Three Ways to Enjoy the Tours:

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1 Listen & View
at Home

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2 Listen & View
on your MP3 Player

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3 Listen & View
while Exploring

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Welcome!

The City of Chicago welcomes you to the new Explore Chicago Downloadable tour site, presented by the Chicago Office of Tourism. These FREE downloadable tours will take you on an adventure which you can enjoy anywhere — at home, in the car or walking down our city streets. Each tour features local experts sharing what they know best, Chicago! Visit exciting destinations, listen to music created here and share in the culture only found in our city. We invite you to explore Chicago!

Chicago For Kids! An Interactive Tour of the City of Chicago

Take an adventure to Chicago's coolest places without
ever leaving home! Trek through the city and discover
eight destinations, games and challenges that highlight the
rich culture and history of Chicago.

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Available in five languages:

The History of Chicago Blues, Narrated by Buddy Guy

A view of the Chicago skyline, at night.

Chicago Blues is an interesting and exciting look at the history of
Chicago Blues music and destinations. Narrated by Chicago's own Buddy Guy, this enhanced audio tour shares the sounds and stories of Sweet Home Chicago. View the tour here or choose your language to download the tour.

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Available in five languages:

Millennium Park Enhanced Audio Tour

A group of children play in the Crown Fountain in Millennium Park

Chicago’s Millennium Park is an unparalleled center for art, music,
architecture and landscape design.

Now you can explore the 24.5 acre Park with its creators as your guide, including architect Frank Gehry, and artists Anish Kapoor and Jaume Plensa. Discover how and why Millennium Park was built. Learn the secrets that lie beneath the Park floor, and hear the reasons why Millennium Park is one of the world’s most spectacular new public spaces.

With the Millennium Park self-guided audio tour, you can go at your own pace and listen in any order you choose.

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Available in five languages: