Chicago Architecture Foundation - Chicago Museum

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224 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL, 60604

Located within the Hancock Observatory, (The) , a monument to Chicago's greatest architecture, this ... more on Wcities
The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) is dedicated to advancing public interest ... more on Museum Stuff
The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF), housed in the ArchiCenter, offers 90+ different tours - ranging from Chicago neighborhoods, to suburbs, to a varied selection of Chicago ... more on gocitykids.com
Chicago's architecture is world famous. Luckily, the Chicago Architecture Foundation offers first-rate guided tours to help visitors understand what makes this city's skyline so special. The foundation offers walking, bike, boat, and bus tours to more than 60 architectural sites and environments in and around Chicago, led by nearly 400 trained and enthusiastic docents (all volunteers). I highly recommend taking at least one CAF tour while you're in town -- they help you look at (and appreciate) the city in a new way. Tours are available year-round but are scheduled less frequently in winter. One of the CAF's most popular tours is the 1 1/2-hour Architecture River Cruise, which glides along both the north and the south branches ... more on frommers.com
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5.0: Rachel M. 's review

Interesting tours and an amazing gift shop with a droll worthy selection of books, ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp
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5.0: Carrie M. 's review

After six years of living in Chicago, I finally went on my first CAF river cruise/boat ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp
5.0: Jen L. 's review

This place rocks. As an out of towner, I wanted to get a better sense of the city ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp
5.0: Jennifer L. 's review

It was a chilly late September morning on what turned out to be a beautiful warm ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

In the Santa Fe Building, across from the Art Institute on the northwest corner of Jackson Boulevard at Michigan Avenue.

#116; Departing from the Chicago ArchiCenter; a few tours leave from the John Hancock Center, 875 N. Michigan Ave

10a-7p M-Sa, 10a-6p Su,Mon-Sat 9:30am-5pm (Closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day)

Admission: Admission to the exhibits at the ArchiCenter is free. -- Monday - Saturday 9:00 am �� 7:00 pm Sunday 9:30 am �� 6:00 pm The ArchiCenter is open every day except New Year��s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. CitySpace is closed on Monda
Collections: Our permanent exhibits at the ArchiCenter are located in our visitor center, called CitySpace. CitySpace includes a scale model of the 16-square-mile downtown area, video interviews with famous architects, architectural artifacts, a timeline of Chicago ar