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Shoreline Sightseeing

Departing from Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 60611 (Gold Coast)
312 222 9328
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Ranked #24 of 154 activities in Chicago
Type: Tours
Useful Information: Activities for older children, Stairs / lift
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW via mobile

We managed to book on the architectural tour of Boston river. The tour was great and the tour guide (Jeff) was very knowledgeable and funny too! It's a definite recommendation for Chicago - the only draw backs was that it was $32 each and after the tenth building all the facts & figures kinda roll into one as the tour... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

I took the architecture tour of the Chicago River. I was absolutely amazed. The diversity and history of architecture along the chicago river was extremely interesting. A very enjoyable and relaxing experience...recommended for sunny day.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

We did the Architecture boat tour leaving from near the magnificent mile. We really enjoyed the tour and commentary that came along with it. The tour guide did a great job of describing the buildings along with fun facts about each. We cruised up all three branches of the river briefly and ended up back where we started. The tour... More

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Chicago, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

We took the Architecture River Cruise from Michigan Avenue. Our tour guide, Victor, was very knowledgable and clearly loves Chicago. A beautiful was to see the city and learn about its architecture, river branches and bridges. We were Chicago natives and international guests. Everyone enjoyed it very much! I recommend it!

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Bucharest, Romania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

We bought the following Architecture River Cruise....from Navy Pier.... All was excellent especially the guide named Jeff ............ Greetings, Laurentiu

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2013 via mobile

I definitely recommend this shoreline tour for anyone especially if you visit chicago for the first time like us. We took the shoreline architecture tour from navy pier, the boat was very clean and in very good condition, the tour guide JEFF was very knowledgable about the history of the buildings and funny, the sceneries are amazing, we took some... More

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Windsor, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2013 via mobile

We took this tour just before heading home after 3 action packed days in Chicago. It was a great way to unwind and enjoy the scenery while learning more about Chicago. Would definitely do it again!

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2013

We took the water taxi from the Shedd Aquarium to Navy Pier then got on the tour there. The taxi was nice because yo had a great view of the city that you normally would not have. The tour was about an hour and was light hearted. Our tour guide made a few jokes and directed us to visit the... More

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See 18 more reviews by breegreenly for Chicago
Orange, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2013

Very interesting one hour tour of Chicago from the river. The city has such diverse architecture and the tour guide/docent was really passionate about her city and very informative!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2013

on a sunny saturday my brother and his wife treated me to the Shoreline architectural boat tour of Chicago. Our docent, Jeff, was just fabulous. The tour itself was fascinating and went all too fast. I cant recommend it enough.

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