Audio tour · United States
Chicago
A self guided audio tour of Chicago.
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The app is on the App Store
A self guided audio tour of Chicago.
Chicago built itself from ashes. The 1871 Great Fire cleared the way for a relentless boom, transforming a muddy portage into a global powerhouse. From its steel-framed skyscrapers to the jazz spilling out of its neighborhoods, the city never paused. This is a place where massive commerce meets deep culture. Spend a day tracking the movement from the financial district to the lakefront, then lose yourself in a century of music and architecture.
In the app, 100 stops in Chicago are narrated aloud, about 2h 50m of listening across 8 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 100 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.
The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.
"Barack Obama Presidential Center."
"When you look up at this massive structure, remember that it was once the Sears Tower."
"You are standing right in front of the sculpture, and it really is impressive."
"Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)."
"You're standing in the shadow of a true Chicago giant."
"Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)."
Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.
A walk through the intellectual heart of the South Side anchored by the presidential center, the great science museum, and the greens of Jackson Park
Stand beside the towers that rewrote the skyline, from the world's tallest building at Willis Tower to the grand Civic Opera House on the river
Begin at the Bean and fan out through Grant Park's concert halls and the cluster of glass towers that rise over Michigan Avenue
Trace the grand boulevard from the river to the Tribune Tower and Wrigley Building, past the spot where Fort Dearborn once stood
Walk the elegant stretch around John Hancock Center where luxury towers share the Gold Coast shoreline with the Museum of Contemporary Art
Follow the Chicago River as it curves past the Merchandise Mart and a lineup of bold modernist towers that define the riverfront skyline
Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route. Open a category to see what is inside.
Every place on TourTour has its own routes and its own stories.