Chicago: Vice, Crime and Gangsters Self-Guided Audio Tour
ID: GYG444038-799228
Category:
Country: United States
Duration:
01:15 hours
Description
Delve into Chicago’s crooked past with this self-guided audio tour. Experience the magic of GPS playback as you immerse yourself in the history of crime, gangsters, and vice in the notorious city.
You may think you know Al Capone and Eliot Ness, but you don’t know the Chicagoans who came before and educated them. On this walking tour, you’ll go back in time to the city’s earliest days and hear about the first crime bosses, sex workers, card sharks, con men, saloon keepers, corrupt police officers, opium addicts, and crooked politicians.
This circular walk takes you through the River North and northern Loop neighborhoods with views of some of Chicago’s best-known public sculptures and structures. Get up close and personal with Tribune Tower, the Wrigley Building, Merchandise Mart and the city’s other top tourist attractions, as well as lesser-known ones, including:
• Brothels and bagnios
• Gambling resorts
• Cheap saloons
• Squatter settlements
• Fleabag boarding houses
There are plenty of cafes, restaurants and bars along the way for a quick or lengthy stop, including the enigmatic Billy Goat Tavern.
Why was nineteenth-century Chicago known as the “Wickedest City in the World?” Take this tour and find out!
Highlights
- Find the city’s dark side with stories of opium trade, vices, and a shanty town
- Hear from producer Richard Junger, an urban historian and author
- Do it all in 75 minutes or linger at stops along the way
- Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it
- Use the virtual tour option at home
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
You will need to download the app and then use the voucher code provided to download the tour
The download should only take a few minutes to complete
If it takes longer, please cancel the download, go to Library, select Library and download the tour from there.
The tour is only available in English.
Bring your own smartphone and headphones for the tour.
CTA "L" lines -- get off at State/Lake station and walk north and east to Michigan and Wacker
CTA bus -- #19 bus runs around the Loop and stops near Michigan and Wacker and the #6 bus travels north/south on Michigan from the museums
Millennium Station -- the CTA Metra Electric lines and the Indiana South Shore Railway stop there. Just go up to street level and walk north four blocks on Michigan
Metra Ogilvie and Union stations are longer walks. Consider the "L" or a CTA bus
Parking garages -- available but pricey. It may save to use mass transit. One of the cheaper garages is under Millennium Park at 5 S. Columbus Drive. Walk north on Michigan Avenue to the bridge.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
