Prairie District Chicago Neighborhood Tour
Motors, Music and Mansions
Prairie District: Street of the Elite
Tour runs Saturday. Book now!
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With our Chicago Prairie District tour, you’ll get a sense of how the city’s wealthiest residents lived around the turn of the century and what remains today. This unique tour begins at one of the city’s newly-revitalized spaces, the beautiful Chicago Athletic Association Hotel.
Like all of our Chicago walking tours, we’ll take a short L ride to our destination neighborhood. The Chicago Prairie District is home to many historic sites such as Motor Row, the former Chess Records, the oldest house in the city, the landmark Second Presbyterian Church and the Glessner House. After enjoying a brief stop at a unique, neighborhood restaurant (purchases optional), we’ll board the train back to the Loop. There, we’ll wrap up this Chicago walking tour at the famous Palmer House Hotel.
Tour Highlights
Book Prairie District: Street of the Elite
Duration: 4 hours
Extra time built in for train travel
Price: Adult $75
- Tour price includes transit fees, church donation & museum entrance fees - food/beverages purchased by guests
- Days of operation: Saturday
- Start time: 10:30am
- Tours begin and end in the Loop
- Walking distance: 1.6 miles

Additional Information
- Tours operate rain or shine
- Tours begin at scheduled start time - late arrivals may miss all or part of the tour
- Tour itinerary may be subject to minor revisions as necessary
- Cancellation Policy
- In case of delays
- Visit FAQs
Ticket Purchase Requirements
- Must be able to climb stairs
- Tour requires minimum of 2 guests to run
- Tickets are required for all guests
- Children must be 12 years or older and accompanied by an adult (age 18 or older) - Tickets for children are not discounted