Chicago Architecture Center

Downtown Chicago exhibition center on the city's buildings and design, and the starting point for its architecture walking, bus and river-cruise tours.

Ways to visit

About

The Chicago Architecture Center on East Wacker Drive has exhibitions on how Chicago became a city of architecture and how design shapes cities. It is also the ticket point for architecture walking, bus and river-cruise tours; center admission comes with walking and bus tours. This listing covers center admission only; tour times and prices are on the center's tour pages.

Getting there

111 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60601

River cruises leave from the First Lady Dock at 112 E. Wacker Drive; walking tours also use the Marquette Hub at 136 S. Dearborn Street.

The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (41.88803, -87.62355). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps

Chicago Architecture Center: 312-922-3432

Sources

• architecture.org/visit-the-center · official page · read 2026-11-05For: name; street address; The Center (exhibitions): open or closed; The Center (exhibitions): what you see; The Center (exhibitions): kind of visit; The Center (exhibitions): days and hours; The Center (exhibitions): booking; The Center (exhibitions): cost; The Center (exhibitions): requirements
• wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q2963… · Wikidata · read 2026-11-05For: location
• architecture.org/city-tours/river-cruise · official page · read 2026-11-05For: phone and email

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