WALK IN CHICAGO, 13 unusual self-guided tours ON and OFF THE BEATEN path |
Look on thes maps where you want to go then find the Walk in Chicago that interests you in the articles below.
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Whether you live in the city or came to visit it, the idea is to offer you a guide to help you in your discoveries without forcing you to follow it if you want to lengthen or shorten your itinerary. You remain independent but you know what to do and where to go and so you build unforgettable experiences. Get the 13 unusual self-guided tours for a special price and it will also be a good travel book or gift. If you take only Walk in Chicago 1, 2, 3, and 4, also for a reduced price, you will be able to link them and get a 12-mile downtown itinerary.
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Choose this walk if you want to explore the essential of Downtown Chicago in a morning or an afternoon. You will then be able to link this walk to walk in Chicago # 2, 3 or 4 to expand your discoveries.
Choose this walk as a complement to Walk in Chicago # 1 or as a standalone to explore an area of Downtown that is half on and half off the beaten path, mainly on the lake side.
Choose this walk if you want to please your kids as many attractions are for them but even without kids, it will allow you to come and see closer this huge ferry wheel you surely glanced from afar if you have already followed Walk in Chicago # 1 and/or #2.
Choose this walk to explore the wealthiest part of Downtown with its luxury shops and landmark skyscrapers. You'll then end in the north of the city along unusual streets.
Choose this walk if you want to go from quiet residential streets to wild open spaces and sunny contemporary art to finally end along ethnic restaurants and shops. It's easily accessible by the blue line, fifteen minutes from Downtown but nearly a world apart.
Another walk you can choose if you have children but start early to escape the crowd and if the weather is nice, plan a stop along the lake. You could easily spend half a day on this walk that will also appeal to the kind in you.
Choose this walk if you want to find trendy boutiques and bars, discover unique restaurants, meet the locals and walk along large avenues that are a staple of Chicago. This walk makes a loop.
Choose this walk if you want to be off the beaten path and experiment a part of the city that isn't often visited even though it offers unique and unusual discoveries.
Choose this walk if you like architecture and want to know how life is in a wealthy town situated at about one hour west from downtown.
Choose this walk if you like all things South of the Border and Mexican in particular, it will be a feast of colors and sounds in a very friendly neighborhood.
Choose this walk to slowly reach Chinatown after going through 2 very different historical neighborhoods off the beaten path. If they are running, you'll then be able to take a ferry back to Downtown (otherwise it will be the metro!)
Choose this walk to explore African American past and present culture and meet often very friendly residents.
Choose this walk if you want to explore a vibrant and diverse neighborhood south of downtown, home, between other landmarks, to the University of Chicago.
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