Chicago Architecture Cruise
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Experience Highlights
Discover the city from a different perspective with this 90-minute Chicago River cruise, one of the best ways to admire the skyline and understand why Chicago's architecture is world-famous. You'll cruise along the three branches of the river as an expert guide reveals the city's history, styles and most iconic buildings.
On board you'll enjoy 360° panoramic views, access to the air-conditioned indoor and outdoor decks, and a comprehensive tour that takes in the locks of the Main Branch, Goose Island and Chinatown. A perfect experience to take spectacular photos and get to know Chicago in a fun, comfortable and original way.
- Enjoy a 90-minute architectural cruise on the Chicago River.
- See the skyline from the water with 360° views and two decks.
- Travel along the three branches of the river with commentary from an expert guide.
What’s included
- Professional guide on board
- Access to the air-conditioned room
- Open-air access to upper deck
- Food and drink (available for purchase on board)
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Step by Step
Chicago' s skyscrapers are famous all over the world and a very original way to see them is on a cruise tour. For an hour and a half, this cruise tour on the Chicago River will give you an insight into the value of architecture in this American metropolis.
The John Hancock Center, the Willis Tower, the East Bank Club and the Wrigley Building are some of the most emblematic buildings in this city. The professional guide who will travel on board with you will tell you the history and the reason for Chicago's architectural richness while you relax in front of a unique skyline of more than 40 huge buildings.
This pleasant cruise tour will allow you to see construction marvels such as:
- John Hancock Center: 100-storey skyscraper located on the north side of Chicago. Once the tallest building in the world, it now houses offices and some 700 homes, as well as restaurants and a retail space.
- The Wrigley Building: a skyscraper on the other side of Michigan Avenue. It was built in 1920 as the corporate headquarters of the Wrigley Company, a multinational chewing gum company.
- Willis Tower: a 442-metre skyscraper that became the tallest building in the world for 20 years after its inauguration. At the top is the Skydeck, an observation deck open since 1974 with a glass balcony.
- East Bank Club: is a sports centre in Chicago, which has an extraordinary variety of resources, equipment and machinery for many types of physical exercise.
- Tribune Tower: neo-gothic skyscraper, which serves as the headquarters of the Chicago Tribune and Tribune Company. WGN radio also broadcasts from this building.
The ship is set up for a comfortable experience at any time of the year, with an open-air upper deck, air-conditioned indoor lounge and 360° view. And because there are no assigned seats, you can choose your seat freely and take advantage of every stretch of the journey to take pictures of the skyline from a privileged position.