Lifelong Chicagoan loved this! - Mary Jane did a wonderful job leading our tour! As lifelong Chicagoans, my 2 friends and I learned so much. We will be back for others! Mary Jane was knowledgeable, enthusiastic and well represented our fabulous city!!!!

The evolution of Chicago's architecture history over time!...with Rene Cantu - Other than our docent Rene, my favorite part of Chicago Architecture Center's walking tour "a walk through time" is that we were able to see prime examples from many periods in Chicago's architectural history in chronological order. It was a hot day and our tour guide was careful to park us in the shade while he painted vivid vignettes of the environmental, technological, political drivers of the period, meanwhile linking each period to the city's history. I'd give this well-paced tour a grade A. Rene was super cute and I felt comfortable asking him stupid questions!

Step through the history of Chicago - Wayne is an excellent tour guide with vast knowledge of the Chicago area's architecture. I enjoyed stepping through Chicago's history through architecture and if you're looking to do the same then this is the tour for you.

Do not miss! - I absolutely loved this tour. The info was so interesting yet totally digestible. I learned so much worthwhile info that I can’t wait to share with others. The tour guide, Steve, was exceptional. Great energy, read the group well, managed all our questions, and knew his stuff in depth. You can tell he takes a lot of pride in the quality of the tour he’s providing. I would’ve never stepped inside the Chicago motor works building, if not for this tour, and I would’ve missed something special, but it really requires the context provided on the tour, and it’s a funny story. As a Chicagoan, I was a bit ashamed at how little I knew, but I left the tour feeling like it was time well spent. We ran over, but Steve was more than happy to to spend extra time with us making sure we had the most complete thorough experience. And now I don’t dislike the St. Regis architecture anymore, now that I also have that context. I highly recommend.

Great walking tour - Tour was fantastic. Cynthia was very knowledgeable regarding the history, architecture and engineering of the buildings we visited. I enjoyed the walking tour more than previous boat tours. It was great to see the details up close, and walk through the amazing lobbies of some of the buildings.

Chicago Architecture here! - Very informative and specific walking tours by knowledgeable volunteers who love architecture, design, and Chicago!

A happy and satisfied tourist - Mary Jane was our tour guide and she did a fabulous job of making this a fun 90 minutes. She was very knowledgeable and passionate about her city and shared her passion with us guiding us through the different streets and buildings. Thanks Mary Jane for taking us through the Chicago history via architecture.

Getting around Chicago’s historical buildings. - A lot of interesting information. The groups leader, very knowledgeable person.. Thanks Maureen for sharing with us !

Nice short-walk intro to Chicago architectural history - A nice overview of Chicago architectural history in 90 minutes over about a ten block walking loop. Led by a volunteer docent with genuine interest in the subject

Chicago from the inside - Better understand the origins of Chicago with Ron Roman. A fascinating walking tour between the city's historic buildings. Not only are the emblematic buildings perfectly described from an architectural point of view but also part of the development of this extraordinary city! Not to miss!