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Chicago's Finest River Walk Tour

401 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60654
312 202-0745
Ranked #2 of 84 tours in Chicago
5.0 of 5 stars 52 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: A Chicago History Walking Tour providing visitors & locals with fun, dynamic and informative history tours in Chicago's legendary heated Pedway from...... more » Owner description: A Chicago History Walking Tour providing visitors & locals with fun, dynamic and informative history tours in Chicago's legendary heated Pedway from November to April 30 2012! Our tour guides thoughtfully reveal to our guests the "Chicago Story". The story of how a swampland found along a lazy river and Great Lake transformed into the 6th ranked "Alpha City" in the world! « less
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Naperville, IL
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 27, 2012 NEW

I'm not a Chicago native but have lived in the burbs about 10 years now. I can't profess to have good knowledge of Chicago history but I know the major points from my kids going through Chicago history units in elementary school. The tour was good for expanding on that basic knowledge, a little too in-depth at times, and a... More

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Chicago, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2012 NEW
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We did the History and Pedway Tour and it was fantastic! Although we've lived in the Chicago area all our lives, we learned so much about the city and its history. Dan, our tour guide (and the owner) is so passionate and knowledgable - he also gave out surprises along the way! I highly recommend Chicago's Finest RiverWalk Tour and... More

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Atlanta, GA
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW
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My best friend and I go to Chicago every year and happened upon this "tour". It was more like getting together with friends and going to some amazing locations in the city that we had never been before. Dan was awesome - love the trivia and his enthusiasm! The drinks were all great, the locations were fantastic and the people... More

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Chicago, Illinois
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2012

One of my fav places in the city, me and my wife love to stroll down there in good weather! More

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Chicago, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2012
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We did the historic river walk tour, and couldn't have enjoyed it more. It was about two and a half hours long, and we covered just under a mile. There were lots of resting points and it was definitely not physically challenging. There weren't any bathroom breaks, but I'm sure if you simply had to go they would accomodate. Booking... More

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Chicago, Illinois
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2012

Walking along the river and learning interesting stories about the history of Chicago was great fun! More

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Chicago, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2012
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My friend and I participated in this tour on May 3, 2012 and I am happy to state that we both thoroughly enjoyed the two and half hours of walking along the pedways in downtown Chicago, listening to the most interesting stories and commentaries by our hostess Sheila Hicks on the history of this illustrious city which ranks 7th among... More

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Chicago, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 4, 2012
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The tour was wonderful. The guide was extremely knowledgable about all aspects of the city (food/history/architecture) The day I took the tour the weather was great but because it is 95% indoors (pedway) it would be fine in really bad weather too. I have lived in Chicago for years and I wish I had had this experience a long time... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2012

the chicago historic tour was interesting and fun. our tour guides Sharon & Sheila were tremendous and very knowledgeable. their commentary was very entertaining and informative More

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Arlington Heights, IL
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 29, 2012
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I purchased tickets for the Pedway tour through an offering on Groupon. The tour on Thursday was terrific! It was my second this month--the first was with Dan on 4.9.12. Dan has a great personality and made the afternoon interesting and fun. Each tour was a bit different, but both were EXCELLENT! Sheila and Sharon did a great job tag-teaming.... More

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