Sightseeing Cruises

75-Minute Chicago River Architecture Cruise by Shoreline

Name: 75-Minute Chicago River Architecture Cruise by Shoreline
Start: 2026-06-28T09:30:00
End: 2026-06-28T10:45:00
Location: Chicago

Tour guide speaking on a Chicago River Architecture Cruise with skyscrapers in the background.

Tour boat cruising on the Chicago River with city skyline and bridge in the background.

Cruise boat on Chicago River with city skyscrapers and Wrigley Building in view.

Cruise boat on Chicago River with city skyscrapers in the background.

Duration

1 hr - 1 hr 15 mins

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Guided tour

4.6/5(146)

Reginald W

Couple

Verified booking

Last week

First, the tour was timely as advertised. The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and his personality is a good fit for guiding the tour. Since, this was our first tour, better signage directing us to the starting point would have been great. We arrived early and went to the other side of the "port" not knowing Shoreline was on the opposite side. That was a very small inconvenience and did not distract from the great time we had.

Thomas N

Family

Verified booking

2 weeks ago

Perfect weather, informative Tour guide was knowledgeable and amusing. His foreign accent was a little difficult to understand for hard of hearing people.

Jenny Q

Group

Verified booking

May 2026

Brilliant tour, I would highly recommend! Kevin our guide was fantastic with his local insights. We learnt a lot about the history of architecture in this wonderful city and had great fun. It was a beautiful sunny day so ideal conditions to be out on the water!

Set sail from Michigan Avenue or Navy Pier in the heart of Chicago for an insightful 75-minute architecture river cruise.

Board a vessel offering unparalleled views of over 40 landmarks, including the neo-Gothic Tribune Tower and the 398-foot Wrigley Building.

The cruise features live commentary from a knowledgeable guide, vividly depicting Chicago's architectural history and evolution.

Choose the preferred language for your tour with expert narration offered in both English and Spanish for tours departing from Michigan Avenue.

Did you know? The Tribune Tower has fragments of famous world structures like the Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal embedded in its walls.

75-minute architecture boat tour on the Chicago River

Expert tour guide

Live commentary in English (as per option selected)

Live commentary in Spanish (as per option selected)

Departure from Michigan Avenue (as per option selected)

Departure from Navy Pier (as per option selected)

TOTAL DURATION75 minutes
MODE OF TRANSFERBoat
2 Boarding points
Michigan Avenue
Get direction
Navy Pier
Get direction
Sights covered
Tribune Tower
Lake Point Tower
Centennial Fountain
NBC Tower
Wrigley Building
Trump International Hotel & Tower
AMA Plaza
Marina City
Reid-Murdoch Center
Merchandise Mart
Wolf Point Development
River Point
333 West Wacker
Chicago Riverwalk
77 West Wacker
Leo Burnett Building
35 East Wacker
Carbide and Carbon Building
London Guarantee Building
Crain Communications Building
Aon Center
Aqua Tower
Chicago Marine Safety Station

These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.

146 reviews
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What our guests say
Reginald W
Couple
Verified booking
Last week
First, the tour was timely as advertised. The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and his personality is a good fit for guiding the tour. Since, this was our first tour, better signage directing us to the starting point would have been great. We arrived early and went to the other side of the "port" not knowing Shoreline was on the opposite side. That was a very small inconvenience and did not distract from the great time we had.
Thomas N
Family
Verified booking
2 weeks ago
Perfect weather, informative Tour guide was knowledgeable and amusing. His foreign accent was a little difficult to understand for hard of hearing people.
Selwyn A
Couple
Verified booking
3 weeks ago
It was a great tour and the the tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and should be recognized for his great work .
Kelsy G
Group
Verified booking
2 weeks ago
My family and I loved the cruise. Staff was efficient with line up and Eric our guide was really great.
Andres A
Group
Verified booking
4 days ago
We had a great experience on the boat; the guide was friendly and very clear in the language we requested, and they were very punctual.

Accessibility

This experience is wheelchair accessible.

Keep in mind, the ramps are accessible only to wheelchairs with a narrow base and not to motorized vehicles.

Additional information

Life jackets are available on board. However, they are only passed out in an emergency.

Leashed dogs are allowed on board.

Children 2 years old and under can accompany ticketed parents for free.

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