Chicago Map Of Attractions, Tours And Neighborhoods

Chicago is a flat grid with a lake on one side and a river through the middle, which makes it one of the easiest big cities to read from a map. Museum Campus sits south of the Loop on its own lakefront spur. The Magnificent Mile runs north from the river. Wrigley Field is five miles up the Red Line and Hyde Park is seven miles down the Metra. This page puts every place on the site in one picture so you can group your days by geography instead of by list order.

The City On One Live Map

Start here if you are still deciding where to stay. The embed below is the ordinary interactive map, useful for judging a hotel against a train line or working out whether two things are genuinely walkable. Downtown distances flatter themselves on paper: the Loop to Navy Pier looks short and takes twenty-five minutes on foot, and Museum Campus is further from the Bean than a map glance suggests.

Every Place On This Site, Plotted To Scale

This one is drawn from the site's own data rather than served from a tile provider. Every point is a surveyed coordinate geocoded against OpenStreetMap, plotted at true scale with the coastline, the river, the parks and the street grid underneath it, so the distances you read off it are real. The chips dim the groups you are not looking at instead of removing them, because a map that deletes the parks when you ask about museums is no longer telling you where anything is. Each numbered card opens that place's own page.

Loading the map. Every place is also listed below.

Click the map to zoom with the scroll wheel. Numbers match the list. 4 outlying places sit beyond this first view: zoom out or use Show all.

  1. Millennium Park and Cloud GateMillennium Park, where most first days start
  2. Navy PierLandmark · 1.1 mi from Millennium Park
  3. Willis Tower SkydeckView · 0.7 mi from Millennium Park
  4. Field MuseumMuseum · 1.2 mi from Millennium Park
  5. Art Institute of ChicagoMuseum · 0.2 mi from Millennium Park
  6. Museum of Science and IndustryMuseum · 6.7 mi from Millennium Park
  7. Shedd AquariumMuseum · 1.1 mi from Millennium Park
  8. Chicago RiverwalkParks and lakefront · 0.4 mi from Millennium Park
  9. Lincoln Park ZooParks and lakefront · 2.7 mi from Millennium Park
  10. 360 Chicago and TILTView · 1.1 mi from Millennium Park
  11. Chicago Botanic GardenParks and lakefront · 20 mi from Millennium Park
  12. Adler PlanetariumMuseum · 1.4 mi from Millennium Park
  13. Magnificent MileLandmark · 0.6 mi from Millennium Park
  14. Wrigley Field ToursStadium · 4.8 mi from Millennium Park
  15. United CenterStadium · 2.7 mi from Millennium Park
  16. Garfield Park ConservatoryParks and lakefront · 4.9 mi from Millennium Park
  17. Chicago Cultural CenterMuseum · 0.1 mi from Millennium Park
  18. The LoopNeighborhood · 0.4 mi from Millennium Park
  19. River NorthNeighborhood · 0.8 mi from Millennium Park
  20. West Loop and Fulton MarketNeighborhood · 1.6 mi from Millennium Park
  21. Wicker Park and BucktownNeighborhood · 3.5 mi from Millennium Park
  22. Lincoln ParkNeighborhood · 3 mi from Millennium Park
  23. Hyde ParkNeighborhood · 6.3 mi from Millennium Park
  24. PilsenNeighborhood · 2.7 mi from Millennium Park
  25. Logan SquareNeighborhood · 5.4 mi from Millennium Park
  26. Old TownNeighborhood · 2.4 mi from Millennium Park
  27. Gold CoastNeighborhood · 1.6 mi from Millennium Park
  28. ChinatownNeighborhood · 2.2 mi from Millennium Park
  29. AndersonvilleNeighborhood · 7.1 mi from Millennium Park
  30. Lakeview and WrigleyvilleNeighborhood · 4.6 mi from Millennium Park

Coastline, water, roads and park geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, used under the Open Database Licence. Place positions are OpenStreetMap's own. A label is nudged clear of its neighbour where two places sit almost on top of each other, and the pin itself never moves.

Filter Every Tour By Duration, Rating And Kind

Every figure in this table comes from the operator's own listing: the rating, the review count, the stated duration and the from-price. The live listing stays the authority on availability, and that is where you book.

Kind of thing to do
What the listing includes

Inclusion labels come from each listing's own title, so they narrow the list rather than promise anything: a tour with no label may still include the thing you care about. Prices are from-prices on the live booking page and shift with date and group size.

Showing all 53 things to do, most reviewed first.

What it isKindStarts fromTime neededFromRating
Classic Architecture River Cruise Architecture Boat Tours Downtown Chicago 1h $39 ★ 4.8 16,963
90-Minute Architecture Tour Architecture Boat Tours Downtown Chicago 1h 30m $45 ★ 4.7 10,913
1.5-Hour Guided Architecture Cruise Architecture Boat Tours Downtown Chicago 1h 30m $45 ★ 4.8 9,440
Architecture Cruise Aboard First Lady Architecture Boat Tours Downtown Chicago 1h 30m $57 ★ 4.9 7,018
Skydeck With the Ledge Views From the Water Chicago 45m $47 ★ 4.6 5,036
360 Observation Deck Ticket Views From the Water Chicago 45m $30 ★ 4.5 3,715
45-Minute Cruise From Magnificent Mile Architecture Boat Tours Downtown Chicago 45m $28 ★ 4.7 3,576
Crime and Mob Bus Tour Gangster Tours and Dark History Chicago 1h 30m $49 ★ 4.6 3,534
45-Minute Family-Friendly Cruise Architecture Boat Tours Downtown Chicago 45m $28 ★ 4.7 2,851
Pizza, Beer, Brownies Food Tour Food Tours and Pizza Chicago 3h $84.99 ★ 4.9 2,299
1.5-Hour Lake and River Cruise Architecture Boat Tours Downtown Chicago 1h 30m $45 ★ 4.7 2,191
Skydeck Admission Only Views From the Water Chicago 30m $44 ★ 4.3 1,911
Gangsters and Ghosts Walk Gangster Tours and Dark History Chicago 2h $31 ★ 4.7 1,831
Original Interiors, 2 Hours Architecture Walks Inside Chicago 2h $35 ★ 5 1,790
Lake Michigan Sunset Cruise Lake Michigan and Sunset Cruises Chicago 1h 30m $45 ★ 4.5 1,685
Hop-on Hop-off Open-Top Bus Bus and Coach Tours Chicago Not stated $49 ★ 4.3 1,515
Downtown Donut Tour, 8 Tastings Food Tours and Pizza Chicago 2h $70 ★ 4.9 1,509
Night River and Lake Cruise Lake Michigan and Sunset Cruises Chicago 1h 30m $50 ★ 4.7 1,192
Torture Museum, Audio Guide Museums and Timed Tickets Chicago 1h 30m $35.83 ★ 4.8 1,076
6-Dish Small-Group Food Tour Food Tours and Pizza Chicago 3h $84.99 ★ 4.9 1,007
CityPASS, 5 Attractions Multi-Attraction Passes Chicago Not stated $144 ★ 4.7 994
Art Institute Fast Pass Museums and Timed Tickets Chicago Not stated $40 ★ 4.8 970
Flyover Flying Theatre Views From the Water Chicago 30m $28 ★ 4.9 904
Field Museum Ticket or VIP Tour Museums and Timed Tickets Chicago Not stated $29 ★ 4.6 836
30-Minute Skyline Cruise Lake Michigan and Sunset Cruises Chicago 30m $34 ★ 4.6 804
Chinatown Food Walking Tour Food Tours and Pizza Chicago 3h $79.99 ★ 4.9 793
Seadog Speedboat Ride Lake Michigan and Sunset Cruises Chicago 30m $39 ★ 4.5 693
Secret Interiors Walking Tour Architecture Walks Inside Chicago 2h $30 ★ 4.8 666
City Minibus Tour Bus and Coach Tours Chicago 2h $49.95 ★ 4.9 642
Guided Art Institute Tour Museums and Timed Tickets Chicago 2h 30m $71.40 ★ 5 624
Museum of Ice Cream Ticket Museums and Timed Tickets Chicago 1h 30m $33 ★ 4.1 530
Lunch or Dinner Cruise Lake Michigan and Sunset Cruises Chicago 3h $94 ★ 4.2 484
Pizza Tour by Coach Food Tours and Pizza Chicago 3h 30m $89 ★ 4.9 482
Historic Treasures Walking Tour Gangster Tours and Dark History Chicago 2h $35 ★ 4.9 442
Explorer Pass, 2 to 7 Attractions Multi-Attraction Passes Chicago Not stated $84 ★ 4.5 439
360 Deck, Drink Included Views From the Water Chicago 1h 30m $44 ★ 4.6 415
Haunted Capone Walking Tour Gangster Tours and Dark History Chicago 1h 30m $35 ★ 5 400
2-Hour Lakefront Segway Tour Bike and Kayak Tours Chicago 2h $70 ★ 5 383
Shedd Aquarium Attraction Pass Multi-Attraction Passes Chicago Not stated $149 ★ 4.4 373
Science and Industry Museum Ticket Museums and Timed Tickets Chicago Not stated $25.95 ★ 4.6 342
Underground Pedway Walking Tour Gangster Tours and Dark History Chicago 2h $28 ★ 4.7 321
Gangster History With Tastings Food Tours and Pizza Chicago 2h $75 ★ 4.7 275
Sunset City Bike Tour Bike and Kayak Tours Chicago 3h $59 ★ 4.9 274
Skyline Helicopter Tour Views From the Water Chicago 20m $130 ★ 4.4 219
Prohibition Speakeasy Tour Gangster Tours and Dark History Chicago 4h $48 ★ 4.9 198
Robie House Admission Museums and Timed Tickets Chicago 1h $27 ★ 4.2 155
Free Bruce Walking Tour Free and Tip-Based Tours Chicago 2h 15m Free, tip based ★ 4.78 113
Private ORD Airport Transfer Chicago 1h $40 ★ 4.4 78
Free Loop Highlights Walk Free and Tip-Based Tours Chicago 2h 30m Free, tip based ★ 4.97 38
Starved Rock Guided Kayak Tour Beyond Chicago Chicago 2h $74 ★ 4.7 34
Skyline Kayak Rental Bike and Kayak Tours Chicago Not stated $39.99 ★ 4.8 26
Milwaukee Day Trip, Brewery Beyond Chicago Milwaukee Not stated $125 ★ 4.5 21
Private Oak Park Architecture Tour Beyond Chicago Chicago 5h $224.64 ★ 4.3 8

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