With the city’s largest fleet – 11 touring vessels and 6 water taxis – and dozens of architectural guides, Shoreline Sightseeing is one of Chicago’s most popular tours. Purchase your tickets today for your own awesome adventure: from scenic trips along the river to skyline tours on Lake Michigan.
Shoreline Sightseeing: More boats, more tours, more guides – to suit your schedule!
Our Tours
Which experience is right for me?
Utilize our interactive map below to explore our tour routes to determine what sights you want to see.
[Choose Blue for our Architecture River Tours. And Red for our Classic Lake Tour routes.]
[Choose Blue for our Architecture River Tours. And Red for our Classic Lake Tour routes.]
"Shoreline puts together some great, informative and fun tours of architectural features on the downtown Chicago River. We enjoyed our tour so much that we booked a second one to come back and see it at night."
"Shoreline Cruises:as a native Chicagoan, I take all visiting family and friends on this super informative cruise of the Chicago River. Great narrators and if you book online you will save some money. Around $40.00 on the weekend and well worth the cost!"
"Great tour. Easy to find @ Navy Pier. Great staff, passionate about their love for Chicago. Nice bar & bathrooms on the boat made the 75-minute ride completely relaxing & comfortable."
"I took the 75-minute Architecture River Cruise yesterday at 2:45 and Nick was our guide. He was EXCELLENT! … He was very knowledgeable and engaged with the people extremely well. He was able to share all of his knowledge in a way that kept our attention the whole time."
"Architectural Boat Tour with 10 and 13 year old: our whole family really enjoyed this tour. I was a little worried that our kids would be bored, but they loved it! We were able to stay cool under the awning on the boat and still had a good view."
drynkward
Denver, CO
August 20, 2018
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warch1
Chicago, Illinois
August 19, 2018
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Penni S
August 19, 2018
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August 19, 2018
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Davis, CA
August 18, 2018
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Guide Spotlight
Meet Rachael S.
Rachael has been a Shoreline guide since 2015, and she uses her background in improv comedy for a fun and spontaneous tour. She is still in awe of Chicago's skyscrapers and loves how much there is to do in the city year-round.
Meet the team