• Fine Arts Building - Meet here to start the tour.
• Auditorium Building - View the building from the outside
• The Rookery Building - View the building from the outside
• Chicago Board of Trade Building - View the exterior of the building
• Marquette Building - View the building from the outside
• Monadnock Building - View the exterior of the building
• Chicago Architecture Center - This building is not directly part of the tour, however, the tour ticket includes admission to the galleries at the Chicago Architecture Center

• Access to the Chicago Architecture Center Galleries
• Guided narration by a certified professional
• Explore Chicago’s historic architecture on a walking tour

• Food and drinks
• Coat check
• Storage for luggage and strollers

Chicago boasts some of the earliest high-rises globally. Explore these 19th Century architectural wonders, understand the cutting-edge methods used to construct them, and discover how they revolutionized Chicago into a hub of high-rise design and engineering.

This walking tour’s highlights include Burnham and Root’s Rookery (1888), a unique structure with a blend of Moorish and Romanesque exteriors and an atrium interior redesigned by Frank Lloyd Wright; Adler and Sullivan’s Auditorium Building (1889), a structure far ahead of its time in terms of acoustics and architecture; and Holabird and Roche’s Marquette Building (1895), an impressive emblem of metal frame construction with traditional accents and embellishments.

As a registered nonprofit, all ticket purchases at CAC contribute directly to our educational initiatives and community outreach programs.

• This tour will depart from the Fine Arts Building, 410 S Michigan Ave.
• Not recommended for young children.
• Pets are not allowed.
• Access to building interiors featured on this tour may be subject to change without notice due to weekend and holiday schedules or unforeseen closures.

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