Allana Mortell 2023-01-16 11:31:45
One of the best ways to experience Chicago is on a guided tour. Whether you want to take off on a lakefront bike tour or sample the city’s most legendary pizza slices, the options are endless. The Chicago Architecture Center offers loads of tours via bus, foot, ‘L’ train, and their iconic river boats. Take your choice from downtown, neighborhood, or suburban tours and soak up the architectural history. Chicago Beer Experience tours range from beer-and-bacon samplings to tastings at favorite hangouts of infamous gangster Al Capone. On the spooky side, don’t miss American Ghost Walks, which offers a variety of walking tours, including a Devil in the White City tour based on the blockbuster book. From sampling Chicago-style hot dogs to Italian beef and deep dish pizza, Chicago Food Tours covers it all. They also offer specialty food tours of Pilsen, Chinatown, and the West Loop. Bobby’s Bike Hike Chicago is perfect for those looking to explore the city on two wheels. The bike company also offers walking food tours and kayaking tours. You can’t go wrong with Absolutely Chicago Segway Tours along the lakefront. With both architecture and Museum Campus tours, seeing the city via Segway is always a unique experience. Double-decker Big Bus Tours offer an ideal introduction to the city, with an open-top bus tour perfect for capturing photos of iconic landmarks. To get a real sense of the city’s historic Chinatown, take the Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute Chinatown Walking Tour, which embraces the rich culture of this storied neighborhood. Gone Again Travel & Tours operates the Chitown Soul Trolley Tour that explores historic Black communities and makes stops at soul food spots along the way. Curiosity is the name of the game at Chicago Detours, which offers everything from downtown bucket list tours to customized walking, bus, and boat tours. Is there anything better than a pizza crawl? Chicago Pizza Tours and Pizza City USA Tours both offer bus and walking tours to taste a variety of local favorites. Founded by TikTok-famous historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas, Chicago Mahogany Tours showcases historically Black neighborhoods via bus, including Pullman, Bronzeville, and North Lawndale. AUTHOR’S TIP Take a self-guided tour of Graceland Cemetery (pick up a free map in the office) and view the monumental graves of Chicago luminaries that include retail magnate Marshall Field and Chicago Cubs baseball legend Ernie Banks.
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