Chicago Walking Tour: Art Deco Skyscrapers Loop
Description
View Art Deco masterpieces built in the heart of Chicago’s financial district during the Roaring '20s. Learn how Art Deco reflected the era’s fun-loving optimism with lavish materials and geometric ornament. Discover the origins of Art Deco and its hallmark motifs while admiring buildings like the Chicago Board of Trade, One LaSalle Street and the Field Building (now the Bank of America Building) -- all of which are designated Chicago landmarks. As a certified nonprofit, all CAC ticket purchases directly support our education efforts and community engagement projects.
Tour Options
Itinerary
View the 30 N LaSalle St building
Discover the Art Deco inspired lobby of the Rookery designed by William Drummond
View the 135 S LaSalle St building
Discuss the 1 N LaSalle St building
Our tour will conclude at Chicago's most prominent Art Deco Building: The Chicago Board of Trade
This building is not directly part of the tour, however, the tour ticket includes admission to the galleries at the Chicago Architecture Center.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Access to building interiors featured on this tour may be subject to change, due to weekend and holiday schedules or unforeseen closures.
- Pets are not allowed.
Reviews(184)
Our guide Mary Ann was wonderful ! She was friendly, knowledgeable and made the tour so much fun. The details she added to her commentary really helped us understand the art deco style and time period. Highly recommend
Thank you for the lovely review! We're delighted you enjoyed the Art Deco tour and appreciate the recommendation. We hope to see you again the next time you visit Chicago!
Great tour of facades and lobbies of iconic buildings. Our guide was Pris was knowledgeable and passionate about the architecture and Art Deco style.
Marsha was very knowledgeable and her passion for art, architecture, and Chicago were inspiring! I would highly recommend this tour if you are interested in true Art Deco design and the 1920-1930s.
The tour was a nice short duration. The guide was knowledgeable but did not speak with a projected voice so was not intelligible through a lot of the tour. With cars going by, sirens and the El tracks, she needed to adjust her level of speech and ask if people could hear.
Excellent tour! Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and the pace was excellent. Highly recommended for someone who is interested either in this period of architecture or just curious about buildings in Chicago.
Thank you for the great review! The Art Deco tour is stunning and we're delighted you enjoyed exploring the city with us. We hope to see you again!
The tour was fantastic! Well worth the money, imo. We were a small group of under 10 so it was easy to hear our wonderful guide, Jeff. The pace was super reasonable for taking photos, asking questions, etc. but wasn't too slow. Sweet sweet Jeff filled the time with useful info about each building and was attentive to us and we saw some real gems in the small area we covered. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone interested in architecture, design, history, or even any tangentially related subject!
Edutaining! LOVE that word! Thank you for the great review. We are so happy you enjoyed the Art Deco Skyscrapers tour and hope to see you again!
Marsha was wonderful. Explained everything clearly and with expertise.
Thank you for the fantastic review! We're so happy you enjoyed the Art Deco tour and hope to see you again soon!
Cynthia was wonderful. It was a very cold day and she kept us engaged and warm with her knowledge and pleasant demeanor. The lobbies don't disappoint! I highly recommend.
Thank you for joining us and for your thoughtful review! Chicago’s Art Deco lobbies truly are worth the visit, and we’re happy to hear Cynthia’s expertise and warm approach made the day enjoyable despite the cold. We hope to see you again!
Terrific tour with Cynthia, who was extremely knowledgable and interesting. She kept us moving on a cold day, and did a good job of alternating indoor and outdoor spaces. Learned a lot!
Thank you for sharing your experience! We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed the Art Deco tour and that Cynthia’s knowledge and engaging style made the day both informative and enjoyable, even in the cold. We’re glad the balance of indoor and outdoor stops worked well, and that you came away having learned a lot. We hope to see you on another tour soon!
Pris was our tour guide and she was so informative. We all learned so much on our tour and had a lovely time together. I would book another tour with her!
Thank you for joining the Art Deco tour! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed exploring the buildings and their interiors, especially on a cold winter day. We appreciate the nice review and hope to see you on more CAC tours soon!
