1h30

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Itinerary
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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. Here you can view a 4,000-building scale model of Chicago and shop in the award-winning store.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Carbide and Carbon Building, 230 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60601-5906

During the period between the two World Wars, an eclectic design style developed that later became known as Art Deco, used to refer to a mix of styles from the 1920s and 1930s. Through the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Art Deco style infused the everyday world with an elegant style of cool sophistication. Discover the origins of Art Deco while admiring buildings like the Carbide and Carbon Building (now the St. Jane Hotel), the Chicago Motor Club Building (now the Hampton Inn) and the colorful, but often overlooked, Trustees System Service Building (now the Century Tower)—all of which are designated Chicago landmarks.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: 222 Merchandise Mart Plz Suite 107, Chicago, IL 60654-1103

Your tour ends at the Merchandise Mart, the largest commercial building in the world

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Chicago Motor Club Hampton Inn, 68 E Wacker Pl, Chicago, IL 60601, USA

An Art Deco Building that was formerly the headquarters of the Chicago Motor Club.

Guests will tour the lobby and exterior of the Chicago Motor Club.

Duration: 10 minutes

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Included

Walking tour of Downtown Chicago Art Deco architecture
Narration by a professional and certified Guide
Admission to the Galleries of the Chicago Architecture Center
Entry/Admission - Chicago Motor Club Hampton Inn

Not included

Hotel pick up and drop off
Storage for luggage or strollers
Coat check

Additional

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. Open 361 days a year.
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

Features

Tourism

90%

Cultural

75%

Sport

25%

Reviews

4.7

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Susan L

5 | 2017-10-29

I would give this tour the 5 stars, highly recommended. Some gems you would otherwise not know about. We absolutely loved it. Our tour guide was fantastic!!!

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David K

5 | 2017-07-31

I love Art Deco and I loved this tour. I learned things I haven't seen on the internet. The 1920's and 30's were an amazing time on terms of design.

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Jennifer P

5 | 2017-04-17

I did the historic skyscraper tour first, so a lot of the buildings were a repeat, but I learned completely different information on this tour, which made it still extremely worthwhile. This is a really good tour with lots of insight into the architects and the time periods.

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Sherry P

5 | 2016-08-04

Tour was great, and loved the use of earpieces with antennae so everyone could hear the tour guide at all times.

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Jayne L

5 | 2016-07-12

This your was excellent. Our your guide Bill was so knowledgeable and made the your so enjoyable. Could not recommend this your highly enough.

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Loreen V

5 | 2016-06-22

Fabulous, fascinating, educational, great pace. Definitely recommend.