Chicago
A self-guided audio walking tour of Chicago, United States
This self-guided audio walking tour of Chicago in Chicago, United States covers 9 narrated stops over roughly 60 minutes and about 3.8 km on foot. Press play in the PodWalk app and each stop is narrated automatically as you arrive — walk at your own pace, online or fully offline. The route runs from Washington Block to One North LaSalle. Expect a focus on history and hidden gems.
Download free, then play this walk in Chicago — narration starts automatically at each stop, online or off.
The route, stop by stop
Washington Block
Two years after the Great Chicago Fire leveled most of this city, someone decided to build up — not just rebuild, but go taller than nearly anything…
Randolph Tower
In 1929, a German-American social club decided to put its name on the Chicago skyline — and built something that looked like it belonged in medieval…
Richard J. Daley Center
In 1965, Chicago's civic government handed itself a monument — and then named it after the man still running the…
Three First National Plaza
The sawtooth edges you're reading right now weren't an aesthetic choice — they were a…
Harold Washington Library Center
Harold Washington was Chicago's first Black mayor — and when the city named its central library after him, it chose a building that refuses to…
Federal Center
After the Library's riot of ornament, this plaza lands like a held breath — all black steel and silence, the grid stripped to its…
The Rookery
Pigeons built this building's reputation before the architects did. When the first steel-framed towers went up in the Loop, birds colonized them by the thousands — and the name…
311 S Wacker Dr
A building 961 feet tall, and the city never gave it an official name. That says…
One North LaSalle
In 1930, a city still drunk on ambition tore down one of its own masterpieces to build this one. That's the Chicago bargain — and One North LaSalle is where it becomes impossible to…
These are the opening lines of each stop. The full narration — and the audio — plays in the app.
Chicago walking tour — good to know
- How long is the Chicago walking tour?
- About 60 minutes on foot, covering 9 stops over 3.8 km. You can pause and pick it back up whenever you like.
- What does the Chicago audio tour cover?
- 9 narrated stops, beginning at Washington Block and ending at One North LaSalle. Each one plays automatically as you reach it.
- Do I need an internet connection or mobile data?
- No. Download the walk once in the PodWalk app and the narration plays fully offline — handy while roaming in United States. GPS triggers each stop as you arrive.
- Is the Chicago audio tour free?
- Your first walk on PodWalk is free. After that, walks come through one-time passes from $2.99 — there's no subscription and nothing auto-renews.
- Can I do the tour at my own pace?
- Yes. There's no guide and no schedule — start when you want, linger as long as you like, and the next stop plays automatically when you get there.
Walk Chicago with PodWalk
Free to download. Your first walk is free, and you can download this one for fully offline use.