Don’t forget to pack your MP3 Player and tour Chicago via headphones. The audio tours described below offer sampling of all the great Chicago self-guided excursions.
The Chicago Loop Alliance provides visitors a free Loop the Loop Audio Walking Tour. This tour enables visitors to explore the diverse cultural vibrancy and architectural highlights of Chicago’s famed downtown.
Download the free Chicago Blues Audio Tour and receive the true history of the Blues. Narrated by legendary Blues artist Buddy Guy, this tour features world-class Blues artists like Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, and Jimmy Vancey. The tour will also take you on a journey to some of Chicago's historical Blues institutions like Chess Records, The 708 Club, Maxwell Street, and others.
The Millennium Park Audio Tour explores the 24.5 acre park with its creators as your guide. Discover how and why Millennium Park was built. Learn the secrets that lie beneath the park floor, and hear the reasons why Millennium Park is one of the world's most spectacular new public spaces. With the Millennium Park self-guided audio tour, go at your own pace and listen in any order you choose.
The Field Museum Audio Tour introduces the galleries and collections at large, as well as specific objects within the museum. Commentary includes interviews with Museum staff and curators demonstrating the importance and relationship between active research and the Museum’s vast collections. Audio is available in both English and Spanish, and can also be accessed at the Museum by renting a player for a nominal fee.