Chicago Architectural River Cruise

Take in the views on this award-winning 90-minute Architectural Tour, a jaw-dropping excursion through a city that defies all expectations!

Meeting Point

465 N McClurg Ct

465 N McClurg Ct, Chicago, IL 60611, USA

Address is 465 N. McClurg Court (on a hidden branch of the Chicago River called the "Ogden Slip") behind Pinstripes Cafe Please note we are not located at Navy Pier. There is street parking on Illinois. The ticket office is no more than 300 feet from the vessels.

What's included:

• Complimentary non-alcoholic beverages. Coffee. Lemonade. Coke products.
• Live commentary on board

Not included:

• Beer, wine, and cocktails (available for purchase)

What to expect:

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Throughout our signature cruise one of our award-winning Docents will present more than 50 skyscrapers, bascule bridges, and historic sites.

Pass by without stopping

Chicago River

Chicago, Illinois

On your Architectural Tour, you will learn how the Great Chicago Fire jumped a river and allowed for visionaries of structural steel and plate glass, such as John Wellborn Root, William Le Baron Jenney, Louis Sullivan (Wright’s mentor) and Daniel Burnham, in less than ten years, lift Chicago from the ashes of the fire to new heights. Chicago’s ascent continued into the 20th century with titanic figures such as Bertrand Goldberg, Fazlur Khan and Mies van der Rohe – (higher/taller) buildings, sleeker – and it has soared in the 21st century with audacious new steeples such as The Trump Tower and Aqua designed by Jeanne Gang, an internationally known artist of architectural design.

1 hour, 30 minutes