Walk in Chicago # 1, the river and the center of The Loop

Walk in Chicago # 1, the river and the center of the Loop, is a selg-guided tour that explores the essential of Downtown Chicago and can be done in a morning or an afternoon.
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For further exploration, it can be connected to Walk in Chicago # 2, # 3 or # 4.

Because it mixes two different and iconic parts of Chicago, it gives you a unique perspective on it and is certainly a must-do if you are a newcomer. 

It will take you about 2 hours to complete it if just walk and taking pictures.

🍿There is an excerpt of it below to give you an idea of what ​​it is.

 💕 Otherwise, it is available in full for a few $ on Payhip/ImagesVoyagesImpressions in a PDF file that you'll be able to download on your phone.

✌️NB: 

• You can read much more about the general content and philosophy of these walks on the home page and see some comments there too.
• The excerpt is the beginning of the description (a bit truncated here), after the full map and the useful info about highlights, metros, buses, bikes, restrooms, and so on. 🚋
• The letters correspond to points indicated on the map, so you always know where you are along the trail or where you're heading.

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​A: Coming out of the subway, you are on ... St. with the metal structures that support the subway trains above your heads. It's the Loop, the center of Chicago, the noise of the trains passing in the middle of the tall buildings is almost incessant!
 
B: Take ...St. against the traffic to head for ... Dr and take the stairs down to the edge of the river.

It is then another shock, the sight of these skyscrapers of glass and metal that surround you and are reflected in the water. There too, there is noise but this time it is that of the many boats that share the waters.
 
If the weather is nice, there will be people sitting on colorful Adirondack chairs and it will immediately give you the atmosphere of the city: it is crowded but not too crowded because there is space, the population, rather young, is relaxed, the noise is always present.
 
Walk along the river to the ... Bridge/N. |Michigan Ave.
 
Each bridge has a name, each section between the bridges offers a different opportunity to appreciate the river and the beautiful buildings that line it. There will be places to sit, pontoons to take boats or rent kayaks, cafes to have a drink, lots of people strolling, taking pictures, running.
 
Under certain bridges, you will have the opportunity for unusual photos with your reflection in metallic structures in canopy.
 
C: Just before the ... Bridge and on the right a little behind the terraces of a café, you will find the ... and Chicago River Museum.
 
For a small fee you will then see the mechanism that allows the movable bridges to be raised, know when it happened and when it was established, and learn a lot about the history of the river and the beginnings of the city -which at one time smelled very bad. 

​(The rest is on the pdf...)

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Ready to explore the city on your own?

Find this Walk in Chicago # 1, the river and the center of the Loop, at Payhip.com/ImagesVoyagesImpressions along with some of the 12 others of the same series that you might like, all updated regularly, and you’ll soon be on your way to unique adventures!

​NB: In case you haven't seen it already, the map showing you where all these walks are is on the Walk in Chicago page, along with links to some walks’ bundles offers and suggestions for your first visit.