This is the tour for those looking to experience the vitality and excitement of Chicago! You’ll go through Chicago’s main business section, one of the financial centers of the world that is always bustling with activity. You’ll tour the famous "Loop" and State Street - the great street where Chicago’s fame began.

Travel by the striking Richard J. Daley Plaza with its acknowledged masterpiece, the Pablo Picasso sculpture, created specifically for Chicago. You will take a ride on Wacker Drive, the double-decked thoroughfare that winds its way under the city. Also journey over the Chicago River, which is made to flow backwards by one of the world’s greatest engineering feats.

On this tour you’ll see the famous white Wrigley Building that announces the beginning of the Magnificent Mile, and Michigan Avenue where Chicago’s most exclusive stores exhibit their wares. You’ll see Chicago’s elegant seven-level shopping complex, the renowned Water Tower Place, alongside one of the tallest buildings in the world, the John Hancock Center.

You will also travel through Lincoln Park, a thousand acres of greenery, lagoons, flowers, and zoo. You’ll see Wrigley Field - the home of the Cubs (visits not on game days,) the Botanical Gardens, Chicago Historical Society, Newberry Reference Library, and an Indian Totem Pole.

A twenty minute stop is made at the Lincoln Park Conservatory.

HOTEL PICKUP AVAILABLE:
Please click here to view a list of hotels with available pickups. You must call to confirm your tour and hotel name at which time you will receive your pickup time. This must be completed at least 24 hours prior to tour departure.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Chicago’s Main Business Section

"The Loop"

State Street