Though you may have already visited the Park, our in-depth tour is sure to enhance your knowledge and experience. Learn why this area was conspicuously left blank in the 1909 Plan of Chicago. Find out how top architects, artists and engineers collaborated with Chicago’s movers and shakers to transform an ugly railway and parking lot into a place that has thrilled millions and become the envy of cities throughout the world. Understand the inspiration for Anish Kapoor’s huge reflective Cloud Gate sculpture, nicknamed the “Bean,” or Jaume Plensa’s ever-changing high-tech Crown Fountain or Frank Gehry’s exuberant Jay Pritzker Music Pavilion and sculptural BP Bridge. Discover the many ways that Kathryn Gustafson’s Lurie Garden symbolizes Chicago history. See why the Park is the world’s largest roof garden.
And for five months beginning on June 19, 2009, view the temporary pavilions dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Burnham Plan designed by internationally-acclaimed architects Zaha Hadid and Ben Van Berkel.
The 5:30pm tour on Tuesdays (May - Sept.) is part of the Happy Hour tour program. Happy Hour tours are $16 per person, $13 seniors/students.
For information on arranging a tour for your group of 10 or more, click here.