us any kind of trouble we will drop you off at Cook County jail as we pass by it too! Before ending we head back east, we go thru Little Italy Greektown. It’s blue-collar! We even visit a lime quarry in the Bridgeport neighborhood. Have your camera ready and know that after this tour you will know tons about The Southside of Chicago, not just downtown.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (28)

Patricia_R

Sep 2023

I went to the pick up place 10 minutes prior , the tour operator never showed even though I had received an email saying: Confirmed. I tried to reach him, no answer . I had to hire an uber . Somebody called me an hour later to offer me another tour , not the original I paid for . I rejected . I’m still waiting for my refund !!

Donna_L

Jul 2023

I took a couple of tours of the north side and the south side of Chicago with Steve Johnson and they were both terrific! Steve is a fabulous tour guide who provides lots of facts and interesting information. I highly recommend this tour for anyone who wants to go beyond the typical tourist attractions and see and learn about all aspects of Chicago. I loved the city, loved Steve as our guide and loved the tour!

helencG5327RK

Jun 2023

This tour started out being absolutely amazing! the Tour guide Steve picked us up at our location, which was great! 4 other family members and I were here from Texas for a few days to visit. He was so knowledgeable about everything that he introduced us to. every point of interest was like opening Christmas gifts, we were just in awe and overjoyed at the special places that he took us to, we never imagined that we would take in so much history on that tour. I have pictures on top of pics that I brought home so show to family and friends. The disappointment came when we stopped at a museum and my sister heard the Guide (Steve) ask my husband if he had "Dementia" or something related to old age!! because he had trouble closing the screen on the car window and opening and closing doors. My husband does in fact have early onset dementia and he's struggling with it as well as all of his family who love him dearly. That hurt us all!!! No apology can fix this one, Steve need in depth training on what IS and IS not appropriate to say to people. This otherwise would have been a 10+ review for that Southside tour but this one made it a ZERO.