Chicago Hop-On Hop-Off Big Bus Tour
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Experience Highlights
Discover Chicago's colourful history on an approximately two-hour bus tour with free stops. With a Classic, Premium or Deluxe ticket, enjoy the best panoramic views of the city from an open-top double-decker bus. See spectacular skyscrapers and museums as an on-board audio guide takes you through history. You can hop on and off at any stop and explore the city at your own pace.
Hop off at Magnificent Mile for shopping and enjoy attractions such as Navy Pier. Only with the Deluxe ticket, enjoy the best views of the big city from the Willis Tower observation deck and a non-stop night bus tour .
- Explore the city of Chicago on a two-hour sightseeing bus tour with free stops .
- Hop on and off the bus and visit attractions such as Millennium Park, Magnificent Mile, Navy Pier and more.
- Discover the history of Chicago through an on-board audio guide narration.
- Download the Big Bus app for real-time bus tracking .
- With the Deluxe ticket only, enjoy a non-stop night tour and view Chicago from the Willis Tower Skydeck .
What’s included
- Tour by open-top tourist bus and free stops.
- Audio guide.
- Live bus tracking.
- Willis Tower Skydeck, included in the Deluxe ticket.
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Step by Step
Explore Chicago's most iconic sights at your own pace on this approximately two-hour, unlimited-stop sightseeing bus tour , where you'll enjoy panoramic views from an open-top double-decker bus while listening to Chicago's history through audio commentary. From an open-top double-decker bus you'll enjoy the best panoramic views of the city while listening to Chicago's history through audio commentary . You can hop on and off the bus at any of the 11 stops along the route and see its impressive skyscrapers and historic museums at your own pace.
With a Classic, Premium or Deluxe ticket you'll discover the iconic Windy City and attractions such as The Chicago Theatre, Grant Park with its landmark Buckingham Fountain and Navy Pier on the shores of Lake Michigan. Don't miss Navy Pier's star attraction, the iconic Centennial Wheel , which rises 150 metres high.
Your bus tour will take in the beautiful scenery of a man-made island, Northerly Island, along Chicago's Lake Michigan shoreline. Located in the heart of the Chicago Museum campus, you can explore your surroundings at your own pace. Nearby you'll find Soldier Field football stadium and the Adler Planetarium, the first science museum in the USA, which also houses exhibits on the universe and the solar system.
You'll see impressive skyscrapers such as the Wrigley Building and Willis Tower, legendary buildings in the Chicago Loop financial district and iconic museums such as the Art Institute of Chicago. With strategic stops located near the city's top attractions, hop off your tour bus and explore downtown at your own pace. Enjoy a stroll through the Magnificent Mile shopping area, walk through Millennium Park and get up close to the "Cloud Gate" sculpture to admire its unique shape.
To make sure you don't miss any of these famous attractions on and off the bus, download the Big Bus app for real-time bus tracking information.
Plus, you'll enjoy additional benefits with the Deluxe ticket. With this ticket, you'll enjoy a non-stop, night-time tour of Chicago lit up at night. With the Deluxe ticket you can also see the city of Chicago in all its splendour from above on the Skydeck of the Willis Tower. You'll explore Chicago like never before by climbing to the observation deck of this skyscraper.