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City Tour | Trolley Tour
This trolley tour with Mike McMains of Tours with Mike puts a spotlight on the South Loop’s and Bronzeville’s fascinating neighborhood evolutions along with their hidden LGBTQIA+ histories.
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The Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum is excited to recognize and show their appreciation for Chicago’s most stylish men!
Join professional guide and local resident Eduardo Arocho on a walk through Humboldt Park, the center of Puerto Rican culture in both Chicago and the US Midwest.
Join a CHM History Buff volunteer guide and whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast.
Join artist and educator Juarez Hawkins for a lively historical tour of the murals along the Metra underpasses linking Hyde Park Boulevard and Cornell Avenue in Hyde Park.
Visit the Chicago History Museum this Grandparents Day to connect to Chicago's history and to each other!
Join storyteller and guide Connie Fairbanks on this exploration of the history of the Near West Side/West Loop from the late 1800s to the present.
Join CHM History Buff volunteer guide Dave Gudewicz to explore the history of the Sheffield/DePaul neighborhood.
Join us for an interactive evening celebrating local artist Barrett Keithley as he discusses his own artwork, including The People, We Are, now on display at CHM.
Join a CHM History Buff volunteer guide and whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast.
Join CHM volunteer Carol Fitzgibbons to explore stories of recovery from the 1871 Great Chicago Fire and when Old Town was the center of Chicago bohemianism in the 1960s and ’70s.
On this walking tour guide and researcher Tony Szabelski, explore the park’s history from the Couch Tomb to the tragic deaths along the High Bridge and the site of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.
The Guild of the Chicago History Museum's kickoff event features CHM chief historian Peter T. Alter offering a deeper look at topics in the exhibition, ranging from the women’s suffrage movement to the rise of house music in Chicago.
Stories are always better when shared! Whether you are a professional tour operator, group planner, or you simply have a lot of friends and family, we have an experience for you. Customized itineraries, Museum tours, and city tours are just some of the ways in which we can specialize your group’s visit.
Sip cocktails next to one of Chicago’s first “L” cars. Dance the night away against a backdrop of Lincoln Park’s lush gardens. Celebrate your life-changing moments in a place dedicated to embracing memories.
