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About Chicago Walking Tour: Modern Architecture

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Stop At: Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601-3713

Your tour begins at the Chicago Architecture Center (CAC), formerly the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Visit the CAC to view a 4,000-building scale model of Chicago or shop in the award-winning store.

Duration: 5 minutes

Pass By: Chicago River, Chicago, IL

Enjoy superb views of Chicago’s riverfront.

Stop At: Marina City, 300 N State St, Chicago, IL 60654-5414

Highlights include Marina City, a mixed-use residential-commercial building designed by architect Bertrand Goldberg, envisioned as an urban experiment designed to draw middle-class Chicagoans back to the city after more than a decade of suburban migration.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Daley Center, 48 W Washington St Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL 60602

Marvel at Richard J. Daley Center, one of the first buildings to be covered in an unpainted steel called Cor-Ten. Only 16 steel columns support the building, and Despite having only 31 floors, Daley Center reaches the height of a typical 50- to 60-story building: 648 feet, or nearly 200 meters.

Duration: 15 minutes

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OPERATES
  • Daily

INCLUSIONS
  • Walking tour of Chicago's modern and postmodern architecture
  • Narration by a professional and certified guide
EXCLUSIONS
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Storage for luggage or strollers
  • Coat check
ADDITIONAL INFO
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • 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.
  • Not recommended for young children.
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
  • Face masks required for travelers in public areas
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Face masks provided for travelers
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
  • Your safety is our priority. The itinerary of this tour may be altered in accordance with health and safety policies and considerations.
DEPARTURE & RETURN
Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601, USA
TERMS & CONDITIONS
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

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5.0 based on 10 reviews

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    justinbK3731RV 5
    29 Nov 2021

    We had a great walking tour through the city, our guide was very informed on every aspect of the city.

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    michellebV368WE 5
    29 Nov 2021

    We had such a wonderful time today learning WAY more than I ever thought I could on this whirlwind trip through lovely Chicago. If you're into art, history or of course architecture, I highly highly recommend!

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    848alexeye 5
    21 Nov 2021

    We attended the tour ‘What's New’ on 11/13/2021. Guide Jill was very knowledgeable and friendly! Thank you! Hope to meet you again.

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    Robert R 5
    10 Nov 2021

    I loved this tour! Modern architecture has never appealed to me, but it is so prevalent that I decided to take this tour to learn more about it. The tour gave me an excellent introduction, including comparisons to what came before, the ideology that was foundational to this approach, political forces that supported the modernist building boom in Chicago, and developments in methods and materials that made this style of architecture prossible. The tour guide did an excellent job of pointing out distinctive features of the mid-century modern buildings that we walked by. I'm still not a big fan, but some of the buildings we saw (for example, the Inland Steel Building) were so beautiful that they won my appreciation.

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    TheresHI 5
    02 Nov 2021

    Loved the tour! Our guide Dan was great and very knowledgeable! He really conveyed the essence of mid-century modern architecture in Chicago.

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    judy_K 5
    18 Jul 2020

    A challenge during Covid 19 restrictions, the tour guide found good ways to share her excellent information and make us comfortable.

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    Betsy_D 5
    24 Dec 2018

    Despite the cold weather, our docent provided a fascinating tour of modern architecture in the Loop. He was knowledgeable and entertaining, so we hardly felt the cold at all! Great choice.

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    Stefan John W 5
    03 Sep 2017

    Informative --creative-- exciting -- challenging--wonderful Tour guide!!!!!'

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    Cheryl P 5
    07 Jul 2016

    A great tour, at a reasonable price. Our guide, Ollie, was very knowledgeable, fun and interesting.

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    Emily W 5
    05 Oct 2015

    I ended being the only person who booked on this windy, rainy day. Had a wonderful private tour with docent Joseph. He was interesting, funny and informative and I loved the tour!

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