Experience the heritage and excitement of Chicago by motorcoach with these special guided tours.

• Devil in the White City: Select Saturdays June–August
• Driving the Backstreets: Saturday, July 12
• Best of Chicago: Saturday, August 9

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, July 26 and August 23, 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, July 26
> This tour is sold out.

Saturday, August 23
> This tour is sold out.

Driving the Backstreets: Chicago's Neighborhoods in Film and TV

Saturday, July 12, 1:00–5:00 p.m.

Focus your gaze on the "reel" Chicago and discover how moviemakers and television producers have used the city's neighborhoods as backdrops, plot devices, and even characters. Historian Sarah Marcus leads this exploration of out-of-the way locales that have created the "neighborhood feel" on film and shaped audiences' conceptions of the city.

Cost:
$45; $40 members. This tour is eligible for a special discount.

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Best of Chicago

Saturday, August 9, 1:00–5:00 p.m.

Experience Chicago's best and most important sights with architectural historian Rolf Achilles. See the city's breathtaking skyline, architectural treasures, Magnificent Mile, theater and financial districts, Millennium Park, and more during this celebration of Chicago.

Cost:
$45; $40 members. This tour is eligible for a special discount.

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*These tours are eligible for a special discount. Purchase tickets for all three for only $100! To make a reservation, please call 312.642.4600. This discount is not available online.

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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