Chicago Architecture Tour: Exploring Art Deco Interiors

Step into the glamorous world of Art Deco interiors on a Chicago Architecture Tour. Explore stunning buildings and hidden gems, and discover the beauty that lies behind closed doors.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Chicago - We make several interior and several exterior stops to explore downtown Chicago’s most famous and beautiful Art Deco buildings from the 1920s through the 1930s.
What's Included
  • Expert-led tour with a professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Art Deco style, while evocative of a bygone era, actually represents the vision of the future from a 1920s perspective. The gleaming materials and meticulous detailing scream opulence, luxury, and sophistication. On this excursion, you’ll follow the trail of those who were intoxicated by the promise of what could be, prior to the notorious ‘29 Crash….

Location
425 S Financial Pl
South Financial Place
We meet in the outdoor plaza outside 425 S. Financial Place, next to the horse sculpture.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Joeypd9507ht
May 9, 2026
Wonderful tour in Chicago - Spencer was an incredible tour guide. So knowledgeable, friendly, and clearly had passion for the city. The tour had a good variety of stops and highlighted different parts of the city. As Chicago natives, we were happy to be introduced to overlooked parts of the city, and given deeper explanations of some parts we knew.
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U4921vhtonyl
May 4, 2026
Best of the Best. - Simply phenomenal! Heath is the absolute best tour guides in the world. His knowledge, his wit, his delivery and his passion all made the experience a wonder. The buildings he brought us to were simply out of this world. Give this guy a raise. He and the tour were the best!
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Seatrav
May 2, 2026
Informative fun tour inside classic buildings - Very informative, thorough and fun experience. Spencer was our guide and he was knowledgeable, interesting and very friendly proud native Chicagoan. I felt as though we got an insider's view of Chicago- both literally and figuratively. Good choice of diverse types of buildings and architecture - from Romanesque to post- modern. A very entertaining way to spend a couple of hours.
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Henryad6825sb
May 2, 2026
Perfect start to your day! - Very fun tour guide and overall a very fascinating tour! Will do it again in the future!
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Janet
May 2, 2026
Architectural walking tour - Spencer was fabulous. Very articulate informative and fun
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Dreamer08316391514
Apr 30, 2026
A great tour with excellent tour guide. - A really informative tour of some great examples of art deco in downtown Chicago. Our tour guide, Henry, was excellent, giving us all the history and context of each of the locations visited.
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Departure49435321605
Apr 26, 2026
Do the tour! - Spencer was an awesome tour guide! Learned a lot of unexpected pieces of history. He provided so many great tips for traveling around the city as well.
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Stay18763748580
Apr 24, 2026
Tour - One of best and entertaining walking tour
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D7075unjimc
Apr 24, 2026
Wonderful Art Deco Experience - This was our second tour with Henry, and it complemented (with minimal overlap) the Dazzling Interiors of the Loop tour that we took previously. Again, Henry’s comprehensive knowledge of Chicago’s history and architecture was complemented by his training as a structural engineer. Whilst in Chicago, it is recommended that one take both tours for a more comprehensive and enriching experience.
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Kvg57
Apr 18, 2026
Loved it - Spencer our tour guide was smaxing. We loved it!
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From $35
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).