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Chicago: First Lady River Cruise & Architecture Center Combo
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 1h 30m
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
Overview
- Feast your eyes on diverse architecture along the Chicago River
- Enjoy unobstructed, 360-degree views from the open-air decks
- Live commentary by a Chicago Architecture Center docent
- Learn the stories of more than 50 buildings and 13 bascule bridges
- Gain entry to the Chicago Architecture Center at a third of the price
Activity location
- Chicago
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
Meeting/Redemption Point
- 112 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601, USA | For the River Cruise, check in at Black Awning for Chicago's First Lady located on the Riverwalk level at the southeast corner of the Michigan Ave. bridge, where Michigan Ave. and Wacker Dr. intersect. The CAC (Chicago Architecture Center) is located at 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Chicago: First Lady River Cruise & Architecture Center Combo
- 1h 30m
Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes 1h 30m - English
What's included, what's not
- Architecture cruise on the Chicago River
What's included What's included - Guaranteed seating on open-air upper decks
What's included What's included - Docents trained by the Chicago Architecture Center
What's included What's included - Foreign language mobile app narration
What's included What's included - Discounted entry to the Chicago Architecture Center ($5 instead of $14)
What's included What's included - Food and drinks (available for purchase)
What's excluded What's excluded
What you can expect
Hop onboard the only cruise narrated by Chicago Architecture Center certified volunteer docents who will share their wealth of knowledge about Chicago’s “canyon of architecture” – the Chicago River.
Cruise down all 3 branches of the Chicago River, with unobstructed, open-air, 360-degree views of the city’s wide variety of architectural styles, including Art Deco, neoclassicism, mid-century modernism, and postmodernism. Discover how design shaped history and influenced life.
Enjoy guaranteed seating on the open-air upper decks and purchase items at the full-service cocktail and snack bars in climate-controlled interior salons. Listen as docents share stories of over 50 buildings and 13 bascule bridges along the river, and some of the iconic figures responsible for them.
Use your combo ticket to also enter the CAC (Chicago Architecture Center) at a reduced price. Present your voucher at the CAC which is redeemable at any point 7 days before or after your First Lady Cruise.
Location
Activity location
LOB_ACTIVITIES LOB_ACTIVITIES - Chicago
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
Meeting/Redemption Point
PEOPLE PEOPLE - 112 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601, USA | For the River Cruise, check in at Black Awning for Chicago's First Lady located on the Riverwalk level at the southeast corner of the Michigan Ave. bridge, where Michigan Ave. and Wacker Dr. intersect. The CAC (Chicago Architecture Center) is located at 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601
- Chicago, Illinois, United States