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Experience the heritage and excitement of Chicago by motorcoach with these special guided tours.
- Devil in the White City: Select Saturdays August-December
- Checagou: Our Native Past: Saturday, September 6
- Hot Time in the City: The Great Chicago Fire: Sunday, October 5
- Murder and Mystery in Chicago: Saturday, November 1
- Sacred Spaces: Saturday, December 6
- Work Spaces, Chic Places: Saturday, January 10
If the tour you are interested in is sold out, contact us at Public Programs to request a place on our waiting list or inquire about our private bus tours.
Devil in the White City
Saturdays, September 20, October 18, November 8, and December 13, 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Retrace the steps of the millions who visited Chicago to experience the dazzling World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893. Learn fascinating facts about the fair while visiting sites related to Erik Larson’s best-selling book.
Location:
Tour departs from the Museum.
Cost:
$45; $40 members. This tour is eligible for a special discount.
Saturday, September 20
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Saturday, October 18
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Saturday, November 8
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Saturday, December 13
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Checagou: Our Native Past
Saturday, September 6, 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Join scholar Fred Christensen and director of the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian Jon Low as you visit scenic and historic sites of ancient Chicago. Presented in collaboration with the Mitchell Museum.
Location:
Tour departs from the Museum.
Cost:
$45; $40 for members of the Chicago History Museum and the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian. This tour is eligible for a special discount.
Hot Time in the City: The Great Chicago Fire
Sunday, October 5, 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Sound the alarm! Historian Al Walavich will spark your interest or rekindle your passion for our city’s greatest comeback. Blaze through town and visit sites related to this amazing story of tragedy and triumph. Keep your lanterns and cows at home.
Location:
Tour departs from the Museum.
Cost:
$45; $40 members. This tour is eligible for a special discount.
Murder and Mystery in Chicago
Saturday, November 1, 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Join author Richard Lindberg as he introduces infamous crimes and sinister outlaws that have shocked and shaken Chicago.
Location:
Tour departs from the Museum.
Cost:
$45; $40 members. This tour is eligible for a special discount.
Sacred Spaces
Saturday, December 6, 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Get in the holiday spirit with architectural historian Rolf Achilles as he guides us through some of Chicago’s most beautiful sacred spaces.
Location:
Tour departs from the Museum.
Cost:
$45; $40 members. This tour is eligible for a special discount.
Work Spaces, Chic Places
Saturday, January 10, 1:00 p.m.
Feast your eyes on fashion in the making on this bus tour of Chicago designer and manufacturer work spaces.
This tour is one of many programs associated with the exhibition Chic Chicago: Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum.
Cost:
$45; $40 members.
> Check back in mid-November to purchase tickets for this tour.
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*These tours are eligible for a special discount. Purchase tickets for any three tours for only $100! To make a reservation, please call 312.642.4600. This discount is not available online.
Checagou: Our Native Past is presented in collaboration with the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian.
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Refund Policy:
Refunds for a tour will be given in the form of tour credit which can
be applied to another tour. Credit will be given with a minimum of two
weeks notice prior to the day of the tour. No exceptions.
Sign Language Interpretation:
The Chicago History Museum is happy to offer sign language
interpretation at any of its public programs. Please contact the Public
Programs Manager, at least 48 hours prior to the day of the event in
order to accommodate this request 312.642.4600