Water Tower Place Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Water Tower Place. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Chicago Crime and Mob Bus Tour
• Chicago Murder Mystery Tour
• Chicago in a Day: Food and Architecture Private Walking Tour
• Big Bus Chicago: Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Tour by Open-Top Bus
• Chicago River Boat Tour & Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour

While it’s free to visit Water Tower Place independently, there are plenty of affordable tours that can help you learn more about the famous Chicago shopping mall. Walking tours and scavenger hunts that pass the landmark start at US$25 per person, while hop-on hop-off buses begin at US$53.

Water Tower Place is open daily. The downtown Chicago shopping mall is open 11am–7pm, Monday–Thursday; 11am–8pm, Friday–Saturday; and 12–6pm on Sunday. Expect the mall to be especially busy on weekends, during the summer, and in the lead-up to the winter holidays and other major annual occasions.

Water Tower Place is a storied mall on the Magnificent Mile, a historic shopping street between Chicago’s River North and Streeterville neighborhoods. It’s easy to get there using public transportation: Take the Red Line of the Chicago L to Chicago station, just a few blocks away.

Water Tower Place is a major shopping, dining, and entertainment complex popular with travelers of all ages. Today, the 7-story mall is home to dozens of shops, including everything from the American Girl Store to LEGO. In addition to retail therapy, you can also stop for snacks at its range of eateries.

Thanks to its location in downtown Chicago, Water Tower Place is near many popular attractions. It is just a few blocks from the Lake Michigan shoreline and near the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Other highlights include the 360 Chicago Observation Deck (Formerly John Hancock Observatory) and the historic Water Tower.