Chicago Secret Interiors Architecture Walking Tour - Rookery and Cultural Center

Start at Union Station and step
inside the buildings of the Chicago Loop

The tour begins when you meet your guide in the Great Hall of Union Station. Walk through the Chicago Loop with your English-speaking guide and hear how Chicago became the architectural icon it is today, along with the meaning of hidden design elements in each building.

Explore the Rookery and the Field Building on LaSalle Street

Walk along South LaSalle Street past the Chicago Board of Trade Building area and step inside the Rookery Building and the Field Building. See firsthand how architects and engineers ingeniously solved lighting and structural problems while your guide explains the details.

Discover the interiors of the Marquette Building and the Palmer House

Visit the Marquette Building and the Palmer House Hilton to look at hidden architectural features and ornamentation. Learn how Chicago architecture evolved from pioneering skyscrapers to modernist masterpieces, and hear stories of the industrial magnates, notorious figures and celebrities who passed through during the Gilded Age and the Roaring Twenties.

Admire domes and mosaics at the Chicago Cultural Center

At the Chicago Cultural Center and other buildings, admire intricate domes, glittering mosaics and fine craftsmanship up close. The tour ends at the Marshall Field and Company Building.

※ The Rookery is closed on Sundays, so Sunday tours include an alternative stop.
※ Stops and their order may change depending on local conditions.