Tours & Attractions
All That Glam: Chicago’s Art Deco Masterpieces Walking Tour
“All That Glam: Chicago’s Art Deco Masterpieces” is a 2-hour walking tour celebrating the glitz, elegance, and futuristic flair of Chicago’s 1920s Art Deco buildings in the Loop and near the Chicago River. Guests step inside stunning interiors—beyond what boat tours offer—to see bold geometric designs, lavish ornamentation, gleaming materials, and details evoking flappers, jazz, speakeasies, and pre-Crash optimism.
Tour Highlights:
Dive into Chicago’s Art Deco era with interiors and exteriors of iconic Loop buildings, plus spots familiar from river cruises but explored inside for hidden beauty.
Discover futuristic style elements like precise geometric shapes, shiny metals, and glamorous details that screamed “the future” in the 1920s.
Enjoy stories tying architecture to the Roaring Twenties’ culture—gangsters, jazz, speakeasies—while walking in the footsteps of that optimistic era.
Small-group format with engaging guides who reveal the “glam and glitz” most tours skip, focusing on decadence behind closed doors.
Route created in response to guest demand for a dedicated Art Deco experience, blending history, design, and fun trivia.
In a nutshell:
Duration: 2 hours, about 1.5 miles at a leisurely pace.
Group size: capped at 20 for an intimate feel.
Pricing (USD): 35 general admission; 30 for kids 5+ and seniors 65+; free for under 5.
Saturdays at 10:30am, and available anytime for private bookings.
Start & end: Begins near Chicago Board of Trade; ends near the DuSable (Michigan Avenue) Bridge.
Weather: Runs rain or shine (dress accordingly).
Access: Multiple interior visits—yes, we take you inside these masterpieces!
