Chicago Explorer Pass: 35+ Things To Do - Includes 360 CHICAGO

Chicago, USA

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1 to 30 days (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

One of the easiest and most affordable ways to explore Chicago's top attractions is through a Chicago Explorer Pass by Go City. Save money compared to buying individual attraction tickets, and create your own sightseeing itinerary by choosing from among more than 35 top sites, including the Skydeck Chicago, a sightseeing cruise, a hop-on hop-off Big Bus tour, Navy Pier, and more.

Save your Explorer Pass on your mobile device for easy use
Choose up to seven attractions, tours, or activities from a wide selection
Browse the included digital guide packed with attraction information
Explore at your own pace—your pass has 30 days of validity

Why Travellers Choose This Tour

Enjoy entry to two, three, four, five, six or seven top Chicago attractions, with no need to pre-select them.

What's Included

Digital pass valid for admission to 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 attractions
Free digital guide with attraction information including instructions and operating times

Transportation to/from attractions
Food & Drink unless stated
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Chicago, IL, USA
Save your pass, available as your 'ticket' after purchase, on your mobile device.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours

07/04/2026 - 20/05/2027
Monday - Sunday : 09:00 - 18:00

What To Expect

Your Chicago Explorer Pass, available as your 'ticket' after purchase, comes with access to a digital guide to help you choose the two, three, four, five, six or seven activities that interest you most, from more than 35 options.

There is no need to pre-select attractions; Go City allows you the freedom to change your mind based on your whereabouts, the weather, or your mood on the day. But once you've chosen your attractions, access to them couldn’t be easier—simply display your pass (on your smartphone or print at home) at designated ticketing areas and enjoy.

Check your digital guide for the full rundown on attractions, hours of operation and directions, as well as any special instructions.

Skydeck Chicago - Willis Tower

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Chicago Riverwalk

1 day • Admission Ticket Included

360 Chicago Observation Deck

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Shoreline Sightseeing

1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Adler Planetarium

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Navy Pier

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Field Museum

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Legoland Discovery Center Chicago

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Bike and Roll Chicago - Millennium Park (34 S. Michigan Ave)

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Chicago Children's Museum

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

10pin Bowling Lounge - River North

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Chicago History Museum

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

The Chicago Theatre

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Harry Potter Shop Chicago

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

The Forge Adventure Park & Ziplines

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Museum Of Illusions

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

American Writers Museum

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Seadog Cruises (Speedboat & Architecture Tours)

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Bacci Pizzeria on Taylor Street

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Flyover in Chicago

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Shoreline Sightseeing

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Shoreline Sightseeing

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travellers can participate
Your pass will be immediately available as your 'ticket' after purchase. Print your pass or save it on your mobile device and use it for direct entry into the attractions.

Your Explorer Pass is valid for 30 days from the date of activation.
Go City child passes are only available for ages 3 to 12 years old. For any accompanying children under 3 yrs old please check with each individual attraction or tour whether infants are accepted and/or need to pay an entrance fee.
The most popular activities require advanced reservations, check the instructions on the included digital guide, or Go City app, and make sure to place reservations well in advance to avoid disappointment.
Attractions and tours are subject to change. The Go City app has the most up-to-date line-up, opening times and instructions on how to access each attraction.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

3.9

based on 358 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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Lots of options and most...

Tarang_S, Aug 2025

Lots of options and most of the options are a good value for money va biking it directly. Also booking the GoCity pass on Viator was super convenient and easy to add it to your go city app as well. Once you add the pass you just have to go to the attractions you want to go to and scan it. Some attractions need a reservation on the app so remember to do that before going to the location.

Response from Host, Aug 2025

Thank you for your review! You’re exactly right – Go City offers lots of options that provide great value compared to visiting individually. Once you add the pass to the Go City app, visiting attractions is simple – just scan at each location. Remember, some attractions require a reservation, and this information can be found in the Know Before You Go section.

Excellent choice to see the sights in Chicago

stephanie_c, Mar 2025

Excellent value great way to choose your places of interest found the go city app very helpful super choice of sights to see

Response from Host, Mar 2025

Hello, We are thrilled to receive your feedback. It would certainly boost our confidence as we strive to provide hassle free experience. Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We really appreciate the positive feedback. We're happy to hear you enjoyed using the pass while visiting one of our cities. Regards, Go City

Skip the middle man - go direct to websites or tour operators.

Kirsten_W, Feb 2025

This review is more about GO CITY PASS and VIATOR, not the attractions themselves, which were great. HOWEVER, the passes didn't load through Viator, and barcodes didn't scan and at times it felt like I had been scammed. All the tour operators were helpful and still gave us access but it was frustrating. My suggestion would be to buy direct from the people that provide the pass and not the intermediary company (Viator).

Response from Host, Feb 2025

Hello, We extend our sincere apology for the inconvenience caused to you and we completely understand how frustrated you might be. While we expect every experience that you have with us to go smoothly, this time it was slightly disappointing. While we expect every experience that you have with us to go smoothly, this time it was slightly disappointing. We will be sharing your feedback to the team and ensuring that the necessary action should be taken so that other customers should not be facing the same issue again in future. However, your feedback is imperative to us and we would like to have a closer look into your case. Please reach out to us on email address: reviews@gocity.com with your order details so, we can assist you with the issue. Best Regards, Go City

Not so good

SHANGYING_C, Feb 2025

The electric ticket was invalid at 2nd day and took a lot of time to resolve this problem by online chat. Navy peer wheeling is just 3 round of couple minutes. I thought it is not worth.

Response from Host, Feb 2025

Hello, We extend our sincere apology for the inconvenience caused to you and we completely understand how frustrated you might be. While we expect every experience that you have with us to go smoothly, this time it was slightly disappointing. We are really sorry to hear that the passes di not work on the 2nd day. We appreciate your input and will use it to further train our staff to ensure clearer communication in the future. We will be sharing your feedback to the team and ensuring that the necessary action should be taken so that other customers should not be facing the same issue again in the future. Your feedback is essential to us, and we would appreciate the opportunity to examine your case more closely. Please contact us at reviews@gocity.com with your order details so that we can help you resolve the issue. Best Regards, Go City.

Awesome

Lisa_K, Sept 2024

Everything was awesome. I definitely think everyone should see chicago! I definitely didn't want vacation to end so fast they have so much to see and do !! Everyone is so nice !!

Response from Host, Sept 2024

Hello Lisa, We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We are always excited to see when our customers make the most of their trip. Best Regards Go City

Choose wisely to save

Michelle_F, Jul 2024

For the two attractions we chose I think I spent more money than I would have if I paid for tickets on site.

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Hello Michelle, Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We constantly strive to create a product that offers convenience and value for our customers. Your experience and insights are invaluable to us, and we're committed to improving our offerings. We hope you'll consider us again in the future. Best Regards Go City

Scammers!!!

Matthew_k, May 2024

Company is terrible will never use again!!! Buyer beware. They tell you one thing you are getting and then when you finally book they send you to another company and you don’t get what was advertised. Did a go city in Chicago and none of the times to do anything were available. We got nothing we were promised. When I called to talk to someone they said you had to call go city. Go city said they would cancel but viator wouldn’t cancel. Terrible experience!!!

Response from Host, May 2024

Hello, Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We're sorry to hear about your disappointing experience with Go City. We would like to look into this for you. Please drop us an email at: reviews@gocity.com with all your order information, and we'll be happy to take a closer look at your case. Best Regards Go City

Severely disappointed Lynn

Norman_S, May 2024

Your skip the line was.bullcrap. Nobody knew what we were talking about when we presented our QR code had to wait in line at Willis Tower like everyone else. Nobody knew about the Navy Pier either had to catch a cab. We’ve used Viator several times but we won’t again. Complete waste of $168.00!!!!

Response from Host, May 2024

Reliable

Gladys_J, Apr 2024

Exactly as offered. Excellent customer service, on phone and in presence. We took the skydeck, river architecture and hop on hop off bus, all of them worked perfect only with the QR

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Hello, Thank you for your review! We hope to serve you again soon. Best Regards Go City

Amazing Experience

Tylyce_L, Nov 2023

The architectural boat tour has been truly an amazing experience to which I has granted me the opportunity to learn about the landscape of Chicago and how the layout has turned into a beautiful city.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is great to hear that you enjoyed using the pass from Go City. We hope to serve you in near future. Best Regards Go City

A value for money.

Franz_B, Nov 2023

Loved the river cruise. Art museum and Willis Tower. City was beautiful and city pass saved us money at these sites.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Hi There, Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We really appreciate the positive feedback. We're happy to hear you enjoyed using the pass while visiting one of our cities. Thanks & Regards, Go City

False information on the day pass- ended up terrible experience’

Ramesh_N, Sept 2023

I’m your agent prmissed me 3 attractions when I purchased the pass. But when I try to book ticket for those attractions those were not part of the pass. I didn’t utilize the service. I have already escalated. I am going to dispute the transaction. And it was a terrible conversation with your agent to refund the amount.

More trouble than it’s worth

Cheryl_O, Sept 2023

We had nothing but problems from the second we purchase 2 3-attraction passes. The QR codes didn’t work and the link to download the PDF tickets also didn’t work. We called Go City who said they couldn’t help us and referred us to Viator. We contacted Viator and were told to contact Go City. We asked the Viator representative for a supervisor and were told they were all in a meeting and couldn’t help us. We asked Viator for a refund and they said they couldn’t offer one because it was less than 24 hours from the time of purchase even though none of the passes purchased through their service worked. After an hour of arguing with both Go City and Viator to try to get a resolution, we conferenced the 2 companies into a call to get them to work it out. We finally got the passes to work to go to the first attraction, but had problems getting into the next two attractions. At each location, we spent 30 minutes talking to attraction management trying to get the passes to work. It was more trouble than it was worth to save a few bucks.

Don’t do it!!!

Daniel_B, Sept 2023

Go city is extremely difficult to use and nearly impossible to get assistance. A vendor told me they always have issues with go city passes. Save your time and money.

Great Tour!!

Jacalyn_J, Sept 2023

Knowledgeable tour guide, clean, safe boat ride. Left much more knowledgeable about the city’s beginnings, history and architecture! Would recommend for groups and families.

Response from Host, Sept 2023

Hi Jacalyn, We are thrilled to receive your feedback. It would certainly boost our confidence as we strive to provide hassle free experience. Thanks & Regards, Go City

Junk thing!

Amrita_A, Sept 2023

Terrible one. I booked this and it was pain to use this. The chicago skydeck there is no option to choose timing and you have to go there and be in line to get a time assigned. More over hop on hop off was not covered too. I'll ask for a refund spoiled my families day.

Worst experience

Juan_M, Sept 2023

Worst experience ever, never got a confirmation code for my QR code, missed the whole attraction because customers service was just giving me the run around, save yourself the trouble and buy your passes directly with go city. Customer service representative was rude.

Will come back if there is an opportunity.

Amir_F, Aug 2023

The entire downtown is nice. River ride, museum, lake ride, big-bus tour; all great. Clean city. Very comfortable. Even got on city bus; straight forward.

Response from Host, Sept 2023

Hi Amir, We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. Your feedback is valuable to us as it gives us constant motivation to improve and provide the best services possible. Thanks & Regards, Go City

Poor customer service

A_K, Aug 2023

Sent a request for refund (trip canceled), never had an answer. And package would have been cheaper if purchase directly GoCity.

Walk the Windy City and wake up

Sushila_P, Aug 2023

The windy city is a beautiful place to visit with so much to see and savour!!!! Places like the Skydeck and 360 Building plus the Riverboart Cruise were sensational. Wether was very hot and sunny, so walking along the Riverside was an absolute plus and must!

Response from Host, Sept 2023

Hi Sushila, Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We really appreciate the positive feedback. We're happy to hear you enjoyed using the pass while visiting one of our cities. Thanks & Regards, Go City

No directions to book tours

David_C, Aug 2023

Not able to actually book ahead , took chances showing up to gain entry , didnt know iif we would be allowed or if there would be room

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Hi David, We extend our sincere apologies for the experience you had. We would like to look into this case closely. So, I would request you to contact us via CHAT. The option to chat can be found on the FAQ section of our website. Thanks & Regards, Go City

Waste of money

Bree_M, Aug 2023

I was unable to use any of the passes. Your site said the Shedd Aquarium was included but it was not. Also, all of the attractions needed reservations. It was a waste of money.

Paid way too much for...

tracey_b, Aug 2023

Paid way too much for what I was told I would get as far as specific attractions and we were not allowed in most of them

Worth it

Maria_M, Aug 2023

We picked the 2 attractions options and did the Field Museum and Willis Tower. It was fun for the whole family!

Response from Host, Sept 2023

Hi Maria, We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. Your feedback is valuable to us as it gives us constant motivation to improve and provide the best services possible. Thanks & Regards, Go City

Not pleased.

Marilyn_L, Aug 2023

I was really not happy about this. The Willis tower has a 10 up charge after so many people per day. Since you can’t get your tickets on line - I don’t think waisting time saved me in the end. I booked this because place said hop on and off counted - and it didn’t. If you are there multiple days maybe it can be worth it. I’m not sure the savings was worth the hassle.

Response from Host, Sept 2023

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We really appreciate the feedback and it will help us identify the gaps and improve our service. We're so sorry to hear about your unpleasant experience. Please accept our most sincere apologies for the negative experience you had with us. We are constantly improving our services to offer the best customer experience possible. Best Regards, Go City

Chicago has the Wow factor!

AnneMarie_S, Jul 2023

The views from the hotel , the architect , the amazing river and and the trips we took along the river all amazing Chicago has .the wow factor!!!

Response from Host, Sept 2023

Hi Anne, We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. Your feedback is valuable to us as it gives us constant motivation to improve and provide the best services possible. Thanks & Regards, Go City

All good,everything run...

John_K, Jul 2023

All good,everything run smoothly and price paid for the three events we chose to go was about 20% lower than if booked directly, so it was worth it

Response from Host, Sept 2023

Hi John, We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. Your feedback is valuable to us as it gives us constant motivation to improve and provide the best services possible. Thanks & Regards, Go City

Best family vacation ever

April_R, Jun 2023

I got to take my son on his very first boat ride on the skyline boat tour and learned about the history of Chicago. My daughter and son also loved the skydeck experience

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you again for taking the time to write a review. It makes our day to hear how much you enjoyed using the pass in Chicago! We are looking forward to hearing about your next trip and experience!

Couldn't use

Amy_T, Jun 2023

Art meuseum no longer takes it and it wasn't clear that shedd on takes the unlimited. That is all Then this review wanted me to say more when I did t want to say more

Response from Host, Sept 2023

NEVER AGAIN

Andrea_R, May 2023

We chose to use the select 2 attractions for 2 people. First off I was never able to book my attraction through Viator. I had to go directly to the attraction Skydeck and hope they had open space for us. Secondly when I went to try again to book my second attraction it said my pass was complete. I called customer service and she said it was okay, it only said that because our we completed our first attraction. I continue to try to book it and I can’t get to the email that has the QR code anymore. It gives me an error message now. I paid for 2 attractions for 2 people and was only able to complete one. I requested a refund for HALF, and was denied. NEVER AGAIN!!

Response from Host, May 2023

Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is important and we're so sorry to hear that you weren't able to use your pass for both attractions. This is not the experience we want our customers to have and would like to look into this. Would it be possible for you to contact one of our Agents on Live Chat and refer to this review? The option to chat can be found here: https://gocity.com/en-us/faq.