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Start Your Spring Off Right with a Walking Tour of Chicago
With March 1 next week, it’s not too early to start thinking about being outside.
Soon the snow will melt and blue skies will prevail.
In honor of the start of spring just around the corner, why not consider getting to know by foot. Walking a city can be one of the greatest ways to experience it.
And, because is clean, manageable to get around, and looks beautiful in the spring with thousands of tulips blooming in Grant Park (); gardens growing in front of the Lincoln Park Zoo (map it); and boating on Lake Michigan, it’s one of the best cities in the U.S. for walking.
Below is a guide to some of ’s top walking tours.
native Terry Sullivan does private and personalized walking tours through . Tours include Public Art in the Loop, Wrigley Field, and Chinatown. Costs range from $25 to $40 per person based on the tour’s length – two to four hours.
The City of puts on several tours throughout the year including a (3 hours; $20) that covers three unique neighborhoods (Greektown, Little Italy, and Ukranian Village). The city also does such as ’s Magnificient Churches and the Great Cemeteries of (approximately 4.5 to 5.5 hours; $50).
offers food and cultural walking tours where you admire the city’s history and architecture while sampling some of its famous ethnic foods and food shops (think deep dish pizza and fudge). Tours are approximately 3.5 hours and cost $40.
The does two-hour walking tours of some of ’s famous neighborhoods such as the Gold Coast and Lincoln Park. The tours are free if you buy a , which gets you into many city attractions for free or at a discounted price.
See Chicago’s famous skyscrapers and modern architecture on one of the ‘s walking tours. They also have Monday through Friday at 5:30 p.m. that include a free drink at a local bar.
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