07 Aug 2025
A visit to Chicago should include a stop at the Center- centrally located near the corner of Wacker Drive and Michigan Avenue.
Here you will learn about the transformation of the city following the Fire and how it has become a world renowned center for architecture and commerce.
The Center’s exhibits are fun and informative. The walking tour are great. And the Center’s boat tours are the best.
(Don’t be fooled by the copycat tours of the many commercial companies offering boat rides with tour guides.)
The Center’s tours on the First Lady boats are far and beyond better than the others. The docents on the boats know their stuff and are experts, not actor/employees/comedians following the same script.
The Center is a great place to visit when you’re in Chicago.
By the way, if you’re in town for a convention and you are at the Hyatt Regency- you are just steps away from the Center. Take a short break and wander a half block down Wacker Drive and stop in at the Center. You may never go back to the boring convention hall!