Chicago Architecture Center River Cruise
Chicago River, United States
Take the Chicago Architecture Center’s river cruise early in your visit and the skyline becomes much easier to read. Specialist docents explain the buildings along the river, connecting their forms to the city’s architectural history. The moving viewpoint is part of the pleasure, revealing relationships that are difficult to appreciate at street level. Choose a departure around your wider itinerary, bring a layer for the open deck and use the experience to decide which buildings deserve a closer look later.