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Create your own sneakers with a shoemaker

Customize a pair of shoes using a variety of materials, paints, and design techniques. We provide a basic style white sneaker. If you would like a luxury sneaker you are welcome to bring your own.

5 out of 5 average rating, 15 reviews

Stretch pizza dough and taste wine at Bungalow

Sip Middle Brow’s natural wines while learning to shape dough from co-founder Pete Ternes.

5 out of 5 average rating, 5 reviews

See hidden rooms at the Driehaus with a historian

Visit the 1883 Driehaus Museum & its hidden servants’ quarters and Billiards Room.

Top-rated activities

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4.91 out of 5 average rating, 373 reviews

Chicago Underground Pedway & Secret Interiors Tour

Explore Chicago's underground Pedway: hidden corridors of stained glass, quirky stories, and many secrets both underground and above, with stunning architecture and unexpected details.

4.94 out of 5 average rating, 1239 reviews

Discover Chicago's Dazzling Architecture Interiors

See the stunning and often overlooked architecture interiors of downtown Chicago on Chicago original and best interiors tour!

4.93 out of 5 average rating, 911 reviews

Street Art Workshop

Unleash your creativity with local artists using lettering, stencils, and cap techniques.

4.94 out of 5 average rating, 281 reviews

Chinatown's Food & Culture Walking Tour in Chicago

Taste your way through Chicago’s Chinatown on this 1-mi award-winning Food & Culture Walking Tour! Enjoy 5 tastings—dim sum, chili chicken, lamb cumin, egg tarts, and more—plus tea & drink upgrades.

4.94 out of 5 average rating, 252 reviews

Chicago in a Day: Walk, Eat & Discover

Wander through the city’s vibrant core, where historic buildings meet modern marvels in every direction.

4.88 out of 5 average rating, 281 reviews

Chicago's Famous Foods & Top Attractions Walk Tour

Taste your way through Chicago on this award-winning Chicago Food & Walking Tour! Enjoy five iconic tastings—deep dish pizza, hot dogs, Italian beef, Garrett's popcorn, brownie—plus top attractions.