Truly the best part our trip to Chicago, the tour was fantastic.
The tour guides are full time volunteers from the Chicago Architecture Center and their knowledge is evident. It was so amazing to hear all about the history and future of Chicago architecture. ( I believe our guide was named Josh and he was awesome )
Best time to go is around sunset. The boat turned around right as the skyline was being illuminated snd the view was breathtaking
November 2025
Amazing boat trip under a sunny winter noon with the most magnificent docent telling us the story of buildings and the whole city! Worth it at the beginning of the trip ideally on a sunny day!
November 2025
So so so lovely. My friend and I were a little hesitant to spend 90 minutes on a boat tour but the tour guide (Jacob I believe) was SO charismatic and was a very natural speaker. It was so fun and worth the money! The city was so beautiful at night and there were even times during the tour where they gave the audience time to take pictures with their loved ones at the most attractive skylines! I definitely recommend going at night. There is a heated seating area downstairs you can wait in to warm up a little (with a very nice bartender, Alexandria I think? She’s also lovely) We went on the last boat ride of the season, but if I ever visit Chicago again I’ll def make... read full review
Truly the best part our trip to Chicago, the tour was fantastic.
The tour guides are full time volunteers from the Chicago Architecture Center and their knowledge is evident. It was so amazing to hear all about the history and future of Chicago architecture. ( I believe our guide was named Josh and he was awesome )
Best time to go is around sunset. The boat turned around right as the skyline was being illuminated snd the view was breathtaking
Amazing boat trip under a sunny winter noon with the most magnificent docent telling us the story of buildings and the whole city! Worth it at the beginning of the trip ideally on a sunny day!
So so so lovely. My friend and I were a little hesitant to spend 90 minutes on a boat tour but the tour guide (Jacob I believe) was SO charismatic and was a very natural speaker. It was so fun and worth the money! The city was so beautiful at night and there were even times during the tour where they gave the audience time to take pictures with their loved ones at the most attractive skylines! I definitely recommend going at night. There is a heated seating area downstairs you can wait in to warm up a little (with a very nice bartender, Alexandria I think? She’s also lovely) We went on the last boat ride of the season, but if I ever visit Chicago again I’ll def make... read full review