Guided tours

Chicago raised its streets, sent its river the other way, and then built a walk along the water. This route follows that story from the Magnificent Mile down to the Riverwalk.

Begin beside the Hancock Center, where steel X&#39;s hold a tower up against the wind. Pass the Water Tower that survived the Great Fire, a hotel that stepped back before the law asked it to, and the Tribune Tower, set with stones from famous places. Cross the DuSable Bridge, a see-saw of steel that still lifts for boats.

Then go down to the river and walk west beneath bridge after bridge: past a veterans memorial, the round towers of Marina City, a park built to flood, the vast Merchandise Mart, and a glass tower bent to the river&#39;s bend.

Twelve stops, about a mile and a half, around 100 minutes, in English at your own pace. Mostly outdoors, with some stairs. Entry to the Hancock observation deck and the bridgehouse museum is not included.

Chicago Riverwalk and Magnificent Mile Audio Walk: Hancock Center, Tribune Tower, DuSable Bridge

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