Chicago Architectural Foundation

Activity Overview

Chicago Architectural Foundation explores the historic and legendary architecture of Chicago city, the foundation offers tours of the iconic and world-famous landmarks and buildings of Chicago. Visit sky scrapers that define Chicago, hotels, legendary homes and more. There are many tours to choose from, whether you want to see modern development or historic architecture, there is something for everyone's interest.

Things to Do

• Chicago Architectural foundation offers a variety of tours that take you around iconic Chicago buildings and tell stories of the history of the architecture.
• Take a walking tour and see the historic buildings of Chicago, see buildings from the 1800s including the Rookery, Adler Auditorium, Marquette building and more.
• See the stunning Chicago cultural center, Sullivan center, Art institute of Chicago, and take the modern Chicago tour to see sky scrapers and innovative designs.
• The tours generally last from 1.5 to 2 hours, you can also take the bus tour and see the Wrigley building, John Hancock center and more.
• The famous river cruise tour takes you around beautiful buildings along the Chicago river, the tour is seasonal and lasts for 90 minutes.

Chicago Architectural Foundation Insider Tips

• Arrive 30 minutes early for the river cruises.
• The river cruises depart during the Summer season and show you around sights and sounds of Chicago.
• You can buy tickets for the tours online.