3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Daily Tour
10 people
English
Get an overview of Chicago's famous architectural history on this 3.5-hour bus tour. Learn about the city's history through your guide's history, from its founding to the present. Stops include the Loop, Mies van der Rohe's IIT campus, Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, and the Museum Campus.
Tour departs from Chicago Architecture Center, formerly the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Before or after your tour, view a 4,000-building scale model of Chicago or shop in the award-winning store.
Tour duration not accounted for in the itinerary is to account for travel time.
• Admission Ticket Included
Drive through the Loop neighborhood in Downtown Chicago. Discussion will include Millennium Park, State Street, the Chicago Cultural Center and various other historic buildings.
• Admission Ticket Included
Briefly discuss the exterior of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Briefly tour the University of Chicago campus.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Briefly tour the exterior of IIT’s Crown Hall, designed by Mies van der Rohe. Depending on the circumstances, a brief interior tour may also be included.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
View museum campus including Soldier Field, the Adler Planetarium, and the Shedd Aquarium. Time permitting, there will be a short stop for photo opportunities before returning to the Chicago Architecture Center.
• Admission Ticket Free