Out & About Chicago Walking Tours

The Chicago history tour we always wanted to take.

What we do

History doesn't live in a vacuum. At Out & About, we connect the dots between the past and the present with as many sides of the story as we can find. Chicago's beauty is as much a result of pioneering visionaries as it is the result of oppression and greed. Get into the messy histories of Chicago as we go

Out & About in The Windy City!

Out & About is a proudly LGBTQ owned and operated business!

Using the symbols of the Chicago City Flag as our guide and the beautiful Chicago Riverwalk as our backdrop, our tour takes you through formative Chicago history in 75 minutes!

Why Choose Us

Unfiltered History

At Out & About, we understand that the way that we tell our histories is often one-sided. We tell the history from both sides of the coin - the good, the bad, and how both made Chicago what it is today.

"Ricki as our guide was outstanding. Her communication skills, knowledge, sense of humor, and presentation were second to none and we felt very lucky to have her." - Mike, St. Louis

Queer-led

Our queer identities allow us to bring an open, expansive and multi-faceted perspective to the histories that have been sanitized by the status quo. Moreover, we know how to have fun!

"Antonio was, without a doubt, my favorite tour guide I've ever had. No exaggeration! I could really tell that he loved the city he lived in and loved telling others about it in a dynamic, fun, hilarious way." - Whitney, Austin

Iconic Backdrop

Join us on the gorgeous Chicago Riverwalk, surrounded by the city’s world-famous architecture, to see how its complex history was molded by, and into, the landscape around you.

"Our tour was absolutely spectacular with our guides' inside scoop on the fascinating history of the city...our tour with Out & About was the highlight of our trip!" - Loren, NYC

Book our walking tour, "Out & About: an Unfiltered Chicago History"

on the beautiful and historic Chicago Riverwalk

* ADA Accessible *

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