Chicago Land and River Architecture Tour: Historic South Side
This tour will take you past all the sights of Chicago’s Historic South Side. You will head south out of the Loop down Michigan Avenue past Art Institute of Chicago, the starting point of historic Route 66, Grant Park and the site of Chess Records. Your journey will continue along Lake Michigan on South Lake Shore Drive. Travelling on you will see President Obama’s home, University of Chicago and Jackson Park and the Museum of Science & Industry. The return trip will take you through Museum Campus and past Buckingham Fountain You will also enjoy a 90-minute Architecture River Cruise
per adult from
$93
AUDDuration
3 hours 30 minutes
Voucher
Mobile ticket
What's included :
- Narrated tour of Chicago's historic South Side via trolley or coach
- Chicago Architecture Cruise aboard Chicago Line Cruises
- Local taxes
- Entry/Admission - Chicago Line Cruises
What's excluded :
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pick-up and drop off
- Transportation to boat tour
- This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: The Loop, 701 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605-2108
This land tour will take you past all the sights of Chicago’s Historic South Side. You will head south out of the Loop down Michigan Avenue.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave 159 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603-6110
Pass Art Institute of Chicago, the starting point of historic Route 66.
Pass By: Grant Park, 337 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601
Pass Grant Park and the site of Chess Records.
Pass By: Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, 5757 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637-1698
Your journey will continue along Lake Michigan on South Lake Shore Drive. Travelling on you will see President Obama’s home and Robie House.
Stop At: Shedd Aquarium, 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605-2490
Stop for 20 minutes at Museum Campus for a great photo opportunity.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 S. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60637-2093
Pass by the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere!
Pass By: Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park, Chicago, IL 60605
The return trip will take you through Museum Campus and past Buckingham Fountain.
Stop At: Chicago Line Cruises, 465 N McClurg Ct, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
ou will also enjoy a 90-minute Architecture River Cruise aboard Chicago Line Cruises.
Throughout the signature cruise one of the award-winning Docents will present more than 50 skyscrapers, bascule bridges, and historic sites.In a world of iconic architecture, only a few images are so instantly recognized they need no subtitle. Think of the Venetian canals, a Shinto temple, the medieval Cathedral at Chartres, or the unmistakable skyline of Chicago. Each year thousands of architecture lovers travel to the City of Chicago, the birthplace of the skyscraper… and thousands book passage aboard this enthralling river tour, widely considered the best 90-minutes spent in Chicago.
On your Architectural Tour you will learn how the Great Chicago Fire jumped a river and allowed for visionaries of structural steel and plate glass, such as John Wellborn Root, William Le Baron Jenney, Louis Sullivan (Wright’s mentor) and Daniel Burnham, in less than ten years, lift Chicago from the ashes of the fire to new heights. Chicago’s ascent continued into the 20th century with titanic figures such as Bertrand Goldberg, Fazlur Khan and Mies van der Rohe – (higher/taller) buildings, sleeker – and it has soared in the 21st century with audacious new steeples such as The Trump Tower and Aqua designed by Jeanne Gang, an internationally known artist of architectural design. A jaw-dropping excursion through a city that defied all expectations … even the laws of gravity.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Pass By: University of Chicago, 5801 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637-5418
You'll also see University of Chicago and Jackson Park.
Stop At: Museum Campus, Museum Campus, Chicago, Illinois
a 57-acre (23 ha) park in Chicago that sits alongside Lake Michigan in Grant Park and encompasses five of the city's most notable attractions: the Adler Planetarium, America's first planetarium; the Shedd Aquarium; the Field Museum of Natural History; Soldier Field
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Adler Planetarium, 1300 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605-2489
a public museum dedicated to the study of astronomy and astrophysics. It was founded in 1930 by Chicago business leader Max Adler. It is located on the northeast tip of Northerly Island at the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. The Adler was the first planetarium in the United States and is part of Chicago's Museum Campus
Pass By: Chicago Chinatown, 318 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60616-1916
Offerings there include an extensive roster of shops, cafes, dim sum spots and teahouses.
Pass By: Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637-1628
is a Gothic Revival chapel on the campus of the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. A monumental example of Collegiate Gothic architecture, it was meant by patron John D. Rockefeller to be the "central and dominant feature" of the campus; at 200.7 feet it is by covenant the tallest building on campus and seats 1700. Departure Point :
30 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603, USAReturn Detail :
Returns to original departure pointHotel Pickup :
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Language
English
Age Req.
-
Fitness Req.
None
Group Size
10
Organised by Grayline Chicago
Activity ID: V-3568P22
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