Prijzen gecontroleerd op 11 sep 2026Wat te doen in Chicago
Amy Bizzarri, auteur van 111 Places in Chicago That You Must Not Miss, neemt je mee op een fascinerende, zelfgeleide audiotour langs verborgen historische plekken aan de vergulde Gold Coast van Chicago. Kijk achter de poorten van het originele Playboy Mansion, loop door een met houten blokken geplaveid steegje, drink een Faster Pussycat in de oudste pianobar van Chicago en meer terwijl je geniet van een heerlijke wandeling door de tijd in deze exclusieve wijk van Chicago. Het startpunt is het Chicago History Museum, gelegen op 1601 N. Clark Street. De rondleiding is klaar wanneer u maar wilt en de audio wordt automatisch afgespeeld op precies de juiste tijd en plaats met behulp van de GPS van uw smartphone en de mobiele VoiceMap-app, die ook offline werkt.
Terwijl je in het Chicago History Museum bent, wil je de onlangs gerestaureerde diorama's bekijken die de opkomst van Chicago uitbeelden van een verlaten buitenpost naar de bruisende stad van vandaag. Je vindt ook de South Side Elevated Railroad. Het is de allereerste verhoogde snelle doorvoerlijn in Chicago en werd gebruikt om eerlijke bezoekers naar de 's werelds columbiaanse tentoonstelling te brengen. Je zult ook het sterfbed van Abraham Lincoln kunnen zien.
Voor iedereen die op zoek is naar rillingen die hun ruggengraat laten horen, levert het International Museum of Surgical Science op. De exposities hier behandelen verschillende aspecten van de oosterse en westerse geneeskunde. Het museum zelf is gevestigd in een herenhuis uit 1917, ontworpen als een interpretatie in Chicago van het Petit Trianon van Versailles.
Een uitstekende nachtelijke uitje in Chicago in de stad eindigt altijd piano-kant, een slokje van Lemondrops en zingen samen met de piano man in de vroege uurtjes in de Zebra Lounge. Verborgen in de lobby van een vintage appartementencomplex in de glamoureuze Gold Coast, schommelt de Zebra Lounge sinds 1929 zeven avonden per week met live pianospelers.
Easy, fun way to see this beautiful, interesting Chicago neighborhood. We loved that the app knew exactly where we were and gave us specific walking directions. We never needed to follow a map. It was like having our own personal tour guide, without needing to tip!
Our casual walk around the neighborhood suddenly became structured and organized with this very informative walking tour. We did it at the time we wanted and at our own pace, and very economically!! We discovered some places we will certainly go back to see with more time! I will look up this practical "tour guide" for other places I intend to visit.
Practical (you start and stop and your own convenience!) and economic way to visit the key things to see in the Gold Coast. Some of the sites could merit a visit in themselves which the virtual guide indicates, however you need to do this tour early enough in the day to be sure that these sights are open.
I discovered some new places to visit, like the Museum of Medical Science, and the Three Arts Building. I also coupled this tour with the Chicago History Museum, which is really cool. Overall, it is a very enjoyable walk, and you can do the tour at your own pace. Beautiful historical homes in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood.
Tour was informative. The use of visitor was klunky. Had to order the tour twice to use. Viator has committed refund one of the unneeded purchases. Walk and auto play needs some work. Price was right.
I wanted to take a walking tour, but in the time of COVID, that didn’t seem possible. Once I discovered this audiotour, I was hooked. I can’t wait to check out more. I’ve already recommended it to everyone I know.
I generally don't like group tours, so having this option is wonderful. It felt like having your own private tour guide. In this time of Covid-19, this gae us a nice way to get out of the house. The Zebra Lounge wasn't open, but just around the corner there was a street closed off to allow for outdoor dining/social distancing. The museum of surgery was open, and we spent time there as well as Restoration Hardware.
I really enjoyed learning the history of the Gold Coast and finding hidden treasures on this tour. The information selected was excellent, from the city's public graveyard and the Couch Mausoleum, which survived the great Chicago fire, to the wood plank street experiment on Astor. Lots of good history of the monarchs that built Chicago during the 19th and 20th Century. I liked how the old and new were integrated with suggestions to stop in the 3 Arts Cafe in the Restoration Hardware store (more like a museum than a store) and a drink in the Zebra Lounge. The GPS tracking lost track of me a couple of times and I had to zoom in on the map and figure out which way to go to continue the tour. This happened twice but I was easily able to turn around and find where I was supposed to be and then the track picked up where it left off. I would allow more than 50 minutes for this tour (the suggested time in the directions). If you want to stop and take a look around a few places I would allow 1.5 hours for this tour. I recommend this tour and know you'll enjoy it as much as I did.
| Tour | Duur | Beoordeling | Prijs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago's Gold Coast Hidden History: een zelfgeleide audiowandeling | 50 min | 4.4 (8) | $8 | |
 Chicago Architecture Center River Cruise aboard First Lady | 1h 30min | 4.9 (7,028) | $57 | Bekijk |
 Chicago Architecture River Cruise | 1h–1h 30min | 4.8 (16,969) | $39 | Bekijk |
 Chicago River 90-Minute Architecture Tour | 1h 30min | 4.7 (10,918) | $45 | Bekijk |
 Chicago Sightseeing River and Lake Cruise | 1h 30min | 4.7 (722) | $46 | Bekijk |
 Chicago River 45-Minute Architecture Tour from Magnificent Mile | 45 min | 4.7 (3,577) | $28 | Bekijk |
 Chicago By Night River and Lake Cruise | 1h 30min | 4.5 (432) | $50 | Bekijk |