Chicago River Architecture Boat Cruise & Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour

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Explore Chicago’s iconic architecture by bus and river. Create your own itinerary with a 48-hour hop-on, hop-off ticket and 75-minute river cruise.

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Red Route: Hop-on Hop-off (Route)

Operating Schedule: Single loop journey on the red loop is 2 hours. Guests may enter or exit at any stop to explore the city. Pass is valid for 2 days.

1. Chicago Riverwalk
98 E. Wacker Drive (across the bridge from Trump Tower)

2. Willis Tower
Skydeck Chicago - 319 W. Jackson Blvd (opposite Willis Tower/Skydeck entrance)

3. Millennium Park
200 S. Michigan Ave (in front of Potbelly’s)

4. Grant Park
800 S. Michigan Ave

5. Adler Planetarium
500 E. Solidarity Drive (bus loading zone near entrance)

6. Museum Campus
425 E. McFetridge Drive (next to Field Museum car park)

7. Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk
441 N. Columbus Drive (across the street from NBC Towers)

8. Navy Pier
600 E. Grand Ave

9. Chicago Water Tower
163 E. Pearson St (near the corner of Michigan Ave)

10. 360 CHICAGO
150 E. Chestnut St (near the corner with Chestnut St)

11. Hard Rock Cafe
614 N. Clark Street (in front of McDonald’s)

12. Chicago River

Points of Interest

Skydeck Chicago - Willis Tower
Chicago Riverwalk
Millenium Park
The Art Institute of Chicago
Grant Park
Adler Planetarium
Field Museum
Navy Pier
Water Tower Place
The Magnificent Mile
360 Chicago Observation Deck
Chicago River

What's Included

Open-top double decker bus
2-Day Hop-on Hop-off Ticket
Live Guide on River Cruise
75-minute Chicago River Architecture Cruise
Professional Digital Commentary on bus tour with souvenir earbuds

Additional Information

Discover Chicago by road and river with our new 48-hour Hop-on Hop-off Ticket and Shoreline Architecture Cruise combo! This ticket includes a 48-hour pass for our hop-on, hop-off Chicago sightseeing bus tour, and a pass for admission to Shoreline Sightseeing’s must-do 75-minute Architecture River Cruise! You’ll see the city’s world-famous architecture from iconic streets like Magnificent Mile, Lake Shore Drive, State Street, Clark Street and Grand Ave, and from all three branches of the Chicago River.

Create your own itinerary and explore at your own pace with unlimited bus exit and entry. Over 40 Chicago landmarks await you on the 75-minute Shoreline Architecture Cruise, from hidden architectural treasures to the city’s most famous landmarks. Expert live guides explain how Chicago’s buildings, architecture and engineering made the city famous.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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84glens

Jul 24, 2024

Great - Candice was great on the bus tour and the boat trip was great with good information on the architecture. Only issue was me missed our boat trip and had to reschedule. We booked through viator and they didn’t explain it well.

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Delia_c

Jun 20, 2024

Chicago was AWESOME! - The river cruise was perfect! I learned a lot about the history of the buildings and more! The hop on hop was good except we left our ticket in the room and although we had the 48 hour pass, they wouldn’t accept it and asked us to pay for a 24 hour pass when we were only going to be there or go two more stops. The receipt they give you is easy to lose why don’t they invest in a way to do a QR code on the phone, or have a physical credit card type ticket so you won’t easily lose it as a receipt.

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Andrea_d

Jul 23, 2024

Not Satisfied - The voucher could not be scanned by the Bug Bus Tour Company. The tour company tried to look up my name, but it was not in the system. In order to take the boat tour with our friends, we had to purchase new tickets. I would not recommend going through a third party to book this tour. It is too complicated.

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