Original Chicago Architecture Interiors Tour: Dazzling Interiors
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Chicago, USA
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Discover the hidden gems of Chicago’s Loop area on a walking tour that showcases the best of the neighborhood’s stunning interiors and architectural must-sees. Step behind the facades to explore beautifully designed interiors—from art deco spaces to stained glass mosaics—as you follow a carefully curated route led by a guide. Along the way, learn about the city’s architecture, art, and history, and experience a side of Chicago often missed by travelers, all from a local’s perspective.
- See the district's most fascinating interiors and architectural gems
- Explore the hidden side of Chicago with a local guide
- Get a unique view of the city that many travelers miss
- Fun experience for locals and visitors alike
What's Included
- Local guide
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 425 S Financial Pl, Chicago, IL 60605, USA
Meet in the plaza in front of 425 S. Financial Place, near the large metal horse sculpture.
End point
- Chicago Cultural Center78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602, USA
NOTE: THIS IS THE ****ENDING POINT**** of the tour, NOT THE BEGINNING!
Itinerary
1
Chicago Board Of Trade Building
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
2
Downtown / The Loop
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Chicago Cultural Center
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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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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This tour is well worth it! Our guide shared many interesting facts about Chicago’s history, while taking us inside 4 historic buildings. The facades don’t reveal how beautiful the insides are. Highly recommend.
We have taken many boat and walking architectural Tours of chicago and this one was by far the best! Heath is funny and super engaging and tells us a lot of information that we have never known —great tour!
Very interesting tour with a very knowledgeable guide. We enjoyed it very much and would recommend it
Interesting tour with lively guide, good review of history & architecture. Plus a nice walk through the city.
Really enjoyable tour of some truly beautiful interiors. Thank you to Spencer for his informative and entertaining commentary and also for his recommendations for other sights to see in Chicago (particularly the Thorne Miniature rooms in the Art Institute).
Heath was an amazing tour guide! He shared a wealth of information with us about the architecture of the buildings we visited, and he did it in a very entertaining way. I’m so glad my husband and I booked this tour, and I highly recommend it! It was a great value too!
This was a wonderful tour that showed some hidden gems in the city. Our tour guide, Spencer was knowledgeable, enthusiastic and brought the history of Chicago architecture to life. He offered to share recommendations on attractions and dining and gave us his email. True to his word, he promptly answered an email asking for dining recommendations in a specific part of town. I highly recommend this tour.
This tour was amazing and Kate our tour guide was awsome, so knowledable and fun and really takes an interest in keeping the tour interesting , definitely recommend it
Kate was absolutely amazing! She truly knows her way around Chicago architecture and history, and she was sure to point out details that would've gone missed if you weren't looking for them. Appreciated her humor and thoughtfulness!
Adam gives a great tour. He is very knowledgable about the history of the buildings and the city. His sense of humor is also a real plus.
This was a fantastic way to explore Chicago. I learned a lot about the history of Chicago through it. I appreciated the pace. Hillary kept us moving to lots of places, but didn’t rush us. Highly recommend!
Educational but fun. Learned so much about the buildings as well as all the architects who designed them.
We really enjoyed this architectural tour which revealed so many hidden gems in the interiors of some of Chicago’s most historic buildings. Spencer was a knowledgeable and entertaining guide who clearly has a passion for Chicago and its history. Would recommend this tour to any one.
This was an awesome tour. We've done the boat architecture tour in the past and we were looking for something different. We saw incredible art deco interiors, tiffany glass murals and arched domes. Places we never would have found on our own. There is a bit of walking required and some stairs (although an elevator is available, just slow), just to be aware. We'd highly recommend this tour. A special shout out to Heath, our guide. Incredibly knowledgeable and fun. He crammed a whole lot of learning into 2 hours.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you for this super positive review! I'm so glad you enjoyed the tour and Heath as your guide!
Our guide Spencer was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Great tour! Learned a lot about Chicago history and architecture
Spencer gave us an excellent tour through little known historical buildings with beautiful treasures inside and out. He was very knowledgeable and informative Loved the movie location references. This should be on your must do list in Chicago. Different from all the other tours! Thank you Spencer!
It is very informative, but still friendly and casual. It's kind of like an adult field trip. Our tour guide Adam was really knowledgeable and funny.
Heath was a super competent and engaging guide - Chicago tour guides set a high bar and he just delivered an A++ experience. The tour showcases some true jewels. Highly recommend.
This was a fun and educational tour with Spencer, a great guide. We visited spots I never would have found without this tour and it really deepened my appreciation for Chicago. I highly recommend.
Spencer is fantastic! Very detailed interiors tour with a bonus of Chicago-related movie and restaurant recommendations. Highly recommend.
Excellent tour guide. Knowledgeable, personable, good sense of humor. Well paced tour. Small group so the tour guide was able to answer all our questions. Architecture was amazing. Learned interesting tidbits about Chicago’s history.
Katie did an amazing job talking about Chicago’s history. The depth of knowledge she has is incredible and allowed us to ask questions. She is passionate and loves her work. It made the tour so enjoyable!
My daughter and I took this tour with Hillary as the guide. She was so knowledgable and quite entertaining as well. As lovers of the Art Deco style of architecture we were impressed with the buildings and the history behind them. I highly recommend this tour.
My son and I had the best time on this tour. Kate was outstanding, explaining so many key elements and remarkable historical facts about the architecture of each building. We highly recommend this tour.
Heath was extremely knowledgeable about the Chicago buildings and brought us to some very cool interiors. I would recommend this for Chicagoans and visitors.
I had a really great time on this tour. Our tour guide Kate was very engaging and was a treasure trove of information. The tour gave a unique insight into the famed architecture of Chicago.
Henry was an amazing tour guide!! This tour was an in-depth look at some of the best interiors. We might never have even entered these buildings and now we have such a deep knowledge of their backstory.
The tour was worth it just to see all the Tiffany glass up close!
Adam was very informative and fun. My family and I enjoyed learning more about Chicago’s architecture more from the inside.
I live in the Chicagoland area. We just wanted to go to the city and do something different. This tour was awesome. Not too much walking, got to go in a lot of buildings with air-conditioning so the weather was not too much of an issue. We just loved it. Learned so much about buildings that we see every day but I’ve never actually gone into. Highly recommend it for locals as well as out-of-towners. Kate was an awesome guide if you can get her I’d recommend that as well.
Kate was a knowledgeable and engaging guide who took us through five of Chicago’s best examples of Art Deco and postmodern architecture, spanning the 1890s through the 1980s. She pointed out fascinating details and shared fun facts at each stop. It was a great tour—we learned a lot and got to see stunning interiors that became some of our favorite memories from landmarks we’ve walked by often being an Illinoisan.
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