Walking Tour | Paseo Boricua and Humboldt Park
Ciclo Urbano 2459 W. Division St., Chicago, ILJoin professional guide and local resident Eduardo Arocho on a walk through Humboldt Park.
Events at CHM
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Bus Tour | City Tour
Bus Tour | North by Northwest: Infamous Places in the Land Approaching O'Hare
Sat. Oct. 18, 10:00 AM
Delve into Chicago’s crime history with Richard Lindberg, author of the best-selling Return to the Scene of the Crime: A Guide to Infamous Places in Chicago (1999).
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Partner Event | Dave Truitt Historical Documentary Series: “A City at War: Chicago”
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILJoin us for a free screening of A City at War: Chicago and a panel talk with retired Navy commander and professor of military psychology Joseph E. Troiani, PhD, filmmaker Brian Kallies, and activist Hedy Ratner, moderated by reporter Mike Flannery.
Summer Screenings | Swoon
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILThe Chicago History Museum is excited to be a host again for Summer Screenings, Cinema/Chicago’s annual free film series!
NEW! Walking Tour | Mary Bartelme Park and Beyond in the West Loop
Mary Bartelme Park Corner of S. Peoria St. and W. Adams St., Chicago, ILJoin 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.
SOLD OUT! Walking Tour | Sheffield Stroll
Fullerton Red/Brown Line L stop 943 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, ILJoin CHM History Buff volunteer guide Dave Gudewicz to explore the history of the Sheffield/DePaul neighborhood.
SOLD OUT! Bike Tour | Chicago’s Fabulous Fountains
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILExplore the fountains of Lincoln Park and the Near North Side with Greg Borzo, author of Chicago’s Fabulous Fountains (2017).
Partner Event | How Museums Can Be Better Storytellers
Impact House 200 West Madison Street, Chicago, ILLearn about how museums can tell richer, more inclusive stories at this panel talk featuring Dilara Sayeed, Emily O'Brien, Gwendolyn Perry Davis, and Peter T. Alter.
Partner Program | Youth Civics Dialogue
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILAre you a civic-minded young person age 18–29? Participate in a small civic conservation sponsored by the Civic Success Project in which we'll talk about our communities, the state of society, and what we all can do to make our world a better place for all!
Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILJoin a CHM History Buff volunteer guide and whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast.
Walking Tour | Pilsen Murals
National Museum of Mexican Art 1852 W. 19th St., Chicago, ILExperience the grandness of Pilsen’s murals with poet and multidisciplinary artist Luis Tubens. The public art on railroad viaducts, buildings, and doors shows an evolution of the community’s Mexican identity, heritage, and activism.
Walking Tour | Historic Prairie Avenue
Glessner House 1800 S. Prairie Ave., Chicago, ILOn this walking tour with guide and researcher Tony Szabelski, stroll through the neighborhood that once boasted Second Empire, Queen Anne, and Richardson Romanesque-style homes.
Walking Tour | Historic Old Town
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILJoin 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.
Experience History Together
Experience History Together
Adult Group Tours
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.
Create Historic Moments
Create Historic Moments
Host an Event
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.
