Chicago Walking Tour: A Walk Through Time

Betsy was really clear and answered all our questions

We enjoyed the Art Deco tour on Sunday so we booked the historical tour on Monday. Applied out ticket purchase to a membership. Great tour to make us appreciate the architecture of Chicago

Our guide Donna was extremely knowledgeable about the history of all the different buildings in the Chicago area. The next time we are in Chicago we plan to take a different tour because we enjoyed this one so much.

We had our tour with Rose, we had so much fun! She was great and very knowledgeable, she was fun to talk with and gave us stories and facts about the buildings. She was so great and I had a blast!

I've taken many such tours. This, owing to a particularly insiteful docent named David, was, without any question, the best. His ability to weave Chicago's formative architecture with a most interesting story of a developing Chicago was masterful. I didn't want the tour to end. Bravo!

There weren’t other people signed up for the same tour time slot in the morning. So we practically have a private tour all for ourselves! Our tour guide Erika is fantastic, knowledgeable, friendly and courteous. The walking tour lasted 90 min. In fact, it went over a little longer. I learned interesting aspects of architecture in city of Chicago & a bit of its history. Overall, we enjoyed the tour and would highly recommend it

Very exciting. The tour guide Mitch was very enthusiastic and inspiring, sharing lots of details of history, buildings and culture. Loved his passion!

My girlfriend and I did Mitch's "Walk Through Time" walking tour and it was easily a highlight of our entire trip to Chicago. We cannot recommend him highly enough. Mitch's knowledge is exceptional — he answered every question we threw at him with depth and confidence, and that's saying something, because my girlfriend is an architect. She was genuinely impressed, which is not easy to do. He clearly has a deep love for Chicago's built environment and it comes through in everything he shares. What really set the experience apart was how generous Mitch was with his time. We were all so engaged and enjoying ourselves that he simply kept going — no rushing, no watching the clock. That kind of flexibility made the tour feel personal rather than transactional. On top of all that, Mitch is friendly, clear, and easy to listen to. The pacing felt natural and we never felt lost or talked over. If you're visiting Chicago and have any interest in architecture — or even if you don't yet — book this tour and ask for Mitch. You won't regret it.

Very interesting and fun. We live in the city, but learned so much about the buildings. We highly recommend this tour for both locals and visitors. The 90 minute walk was leisurely and we didn't feel rushed. Best part, the ear pieces that they gave us allowed us to hear the tour guide on busy city streets. He was delightful and very informative, sorry, I can't remember his name.

A really enjoyable tour guided by JON. Jon shared some wonderful history and insight into a well curated group of buildings that we visited on the 90 minute tour. The tour was conducted at a gentle pace with plenty of stops and opportunities to ask questions which Jon dealt with really well. The tour helped us understand and appreciate the city history more and wad a really useful way to start our stay in the city. Would thoroughly recommend this tour - it represents great value for money.