Walks

Self-guided walking tours

Themed walking tours through the West Loop, each one a short route past a sequence of buildings, businesses, and parks worth noticing. Tours are free, self-guided, and ungated — open the page, follow the stops, read the notes at each one. The cited sources support the historical claims.

• Fulton Market meatpacking history walk About 45 minutes, walked. · 5 stops Anyone interested in adaptive-reuse architecture or Chicago's commercial history.
• Randolph Restaurant Row anchors walk About 20 minutes of walking, end to end. Allow more if you stop to eat. · 6 stops Anyone curious about the West Loop dining scene's formation.
• Greektown anchors and history walk About 30 minutes, walked. · 3 stops Anyone interested in Chicago's immigrant neighborhoods or Greek-American food.
• Family parks loop — Mary Bartelme to Skinner About 1 hour with playground stops. · 3 stops Parents with kids — works for ages 2 through 10.