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The Chicago River Tour with Geoffrey Baer

The Chicago River has played many roles in Chicago's history: hero, villain, and underdog.

In the epic drama that is Chicago’s history, the Chicago River has played many roles, by turns hero, villain, and underdog. The most iconic river scenes lie near the river’s confluence with Lake Michigan, the junction that gave rise to the city itself, where skyscrapers now exalt the river’s banks and form a spectacular canyon of stunning architecture.

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The Chicago River Tour with Geoffrey Baer

The Chicago River has played many roles in Chicago's history: hero, villain, and underdog.

In the epic drama that is Chicago’s history, the Chicago River has played many roles, by turns hero, villain, and underdog. The most iconic river scenes lie near the river’s confluence with Lake Michigan, the junction that gave rise to the city itself, where skyscrapers now exalt the river’s banks and form a spectacular canyon of stunning architecture.

Experience the River in 360

The View from Wolf Point

See Wolf Point, where the three branches of the Chicago River merge. Once the social and economic hub of the little frontier town of Chicago, today it is home to some of the city’s most innovative architecture.

See Wolf Point, where the three branches of the Chicago River merge. Once the social and economic hub of the little frontier town of Chicago, today it is home to some of the city’s most innovative architecture.

The View from the DuSable Bridge

In this short 360 film, Geoffrey Baer shares the stories of the fur trader, the tycoon, the newspaperman, and just a few of the architects who have made the iconic DuSable Bridge so quintessentially Chicago.

In this short 360 film, Geoffrey Baer shares the stories of the fur trader, the tycoon, the newspaperman, and just a few of the architects who have made the iconic DuSable Bridge so quintessentially Chicago.

Animated Chicago History

How Chicago Reversed Its River

A short animated history of how Chicago reversed its river.

A short animated history of Chicago and the engineering marvel of reversing the flow of the Chicago River.