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Walk Chicago Tours

78 E. Washington St.,, Chicago, IL
708-557-5400
Ranked #14 of 84 tours in Chicago
5.0 of 5 stars 65 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: Walk Chicago Tours is a privately owned walking tour service known for its personal amenities, experience and reasonable rates. Its concierge-like... more » Owner description: Walk Chicago Tours is a privately owned walking tour service known for its personal amenities, experience and reasonable rates. Its concierge-like treatment of all of its guests, and the ability of its experienced guides to engage visitors through skillful story-telling have set standards in Chicago. It offers a "no-gimmicks" product delivered in an engaging and professional style. Personal treatment for guests begins at the outset of their day. If you are staying at a Loop area hotel, your guide greets you in the lobby to begin your tour experience. If you are a disabled tourist or have special needs to be addressed, Walk Chicago Tours devises a completely accessible itinerary at no extra cost. There is also no combining of groups or joining groups with strangers. Each tour reservation is a private promise...only your group with your own private guide(see FAQ page of their website). Guides at Walk Chicago Tours have been carefully chosen based upon their natural ability to engage visitors and to narrate historical facts,culture and urban lore. The company motto, "A Story on Every Corner", is typical of the ownership's insistence that Chicago's history,its neighborhoods,its culture and urban lore be delivered to visitors in an entertaining and informative manner that appeals to a wide array of groups. In fact,several of the guides are former teachers with years of experience at engaging listeners. The result has been the reputation that Walk Chicago Tours is Chicago's most competent story telling ambassador. No service is more zealous about wanting you to leave Chicago loving Chicago as much as they do. And, they attempt to do this at a price that fits the budget of every visitor. Large groups are accomodated by the use of multiple guides. See their website and visit their FAQ page for answers to most of your questions. Email or call and they will respond immediately. . « less
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Chicago, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

Walking around Chicago with Terry Sullivan made me love Chicago even more because he loves it so much. I can't wait to take another one of his tours!

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Saint Paul, Minnesota
2 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

We walked and gawked our way through downtown Chicago and had our heads filled with colorful history, architecture, sculptures, parks, hidden nooks and crannies, and ended with slowly savoring a "Frango Chocolate" while being taken to a favorite place to wine and dine........how much better could it get? "Chicago Walking Tours" takes walking tours to a whole new level and... More

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Napier, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012 via mobile

As well as art and architecture , on his wonderful tour you'll find out about history, politics and 1001 other things about Chicago. Can't recommend highly enough.

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Salisbury
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

Where better to learn about the art of architecture than in Chicago with Walk Chicago Tours. Our guide, Allen was engaging, informed and pointed out the design of Chicago that sets it apart from other cities. Terry, the owner of Walk Chicago, answered our call for a tour on a specific day with speed and I was delighted by his... More

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Seattle
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012
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Be warned, Solo Travelers....Walk Chicago Tour discriminates against you. They claim that on their website there are FAQ's saying there must be two in a tour. However, this is not clear that it has to be two people from the SAME PARTY. I'm sure these tours are wonderful, however, the solo traveler will never find this out as Walk Chicago... More

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Terry Sullivan, Owner at Walk Chicago Tours, responded to this review
25 April 2012

All of our tours are completely private. This is our identity. It separates us from other tour opportunities. We do not combine groups nor do we add individuals to the reserved times of other clients. This is stated on the "About Us" page of our website. In addition, the fourth question and answer entry on the FAQ page of our... More

Lake Bluff
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012

If you are interested in getting to know Chicago a little better or dig into it's worderfully diverse neighborhoods, check out Walk Chicago Tours. They have outdoor docents that will take you on a walking tour of such neighborhoods as Pislen (Hispanic) or Chinatown or Downtown, among many offerings. I toured Pilsen with a group of 7th graders. They LOVED... More

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LaGrange Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2012

This walking tour was fun and informative for a 'local' who hasn't managed to learn much about Chicago - even though I've lived here [in my suburban rut] for more than 40 years. I got a much overdue education about many buildings and places that have just been names to me - and learned things about places I thought I... More

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Darien
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2012

When out of town friends for whom we scheduled the tour were unable to visit, we decided to keep the appointment and be tourists for a morning. So glad we did. Ours was a combination tour of about three hours that took us from Union Station to Millenium Park. We learned of the art and architecure in a variety of... More

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Livonia, Michigan, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2012

We toured the South Loop/Millennium Park area and had a wonderful time. The tour was very entertaining and our tour guide was extremely informative. I was incredibly impressed by how knowledgable our guide was about the area and the buildings. I especially enjoyed that our guide was willing to contour the tour depending on what we were interested in seeing.... More

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Lincoln, Nebraska
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2012

We had the honor of touring the Pilsen district with Terry Sullivan. Terry is full of knowledge and historical facts of not only this sub-community of Chicago, but the entire city itself. We learned a great deal about the Hispanic American culture in Chicago, including the most relevant issues their facing in today's society. The tour was every bit of... More

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