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.]
"Took this trip on a beautiful sunny spring day. This was our first introduction to Chicago and its amazing architectural variety. Our tour guide Jalen was knowledgeable, entertaining and engaging throughout. The views and photos we came away with were stunning. The boat was clean and staff very helpful. This was a highlight of our visit to the city."
"The tour was highly recommended and rightly so. It gave us lot of insights about Chicago's building and architectural history while proving to be quite entertaining as well. It's a 75 mins tour and covers the whole water and surrounding buildings comprehensively. Definitely recommended even if you have only one day in the city."
"A great way to see the skyline of Chicago. From the river you get to see all the various buildings, learn about the architecture and how they sit so well side by side. Our guide Johnny was full of facts & we couldn’t get enough of his obvious passion for the architecture of days past and what’s yet to come."
"NICK! Nick's vocabulary made an architectural tour into a 75 minute DELIGHT. Awesome job, Nick. Loved your presentation! "
"Jake was awesome! Very informative and clear in speech! So many buildings I've been interested in and received more than expected! Great job, Jake! I'll definitely be back! Chicago is amazing! "
Mark N.
Kirkland, WA
march 13, 2019
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Soumyas810
Mumbai, India
March 15, 2019
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Victoria W.
April 17, 2019
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Sheridan E.
April 13, 2019
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Ronnie M.
April 20, 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