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Chicago Highlights Driving Tour Questions Answered!
On our Chicago Highlights Detour 101 we take private tour guests to see a lot of Chicago’s primary tourist attractions which we discuss regularly. Chicago
Decade in Review as a Small Business in Chicago
We are gearing up to celebrate 10 years as a small business here in the fine city of Chicago. The end of the 2010s marks
Five Bars for a Pedway Pub Crawl
A Pedway pub crawl strikes us as the perfect way to bring some cheer to those mysterious underground passages. We’ve been touring the Pedway for
Eat These Six Chicago Holiday Foods
A curious gourmand can find no shortage of interesting and diverse Chicago holiday foods. Our city’s many ethnic communities have gifted hungry folks with a
Best Chicago Books for Smart Holiday Gifts
The best Chicago books always make great holiday gifts. Happily, the Detours staff are voracious readers of Chicago books on history, architecture and culture, so
Visit the Chicago Board of Trade
A visit to the Chicago Board of Trade is a must, especially in conjunction with our Architecture of Money and Power Financial District Walking Tour
2019 Chicago Detours Holiday Gift Guide
Our annual holiday season gift guide is back, chockfull of recommendations for the Chicagoans on your nice list. While you’re here, check out our Badass
Discover the Traces of Military History in Chicago
For Veterans Day I want to highlight some of the traces of military history in Chicago. Both downtown and throughout the neighborhoods, buildings, place names,
Take a Free Self-Guided William LeBaron Jenney Walking Tour
William LeBaron Jenney designed the world’s first steel-frame skyscraper in 1885, creating a new style of construction which would come to define the city. You
Four Unconventional College Student Group Activities in Chicago
We often hear from guests that it’s tricky finding interesting college student group activities in Chicago. Our private tours are popular with university groups looking
Where’d Chicago Deep Dish Pizza Come From?
Chicago deep dish pizza is our city’s most famous culinary creation, but layers of mystery and uncertainty shroud its origins and early history. It’s rather
Mysteries Solved on Our Wicker Park Neighborhood Tour
We’re going to answer some questions and solve some mysteries from our Old Polonia and Wicker Park Neighborhood Tour. Sometimes our tour guides get questions
