Chicago Riverwalk Self-Guided Walking Tour, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Welcome to Chicago’s scenic Riverwalk. Spanning from Lake Michigan west to Franklin Street. Called the city second Lakefront’, the Riverwalk contains restaurants during the summer months, seating areas to relax, boat rentals, and theater-style seating for various performances. Other attractions along the Riverwalk include the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza, and the McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum and if you are lucky enough, see a bridge lift from inside the bridge house.
Within 30 min, we’ll send you two things: a unique password and an app. Download the app onto your phone and enter the password. Then download the tour inside. Start at the first stop and follow the instructions! Stick to our route for the best experience.
No expiration — the tour is available from the minute you book until forever!
This tour does not include entrance to attractions along the route. Check pandemic rules and opening hours before your visit.
Description & Instructions When Visiting Chicago, Illinois, United States
Welcome to Chicago’s scenic Riverwalk. Spanning from Lake Michigan west to Franklin Street. Called the city second Lakefront’, the Riverwalk contains restaurants during the summer months, seating areas to relax, boat rentals, and theater-style seating for various performances. Other attractions along the Riverwalk include the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza, and the McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum and if you are lucky enough, see a bridge lift from inside the bridge house.
Within 30 min, we’ll send you two things: a unique password and an app. Download the app onto your phone and enter the password. Then download the tour inside. Start at the first stop and follow the instructions! Stick to our route for the best experience.
No expiration — the tour is available from the minute you book until forever!
This tour does not include entrance to attractions along the route. Check pandemic rules and opening hours before your visit.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Chicago Riverwalk, Chicago, IL 60601
The Chicago River runs right through the heart of the downtown Chicago skyscrapers. The architecture and river scenery is absolutely stunning.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Wrigley Building, 410 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611-4213
The Wrigley Building is a skyscraper located at 400–410 North Michigan Avenue on Chicago’s Near North Side. It is located on the Magnificent Mile directly across Michigan Avenue from the Tribune Tower. It was built to house the corporate headquarters of the Wrigley Company.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Michigan Avenue Bridge, 333 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60601-3901
The DuSable Bridge is a bascule bridge that carries Michigan Avenue across the main stem of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. The bridge was proposed in the early 20th century as part of a plan to link Chicago’s south side and north side parks with a grand boulevard.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago, 401 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
The Trump International Hotel and Tower is a skyscraper condo-hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois. The building, named after businessman and later U.S. president Donald Trump, was designed by architect Adrian Smith of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Bovis Lend Lease built the 98-story structure, which reaches a height of 1,388 feet (423.2 m) including its spire, its roof topping out at 1,171 feet (357 m). It is next to the main branch of the Chicago River, with a view of the entry to Lake Michigan beyond a series of bridges over the river. The building received publicity when the winner of the first season of The Apprentice reality television show, Bill Rancic, chose to manage the construction of the tower over managing a new Trump National Golf Course and resort in Los Angeles.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Vietnam Memorial, 330 Chicago Riverwalk, Chicago, IL 60601, USA
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a war memorial in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois, dedicated on November 11, 2005. It features a rectangular fountain basin and stone wall inscribed with the names of those who died during the Vietnam War.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Marina Towers Condominum Association, 300 N State St, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
The twin buildings across the river look like giant corn cobs, don’t they? Their circular and Designed by Bertrand Goldberg in the 60s, they were supposed to incentive residents to stay in the city instead of moving out into the suburbs.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Dearborn Street Bridge, Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60654
The Dearborn Street Bridge over the Chicago River was built in 1962. It connects the Near North Side with “The Loop.” The American Institute of Steel Construction honored the bridge with the 1963 “Most Beautiful Steel Bridge” award in the Movable Span category.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Reid Murdoch Building, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
The Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building, also known as the Reid Murdoch Building, the Reid Murdoch Center or the City of Chicago Central Office Building, is a seven-story office building in Chicago. It was constructed in 1914 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: 222 Merchandise Mart Plz Suite 107, Chicago, IL 60654-1103
Merchandise Mart is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority’s ‘L’ system, located in the Near North Side neighborhood at 350 North Wells Street in Chicago, Illinois. The station is elevated above street level, on a steel structure.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: The McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum, 376 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60601-3807
Exhibits on the city’s river & movable bridges & their significance to the city.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Tribune Tower, 435 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611-4066
The Tribune Tower is a neo-Gothic skyscraper located at 435 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Built between 1923 and 1925, the international design competition for the tower became an historic event in 20th century architecture.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: William P. Fahey Bridge, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Look ahead, at the next bridge. The Columbus Drive Bridge can’t be called historic, since it was built just in 1982. In fact, this bridge is the youngest river-crossing bridge. It’s unique in a couple of different ways. For one, it uses box girders to span the river, rather than trusses. This bridge is also the first to have its trunnions set back, so that pedestrians can walk below it at river level.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: NBC Tower, 455 Cityfront Plaza Dr, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
The NBC Tower is an office tower on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois located at 454 North Columbus Drive in downtown Chicago’s Magnificent Mile area. Completed in 1989, the 37-story building reaches a height of 627 feet.
Duration: 5 minutes
Duration: 1 to 2 hours
Starts: Chicago, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
