Chicago Architecture and True Crime History Tour
Description
Get the best of both worlds: explore Chicago’s stunning architecture while uncovering its dark past. Inspired by Devil in the White City, this expert-led walking tour reveals the secrets of the city’s skyline and its shadowy history. If it’s raining/too hot the tour is almost all INDOOR. Led by a passionate local guide, you’ll visit architectural gems and hidden landmarks that BOAT TOURS MISS bringing Chicago’s rich and eerie past to life.
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Itinerary
Step back in time at the historic Palmer House while uncovering the dark history.
We’ll also explore other stunning buildings and learn more about Chicagos dark past.
We’ll conclude the tour at Chase Tower, a building known for its fascinating illusion.
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
Reviews(569)
Great tour and Joseph was a fun and knowledgeable guide. I asked a lot of questions about things not specifically in the tour and I was impressed with Joseph’s knowledge about all sorts of chicago history and architecture.
The tour was affordable, everyone was friendly, the weather was great, the tour was just long enough, and Joesph was very informative. I would definitely recommend this tour.
Bring comfortable shoes since theres quite a bit of walking. Our tour guide was very accommodating and kept it fun
What a great experience! We got to see all the top highlighted places, and even some bonus places you would never think about! Joseph the owner has created something special here mixing the architecture in crime knowledge together into a fun and interesting walkabout. The pace was also fantastic. We didn’t do for too long or walk too fast. Everything was just perfect.
Joseph was an excellent tour guide! It is obvious that he has a passion for history and art thoroughly enjoyed this tour. It was the best one I’ve taken in Chicago.
This was such a fun tour, and Joseph was a wonderful host! We went to so many beautiful Chicago buildings, and got to see the architecture up close, inside and out. That would have been enough, but learning stories of true crime from different eras of Chicago’s history really made this tour something special.
Guide was very knowledgeable and kind. His voice was strong which made it easy to hear with all the city noise. He was willing to answer questions.
It was wonderful! Joseph was funny and added a lovely spin on the stories. It was well paced and covered a lot of areas and it was very wholesome. We had loads of fun!
Friendly guide, Interesting stories, good architecture, lasted 95 minutes.
David was an excellent guide. He is incredibly easy to listen to and his stories and facts are so interesting. On a side note, we had our tour interrupted due to a substantial tornado warning. David remained calm and ensured we were safe and continued to provide us historical stories. Book with David.
