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Chicago Street Art Tour: Urban Graffiti Exploration
4.9
177 Ratings
Chicago
Discover the hidden world of Chicago’s street art scene on an offbeat tour that showcases vibrant graffiti and urban art. Join us for a unique and immersive experience!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Wicker Park - We’ll begin the tour walking around Wicker Park and calling out local pieces of street art and murals.
- The 606 - We’ll walk down the 606 taking in this unique urban corridor that is both a work of art itself as well as showcasing local art.
- Ipsento 606 - We’ll make a brief stop at Ipsento in case you’d like to use the restroom or pick up something refreshing. We may also have a small surprise in store for the tour here as well.
- Logan Square Chicago - We’ll walk the remainder of the tour up Milwaukee - jogging on to side streets or next to businesses in order to showcase some of the great art the city has to offer.
What's Included
- Tour guide
Additional Information
The Offbeat Street Art Tour stands as the premier tour in Chicago that genuinely appreciates Chicago’s graffiti art culture. Unlike other tours, it takes visitors on a journey through the city streets, putting a spotlight on the rich and vivid street art that often goes unnoticed. We invite you to come along and encounter something genuinely exclusive in Chicago.
- Travelers should be healthy enough to walk 2 miles in 2 hours.
Location
The Goddess and Grocer
North Damen Avenue
We'll start here where you can pick-up a coffee, tea, sandwich or pastry before we begin the tour. You can also use the restroom or grab a glass of water. Look for your guide inside. He/she will have an Offbeat Street Art Tour t-shirt on.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Ann_m
Sep 20, 2024
Excellent tour - Excellent tour. Tour guide was really knowledgeable and accommodating. Highly recommended tour. The highlight of our trip.
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Lisa_g
Sep 16, 2024
Fantastic time! - The tour was very informative on the urban street art scene, its artists, and evolution. It was a wonderful walking tour!!
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Dbontheroadagain
Sep 2, 2024
Great tour! Wonderful Street Art! - This tour was wonderful! I recommend it highly. It is not a standard tour of Chicago. We spent time walking in the Bucktown and Logan Square neighborhoods and saw amazing street art. The guide explained the stories of the murals. I am a Chicagoan, and I drive in these neighborhoods regularly, and I learned so much on this tour.
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Taylor_t
Aug 13, 2024
Do this tour! - Highly recommend this tour! Brian was a great guide who gave us an excellent overview of this history as well as great stories about the art. An easy walking route with tons of art to see -- definitely a highlight of our trip!
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Kate_g
Aug 6, 2024
Great tour for locals and out-of-towners! - Such a fun and interesting tour! We booked this for a group of 10 (4 locals and 6 visiting from Minnesota ranging from ages 15 - 65). Everyone enjoyed the guided tour to various street art displays, especially as many of them are not widely known about (even for locals). We picked this tour for the group because we wanted something that showed a different side to the Chicago neighborhoods. This tour definitely delivered in the best way! Our tour guide was Matthew. He did a wonderful job - very knowledgeable and engaging.
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Juliach3168vb
Aug 5, 2024
Brilliant afternoon on the 5th August - Honestly, it was a brilliant way to spend an afternoon, our guide was so informative and knowledgeable, we had the best time and cannot recommend it highly enough :)
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Madelaine
Jul 23, 2024
Worth it! - Matthew was great! We went on a Thurs and my 13 yo daughter and I were the only ones. So it was like a private tour! It was so cool to hear about the facts/history or the different art and artist.
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H5359czbridgets
Jul 22, 2024
No Visit To Chicago Would Be Complete Without Experiencing this Offbeat Street Art Tour - I would highly recommend this tour for anyone interested in a different kind of experience vs the typical touristy ones. Our guide (Jackie) was engaging, informative and walked/talked us through 2 neighborhoods, over a two hour period, at a very comfortable pace, providing history/background not only about the AMAZING street art murals, but about the area as well, and an informal history of street art. My limited knowledge, albeit great curiousity for street art, grew exponentially by the time the tour concluded, as did my appreciation for the art form. We loved this "off the beaten path" experience - a mere 20 mins by car, outside the bustling/busy heart of Chicago.
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Cynthia_t
Jul 16, 2024
Art in Chicago - I love documenting street art and these were some nice pieces. Jacki our tour guide was great and very knowledgeable I give her 5 ***** stars. I recommend this tour
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Xavier_g
Sep 20, 2024
Must do to discover a cozy area of Chicago - Discover an amazing neighborood of Chicago, with incredible pieces of Street Art such as the big Robbin Williams'one.
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