Considering traveler reviews and expert opinion, U.S. News selected the best Chicago boat tours, ranging from an architectural boat tour on the river to a thrilling speedboat ride on Lake Michigan.

For the past two years, I’ve welcomed international visitors to our incredible city by working as a tour guide on the Chicago River architecture boat tours with Shoreline Sightseeing. I can tell you ...

Key Highlight: During a river cruise ... permitting). Chicago Line Cruises and Chicago's First Lady Cruises do not schedule any tours from December through February. Architecture cruises from ...

And after this blustery 75-minute Chicago River cruise has finished ... the best views you'll find on Lake Michigan. The commentary on this Chicago architecture tour is pre-recorded, so you ...

The Chicago Architecture Center’s River Cruise was voted the No. 1 boat tour in the United States by USA Today readers in 2024. “It’s just kind of remarkable what Bob has given Chicago ...

Two Chicago tour companies are teaming up for the very first pizza tour on Lake Michigan and the river! The Chicago Pizza ...

CNN asked Jason Neises, the foundation's director of tours, to give us some highlights of Chicago's rich architectural history: THE CHICAGO RIVER: BIRTH OF A CITY "The Chicago River is really the ...

The challenge for show house designers was to restore the home’s traditional detailing while making it a warm, inviting, and ...

Speaking to Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on “TODAY,” Evans said that his work as a tour guide on a Chicago River architectural tour helped him to hone his skills. “That was an amazing job ...

Chicago is a great city to visit if you love good music, food, and beautiful lake views. However, like any major city, Chicago also has plenty of tourist traps to avoid. So, instead of wading ...

Then she was accepted as a docent in the walking tours’ sister programme: the Chicago Architecture Center river cruise aboard Chicago’s First Lady with an open-air upper deck, climate ...