Now booking charters for our 2019 season!
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.]
"Rachael was great! We had a fun time cruising along, listening to Rachael explain about the architecture of the city...we even had the opportunity to see the centennial fountain go off during the tour! Definitely recommend taking a river architecture cruise on your trip to Chicago."
"My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the Chicago Architectural Boat Tour. The guide was terrific and knows everything there is to know about the history of Chicago and the architectural styles of all the different eras. We had a beautiful day, which certainly helped. I'd highly recommend this tour! "
"I have been on many Chicago river tours and this last one was the best. Our tour guide was Kevin and he was great! Kevin made the 75-minute tour very enjoyable and interesting. He did not read off a script like many of the tour guides do but talked about the architecture and history from his vast knowledge and added personable information that made history come alive."
"My husband really wanted to do this tour and I was a bit skeptical. Boy was I wrong…. It ended up being such a great tour. We were lucky enough to have Nick as our tour guide. Not only was he knowledgeable, he was passionate, energetic, funny, and his delivery was flawless."
"What a great way to spend 3/4 hour on a fine, calm Chicago day. Victor our guide, gave us a very detailed account of Chicago’s building heritage, the architectural style and by whom. Fascinating contrast from the Art Deco to the ultra-modern. As an Engineer I was fascinated by the structural challenges and solutions."
Jenny S.
Roseville, CA
6/22/2019
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Lisa R.
North Royalton, OH
6/23/2019
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Mary R.
Naperville, IL
6/22/2019
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DiB1212
Madison, WI
6/25/2019
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dayjeck
Invercargill, New Zealand
6/24/2019
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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