Chicago Art Deco Madness Walking Tour

4.9
(31 reviews)

1 hour 30 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: English

Chicago’s Loop is home to some of the city’s most perfectly preserved Art Deco architecture designed during the Roaring 20s. See 7 stunning Art Deco buildings, all masterpieces in their unique & individual ways, as well as 4-5 other notable properties and outdoor sculptures on this fun and fabulous walk of Chicago's Financial District and parts of the North Michigan Avenue corridor. Your tour guide, interior designer, and historical architecture guru Ronnie Frey will paint a picture you'll not soon forget of modern life in the New Machine Age.

What's Included

Historical photos on a private web page

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meet just inside the lobby of the Wintrust Bank Building near the intersection of S LaSalle Drive and W. Jackson Boulevard. If this tour is running on a Saturday or Sunday we meet just outside the building on the sidewalk because the building is closed.

End point

Chicago Motor Club Building (Hampton Inn Loop)

Itinerary

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes (approximately)
  • 1

    Learn about all the Art Deco architectural details on the exterior and the interior lobby (when open).

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • Calder’s Flamingo (Pass by)

    Catch a distant view of this incredible red sculpture.

    Admission ticket free
  • 2

    Learn about all the Art Deco architectural details on the exterior and the interior arcade (when open).

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 3

    Learn about all the Art Deco architectural details on the exterior and the interior lobby (when open).

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4

    Learn about all the Art Deco architectural details on the exterior.

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 5

    See the amazing gothic architectural details on the exterior and photos of the interior of the tallest church in America, the "chapel in the sky".

    5 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 6

    See this famous outdoor sculpture.

    2 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 7
    The Picasso

    See this famous outdoor sculpture.

    2 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 8
    Macy's on State Street

    See interior Art Deco motifs in the old Marshall Field Department Store and also the famous Tiffany Glass atrium. Also, see the famous "meet me under the clock" Field's 7-ton bronze clocks from the early 1900s.

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 9

    Learn about the Art Deco architectural details on the exterior and interior lobby of this famous, green terra cotta building.

    10 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Supplied by Tours by Doorways Of Chicago

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