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Chicago City Tour: Elevated Architecture Tour with Train Ticket Included

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Explore Chicago’s amazing architecture from the unique perspective of elevated trains and station platforms. Learn the history behind the famous "L" system and hear how it has shaped the development of buildings within the Loop. The city's first elevated train started making trips in 1892. Now considered one of Chicago’s most defining features, the "L" offers incredible views of downtown. By being more than 20 feet off the ground, you'll see architectural details that are missed by most pedestrians at street level. This is our most comprehensive tour in the Loop, passing hundreds of buildings and highlighting ones of architectural significance. As a certified nonprofit, all CAC ticket purchases directly support our education efforts and community engagement projects.
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  • Fare to ride the Chicago Elevated Rail system
  • Admission to the galleries of the Chicago Architecture Center.
  • Narration by a professional and certified guide.
  • Food or drink
  • Storage for luggage or strollers
  • Coat check
Departure Point

111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601, USA Chicago Architecture Center at 111 E Wacker Drive.

Return Details

111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601, USA Chicago Architecture Center at 111 E Wacker Drive.

  • 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601, USA
    Begin the tour at the Chicago Architecture Center. Fare to ride the Chicago Elevated Rail system is included. Please request a "Ventra" card from the Chicago Architecture Box Office when checking in for the tour.
    10 minutes
  • Washington/Wabash, Chicago, IL 60602, USA
    Washington/Wabash "L" station
    10 minutes
  • Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago, 401 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    View Trump Tower.
    5 minutes
  • 111 N State St, Chicago, IL 60602, USA
    View the Marshall Field Building
    5 minutes
  • Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
    View the Harold Washington Library and State/Van Burnen Station
    15 minutes
  • 71 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60605, USA
    View the Metropolitan Correction Center
    5 minutes
  • 343 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60604, USA
    View the Fisher Building.
    5 minutes
  • 1 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604, USA
    View the DePaul Center.
    5 minutes
  • 175 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604, USA
    View the Insurance Exchange Building
    5 minutes
  • Clinton, 540 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60661, USA
    Clinton St/Lake St "L" Station
    15 minutes
  • 567 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60661, USA
    View the Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) headquarters.
    5 minutes
  • Chicago Board of Trade Building, Chicago, Illinois, United States
    View the Chicago Board of Trade Building
    5 minutes
  • 180 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60601, USA
    View the LeMoyne Building
    5 minutes
  • Washington/Wabash, Chicago, IL 60602, USA
    Washington/Wabash "L" Station
    15 minutes
  • 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601, USA
    Return to Chicago Architecture Center
    5 minutes
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Only about 15 minutes of this two-hour tour is on a train, while most of the remaining tour takes place outdoors standing on the station platforms.
  • Pets are not allowed.
  • The itinerary of this tour is subject to change without notice.
  • Seating at stations and on the train is not guaranteed.
  • This tour is not ADA accessible. Stairs are required.
  • Not recommended for travelers with difficulty walking or standing.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
ibatra171
25 May 2025
Thank you Chris for the excellent tour! We learned a lot - it was great to learn both the history as well as learn to see and understand the details in all the buildings around us!
Uzo_N
22 May 2025
This was a really unique tour experience which involved riding the Pink line of the Elevated train to various stops along the line and getting out to the train platform to look at various buildings of architectural interest. The tour guide Howard is a Chicago native who knows the city in and out and was very knowledgeable about the architecture of Chicago and the architects who helped shape the city’s skyline. This was a very interesting and informative tour and I highly recommend it.
SquareBohemian
10 May 2025
I took this tour in the late morning and a boat tour in the afternoon, and I actually preferred this between the two (though of course they're both great). This one got the pick because it's not as rushed of a feel - the boat is obviously moving the entire time so the poor docent just has a few moments to tell you about this amazing building before another amazing building comes up. Here, you spend actually more time on the train platform gazing around you, allowing you the ability to focus more on the stories and views as well as the very interesting history of the L. (I believe our docent's name was Steve, and he was a great and entertaining fount of stories.) And despite roaming all over these very streets before taking the tour, I was unsurprisingly opened up to a ton of new perspectives that I failed to miss on my own, helped by looking at everything from the train platforms. If only every train platform wait were as entertaining as this!
This tour in Chicago is organized by Chicago Architecture Center

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