Best of Chicago Tour

Experience the best of Chicago with About Tours! 

Day 1

Learn about Chicago’s history, architecture, culture and be stunned by its beauty during a fully-narrated tour through the city.  You will see the striking skyline, the exquisite lakefront, the Magnificent Mile, the historic Loop, outdoor sculptures, and the fabulous new Millennium Park.  You will stop at Navy Pier, once used for shipping and now an entertainment and shopping complex.  Cruise down the Chicago River and visit the Field Museum to see Sue, the largest tyrannosaurus skeleton ever found, an Egyptian tomb and much more.  Travel in the world’s fastest elevators to the Sears Skydeck or Hancock Observatory and enjoy dinner in a well-known Chicago restaurant.

Day 2

Discover how hand signals are used to make deals in the Board of Trade and drive around historic Wrigley Field and find out why the Cubs always lose.  Visit a beautiful indoor garden and drive through the Gold Coast where many of Chicago’s rich and famous have their homes.  See where Oprah lives and tapes her show at Harpo Studios.  You will visit the Museum of Science & Industry with Colleen Moore’s Fairy Castle, or the Shedd Aquarium and a Marine Mammal Show or the Art Institute of Chicago to see the famous miniature Thorne Rooms and La Grande Jatte.  Finish the day with dinner and a show.

Day 3

See the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright during a driving tour of Oak Park and have an exclusive tour of his Home and Studio.  Tour Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple or the Ernest Hemingway Museum. Discover the Ethnic Neighborhoods of Chicago and enjoy an ethnic dine-around with appetizers in Chinatown, an entrée in Greektown and dessert in Little Italy.  

  *All tours subject to availability