Chicago Detours — Local services in West Chicago Township

This tour is simply outstanding! Starting at Fannie May's chocolate candy store, this experience moves onto some of the most intriguing historical spots of this extremely interesting "Second City". We have been activity choosing Chicago as a place to frequent for any reason in the book and it never disappoints. Kuddos to the fine staff of Chicago DeTours and their very engaging set of tour guides. After decades of trips to the city, we are still blown away at how much one can learn from simply grabbing a brochure about activities and selecting that one unknown experience to partake which ultimately offers incredible lifetime memories. Our experience with this tour company started with asking Ellen about squeezing onto an earlier tour departure time. She called each of the venues in order to see if they could accommodate us so we appreciate the extra inquiries. Alex was our guide last night for the 5:45PM departure slot and created a world in which we were able to walk through history at each stop. We will most certainly check out all of the remaining options this tour company has to offer during the remainder of our stay as well as future visits. We will also be dropping referrals to all our friends and within our sphere of influence. Many many many thanks for a tour well...

Great for tourists and locals! I booked a Good Times Historic Bar tour via Google Offers and was excited about it and the tour did not let me down. It was fun, quirky, and very historic. Learned much more than I anticipated, considering I expected it would be something similar to a pub crawl. It started at the Tribune building which is one of my favorite buildings in Chicago and I learned even more fun and cool (historic) information about it from our tour guide while standing in the building's main lobby (which I have to admit, I've never walked into before). It's also cool that Amanda (our tour guide) had videos and photos to accompany the tour on iPad, so the multimedia aspect of it makes it more modern and non-traditional (in a good way). Also unexpected was that drinks and appetizers/small bites were served at each restaurant/bar location. I didn't expect it to be included in the tour, so it was really a nice bonus. As a local I recommend this tour to Chicago residents because you will learn something new even if you think you're well-versed in Chicago history. I also recommend this tour to tourists, because it will open you eyes more to Chicago history and architecture through a casual stroll with food and...

I just discovered Chicago Detours during the quarantine. They are doing FREE daily programs and accepting donations to cover costs of operating a business during a pandemic. I have absolutely fallen in love with these daily tours. Using a combination of PowerPoint and Google Street View, they present daily on a variety of topics connected to Chicago neighborhoods. Amanda, the owner has hooked me in, as I look forward to her programs each day, even if it isn’t a topic I might normally sign up for. She remembers those who join in regularly, even remembering where we are from. She tries to greet every participant as they log in, which has made these personal, not just a distant presenter talking from far away. It is evident that Amanda is very knowledgeable about her topics as well as the other tour staff. She is passionate about her business and tours. I have learned so much from watching these ‘tours’. I love the weekend tours of neighborhoods and find myself disappointed that the weekday ‘happy hour’ tours end so quickly. Although circumstances don’t allow me to go to Chicago to tour in person, I would definitely be interested in taking an in person tour...