Choose from Four Options
- $14 for a walking tour ticket for one child, age 9–16 ($20 value)
- $28 for walking tour tickets for two children, age 9–16 ($40 value)
- $17.50 for a walking tour ticket for one adult ($25 value)
- $35 for walking tour tickets for two adults ($50 value)
Unique walking tours reveal little known facts about the structures and secrets stretching above and along central Chicago streets. Experienced tour guide Hillary recants stories that bring the city’s memorable architectural sights to life. Guests may choose from a weekly schedule of tours, such as At the Heart of the City: The Mag Mile and Riverfront, Creating the Melting Pot: The West Loop and Wolf Point, or Rebuilding the Second City: River North and the Cathedral District. Tours wind through the interior and exterior of structures while providing an insider’s scoop to curious locals and tourists alike.
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Inside Chicago Walking Tours
Established: 2013
Reservations/Appointments: Required
Staff Size: 2–10 people
Average Duration of Services: 2 hours
Pro Tip: Wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather.
Handicap Accessible: No
Most Popular Attraction/Offering: Four major tours offered; most popular is Chicago's architecture, 1880s thru today
Recommended Age Group: All Ages
Over 700 TripAdvisor Reviews; Over 97% rated Excellent or Five Stars.
TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award for 2015, 2016, and 2017.
Q&A with Hillary Marzec, Owner and Tour Guide
What is the one feature of your business that you're most proud of?
The quality of my tours. I know from several years of experience, being told by [hundreds] of people (meeting thousands of people each season), that my way of organizing and delivering information is not only very engaging, entertaining, and interesting, but also—and this is important for me as a former teacher—very graspable and memorable for all ages. I'm very good at making information interesting to any "students," young to old.
Is there anything else you want to add that we didn't cover?
[I have a] passion for this subject and for teaching about this subject, and entertaining people in the process. People should learn, but enjoy it so much, the learning happens almost subconsciously.