Took the Evanston Along the Lake tour with our guide, Mitch today. It was a wonderful tour of an interesting and beautiful city lakefront. Mitch did a fabulous job. I especially enjoyed learning about the people who designed, built and lived in these beautiful, significant homes. Mitch was well versed in this history and brought these people to life through sharing details of their lives and accomplishments.

Excellent tour with detailed knowledge of architects, buildings, styles and Evanston/Chicago history. A lot was packed into the two-hour walking tour. Mitch guided us efficiently through residential neighborhoods with opportunity for questions and comments. He brought our local history alive and made me proud of it.

The CAC Lincoln Park walking tour is fabulous. It is a two hour experience chock full of architecture, public statuary and fountains, history, a bit of the Lincoln Park Zoo and, of course, one of the most beautiful lakefront parks in the United States. CAC volunteer docent Dick Clark led the tour with enthusiasm and an impressive knowledge of every aspect of the subject matter. My wife and I wholeheartedly recommend this tour for CAC members and nonmembers alike.

We took the CAC's "What's New" walking tour of more recent buildings. It was a most informative overview that covered the history, context, and influences that went into about 10 of the more recent buildings. It was about a 1.5 mile walk with some stairs and took 1.5 hours. Highly recommended if you want to understand more about more recent architectural influences and structures in the city.

Inland Steel Building Tour! This was a terrific 45 minute tour of a gorgeous, pivotal building in the evolution of Chicago. Our tour guide, Delta was outstanding. She highlighted this beautiful building with great perspectives on art and architecture. We even got to visit an Architecture firm and peruse models from buildings around the world!

It's impossible not to love the Fine Arts Building. And Mary Jo, our guide really helped bring the story of this magical place alive. Nice small group. Lots of good information and interesting stops packed into just an hour. It was great to meet a couple folks in their studios. That was a great touch.

I went on "A Walk Through Time" tour with Cynthia, and I really enjoyed learning about the history of the city and how it influenced the style of architecture over time. She pointed out the various features of each period, and it was really neat to compare and contrast various buildings' characteristics. We touched on a good number of buildings, and the information was easy to understand and appreciate. I would consider other CAC tours the next time I visit Chicago.

The three tours I took, Art Deco, Hidden Treasures, and Magnificent Mile, were all terrific and included many interiors, such as the Walnut Room of the Intercontinental and the lobby of the Motor Club that I never would have seen on my own. Kudos to the three guides, Laurel, Teresa, and Jay (? I might be misremembering his name—apologies ), who were all knowledgeable and enthusiastic. A fantastic way to experience Paris on the Prairie on a sunny day and if I was in Chicago longer, I’d do more. My only minor gripe was the audio headset, which were often crackley and picked up the surrounding street noise as well as the guides’ voice, making it difficult to follow their commentary at times. But a small quibble.

We took the Hotel Boom tour. Our guide Marcia was very knowledgeable, and I liked the earphones because I could still hear her even with the traffic noise. As Chiagoans ourselves we will never stay at these hotels so it was a great opportunity to check them out. Especially since they were decorated for Christmas.

We took the underground pedway tour yesterday and we thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it. Our tour guide, John, was exceptional and did a terrific job pointing out all details and pertinent information. The tour is all walking, approx 1.5 miles over a 1 and 3/4 hour timeframe. It is an easy walk, climbing two small staircases involved, but very easy to maneuver.