Chicago Walking Tour: Art Deco Skyscrapers Loop in Chicago booking from $30.00

Chicago Walking Tour: Art Deco Skyscrapers Loop

Overview

View Art Deco masterpieces built in the heart of Chicago’s financial district during the Roaring '20s. Learn how Art Deco reflected the era’s fun-loving optimism with lavish materials and geometric ornament.

Discover the origins of Art Deco and its hallmark motifs while admiring buildings like the Chicago Board of Trade, One LaSalle Street and the Field Building (now the Bank of America Building) -- all of which are designated Chicago landmarks.

City: Chicago

Sat 19 Oct

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What's Included

Admission to the Galleries of the Chicago Architecture Center

Narration by a professional and certified Guide

Walking tour of Downtown Chicago Art Deco architecture

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
The Chicago Architecture Center or CAC (formerly the Chicago Architecture Foundation, CAF) is at the south end of the Magnificent Mile near the intersection of Michigan and Wacker.
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 Chicago enthusiasts.
Access to building interiors featured on this tour may be subject to change, due to weekend and holiday schedules or unforeseen closures.
Pets are not allowed.
COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Your safety is our priority. The itinerary of this tour may be altered in accordance with health and safety policies and considerations.

What To Expect

The Rookery Building

Discover the Art Deco inspired lobby of the Rookery designed by William Drummond

135 South Lasalle Street

View the 135 S LaSalle St building

Chicago Board of Trade Building

Our tour will conclude at Chicago's most prominent Art Deco Building: The Chicago Board of Trade

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (98)

Steven S

Sep 2014

The tour was everything we hoped for. We saw excellent examples of Deco architecture in one of the coolest cities in the country. Our guide, Barbara, was excellent and very informative. She definitely had some "connections" (definitely legal!!!) that allowed us to see some things that the general public may not be able to see. I would rate this tour a 10!

Deloris G

Aug 2014

Too much repeat information and the guide was not interested in your input!

Beryl M

May 2014

On May 17 at 10:45 am, my husband and I showed up for the 11am art deco walking tour only to be told that it had left at 10 am. It seems that the time was changed after I had purchased my tickets which I had arranged before leaving home. I wasn't sure why an e-mail had not been sent informing me of this but the people at the counter were very obliging and said they could reschedule; fortunately there was a tour on the Sunday morning at 11 am (kind of ironic) so they gave me tickets for that. Unfortunately for us, we both came down sick that night and couldn't make it the next day so tickets went unused. It was one of the things i had really been looking forward to. We did however do the Architecture River Cruise later that day and the guide (who all volunteer) was very knowledgeable about all the buildings along the river, the politics, the egos of the architects, etc. It is certainly something that everyone visiting Chicago should do.
I will also attempt to do the art deco walking tour the next time I am in Chicago, which is a beautiful City. I will just not book my tour til I get there.

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Chicago Walking Tour: Art Deco Skyscrapers Loop

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