Chicago Trolley Company

773-648-5000
www.chicagotrolley.com
This all-day, hop on/hop off city tour makes stops at the Sears Tower and 13 other key sites around downtown Chicago. Trolleys are lift-equipped with 2 wheelchair securements. No assistive listening system or script is available.

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Loop Tour Train

Chicago Office of Tourism
312-744-2400
www.cityofchicago.org/tourism
From May through September, this free, ticketed 40-minute tour departs every Saturday at 10am and 10:40am from the Randolph and Wabash CTA elevated train station. Tickets are distributed on the day of the tour from 9am at the Visitor Information Center, 77 E. Randolph. Docents from the Chicago Architecture Foundation present the history of the 130-year-old downtown area and the 'L' system as the train circles the Loop three times. The Loop Tour Train is wheelchair accessible.

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Chicago Architecture Foundation/ArchiCenter

224 S. Michigan Ave. (Adams)
312-922-8687
www.architecture.org
The Foundation is famous for its architectural tours. Archicenter, where bus and walking tours originate, has exhibits, a free lunchtime lecture series and a wonderful shop. The Corner Bakery off the lobby has a fully accessible, single use restroom. All walking tours in the Loop are ADA accessible so visitors with mobility impairments, walkers or scooters can be accommodated without advance notice. Portable assistive listening devices are available for 2 walking tours: Historic Skyscraper Tour and Architectural Culture and Commerce Tour. Bus tours such as the Frank Lloyd Wright tour to Oak Park require 2-weeks advance notice for lift-equipped service. Some historic buildings and homes are not accessible. The Foundation's river cruises are not wheelchair accessible as one must descend steps to the dock, even from Lower Wacker. For further information, call the tour director at 312-922-3432 x268.

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Walk Chicago Tours

708-557-5400
www.walkchicagotours.com
This privately-owned company offers affordable, slower-paced, small-group tours. Minimum group size is two. Itineraries, which can be customized, focus on Chicago's culturally diverse neighborhoods and historically significant districts. The meeting point is either the visitor's Loop hotel or the Chicago Cultural Center at S. Michigan and Washington. Reservations should be made at least 72 hours in advance. Walk Chicago Tours welcomes clients with disabilities and will tailor the tour to meet their needs in terms of pace and accessibility. For no additional charge, they can provide pick up and drop off service at Loop hotels in a lift-equipped van. They can also provide a manual wheelchair and will assist with pushing so that the client and relax and enjoy the tour.

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Boat Tours

The following sightseeing and dinner cruise boats all leave from Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave. Parking is available on the Pier or nearby at Illinois and Grand Ave. These boats have gangways that can accommodate wheelchairs, although assistance may be required due to steep slopes, typically 1:6, and uneven transitions. The boarding deck is the only accessible deck since none have elevators or lifts onboard. To insure proper accommodation, specify access requirements when reserving. Restrooms vary in accessibility. Service animals are welcome; a grassy relief area is near the dock. Contact individual companies for further details.

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Mystic Blue Cruises

888-957-2327
www.mysticbluecruises.com
The newest passenger vessel at Navy Pier, Mystic Blue Cruises carries 500 passengers and provides dinner cruises along the lakeshore. Wheelchair access is on the Escapade deck which has accessible single-use restrooms. A manual wheelchair is available.

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Odyssey Cruises

866-305-2469
www.odyssey.com
On the Odyssey, the Sapphire deck, with live band, bar and dining, is wheelchair accessible. Single use restrooms are large but lack grab bars. A manual wheelchair is available.

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Shoreline Sightseeing

312-222-9328
www.shorelinesightseeing.com
This company offers a 30-minute skyline tour on Lake Michigan, a 1-hour architecture tour on the Chicago River and a 90-minute combination tour. Only the boats for the architecture tour are wheelchair accessible.

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Spirit of Chicago

866-273-2469
www.spiritcruises.com
On this dinner cruise vessel that carries 600 passengers, the Jubilee deck, with outside patios fore and aft, has wheelchair access. Restrooms have ambulatory stalls with side handrails.

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