Seadog River & Lake Architectural Tours

Are you ready for a thrilling cruise experience along Chicago's scenic lakefront?

Chicago River & Lake Architectural Tour Seadog Chicago's Architectural Cruise is the only tour to take you from the lakefront, through the locks and along the river. Departing from Navy Pier, the Seadog River & Lake Architecture Tour is your best choice for experiencing Chicago. Our memorable 75-minute river & lake architectural cruise features exciting views and descriptions of Chicago's most famous architecture, landmarks and history combined with an exciting ride aboard Seadog!

This exciting, descriptive, 75-minute Seadog architecture tour:

• Departs directly from popular and easy to find Navy Pier.

• Includes passage through the historic Chicago River Locks and up the Chicago River.

• Includes a river architectural tour and a speedboat ride along the lakefront.

Our Live narrated tour is educational, fun and interesting:

• Learn when and why the flow of the Chicago River was reversed.

• Learn how Chicago architects pioneered skyscraper construction.

Chicago River & Lake Architectural Tour

• Learn why the beautiful Chicago lakefront is almost all parkland.

• Learn about an $80 million dollar skyscraper construction mistake.

See and hear about the dozens of skyscrapers lining the Chicago River including the Willis Tower and the Tribune Tower. Plus, with Seadog Cruises, you will also get a spectacular view of the Chicago skyline from Lake Michigan. And only Seadog finishes the architectural tour with a thrilling speedboat ride along the lake featuring Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park, beautiful Chicago Harbor, Chicago’s Museum Campus and much, much more!

A narrated historical tour can provide interesting and surprising facts. Kids will enjoy their Chicago Architecture Tour so much they won't notice that they're learning. There is no shortage of sights or architecture to learn about and enjoy, and you can get a great view of it all aboard a Chicago Architectural Tour!