Chicago Architecture Cruise

Chicago' s skyscrapers are famous all over the world and a very original way to see them is on a cruise tour. For an hour and a half, this cruise tour on the Chicago River will give you an insight into the value of architecture in this American metropolis.

The John Hancock Center, the Willis Tower, the East Bank Club and the Wrigley Building are some of the most emblematic buildings in this city. The professional guide who will travel on board with you will tell you the history and the reason for the architectural richness of Chicago while you relax in front of a unique skyline of more than 40 huge buildings.

This pleasant cruise tour will allow you to see construction marvels such as:

• John Hancock Center: 100-storey skyscraper located on the north side of Chicago. Once the tallest building in the world, it now houses offices and some 700 homes, as well as restaurants and a retail space.
• The Wrigley Building: a skyscraper on the other side of Michigan Avenue. It was built in 1920 as the corporate headquarters of the Wrigley Company, a multinational chewing gum company.
• Willis Tower: a 442-metre skyscraper that became the tallest building in the world for 20 years after its inauguration. At the top is the Skydeck, an observation deck open since 1974 with a glass balcony.
• East Bank Club: is a sports centre in Chicago, which has an extraordinary variety of resources, equipment and machinery for many types of physical exercise.
• Tribune Tower: neo-gothic skyscraper, which serves as the headquarters of the Chicago Tribune and Tribune Company. WGN radio also broadcasts from this building.