Essential Free Tour Chicago

Stunning modern architecture, jazz concerts, Chicago-style hot dogs and pizza, old school gangsters, famous sports venues, wonderful museums... There are so many places to see and experiences to enjoy in Downtown Chicago! If you want to make the most of your trip to the Windy City, go ahead and book your seat today at the best and most comprehensive Essential Free Tour of Chicago. A passionate local guide will take you on an engaging walk around the best sights of this cosmopolitan metropolis so you can experience its energetic vibe as an authentic Chicagoan. Your tour will take you to places so emblematic as the famous Millennium Park, the top tourist destination in the Midwest. This lovely green area features wonders such as the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, the Crown Fountain, the Lurie Garden, and Cloud Gate (a favorite photo spot!).

Both architecture enthusiasts and tourists who want to see the main landmarks of the city will love the Essential Free Tour of Chicago. Looking at the magnificent neo-Gothic Wrigley Building, your guide will explain how Chicago became a world capital of innovative urbanism (it was even home to the first skyscraper in history!) This was the first building established on Chicago's famous Magnificent Mile, where the Tribune Tower is also to be found. Along the tour, you will learn about the Chicago School of architecture, and how the American Renaissance Style changed the look of cities using lightweight materials, innovative masonry, thin steel wires and other techniques designed to stand the heavy winds of the city. The Marshall Field and Company Building or the Michigan Avenue Bridge will be other highlights that visitors will appreciate.

Strolling along the glamorous avenues of Downtown Chicago with a group of international travelers, you will also get to feel the artistic vibe of Chicago. You will learn how a wedding-cake Rococo style fountain at the Palace of Versailles was the inspiration of the stunningly beautiful Buckingham Fountain (in summer you might even catch sight of the colored-light shows!). And did you know there’s an authentic Picasso at Daley Plaza? Of course, there is much more to Chicago than buildings and museums. During the tour, your guide will offer great tips on the best restaurants and trendiest bars in Chicago, so you can discover the local breweries and lively nightlife that make the city famous throughout the United States. This free walking tour has to be one of the best ways to spend a day in Chicago, so book today!