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 Skyline Lake Tour routes.]
You can also compare tours and see departure times by downloading our tours brochure.
[Choose Blue for our Architecture River Tours. And Red for our Skyline Lake Tour routes.]
You can also compare tours and see departure times by downloading our tours brochure.
"My wife and I took the 75 minute Architectural Tour and had a wonderful time!....Our tour guide Jim was very entertaining and informative! ….Would highly recommend this tour to any Illinois resident and non-resident alike!"
"We ordered tickets online and walked to the dock a few mins before takeoff. Really easy online process and highly recommend it. On the boat there is a guide who will tell you about the buildings, a bar….and plenty of photo ops for social media. The tour was 60 mins and very informative. Great place to sit back….and enjoy the sights around you."
"What an incredible way to view all the beautiful buildings on the river. The guide was so knowledgeable and funny. Great Tour!"
"I'm beyond impressed with the architecture tour and all of the staff that worked on my tour. I felt comfortable with the way they handled covid-19….they had all of the seats spaced out so you wouldn't be on top of other guests aboard. The tour guide, Kyle, did a phenomenal job and kept me interested the entire time, and the architecture is just beautiful."
"Sam the tour guide was awesome! Funny, informative and you can tell he loves his job!
Kevin the bartender was super friendly!! Everyone was wearing their mask as instructed and we loved this trip!!.... I can't wait to bring more friends to the city !
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Miles F
Lombard, Il
5/2/21
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Erin M
Gonzalez, LA
3/10/21
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Nikki
7/2/2020
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Caitlin C
Chicago, IL
7/5/2020
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Jessica H
Lawrenceburg IN
6/29/2020
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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