6 Stop 6 of 13 on The Postcard Tour

The Chicago Riverwalk

The Loop & Magnificent Mile, Chicago

A Preview

"Down here at water level you get engine noise, gulls, and a slow green river with tour boats sliding along it. That river is flowing the wrong way. Not by accident, and not by a little. Chicago turned it around on purpose, and it's been running backwards ever since. The reason is unglamorous."

Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.

The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

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The Postcard Tour

The Postcard Tour

13 stops · 40 min

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Tour Stops

Follow the full The Postcard Tour route.

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 The Chicago Water Tower
  3. 3 Tribune Tower
  4. 4 The Wrigley Building
  5. 5 DuSable Bridge and the River Mouth
  6. 6 The Chicago Riverwalk
  7. 7 Marina City
  8. 8 The Chicago Theatre
  9. 9 The Chicago Cultural Center
  10. 10 Cloud Gate — The Bean
  11. 11 Crown Fountain
  12. 12 The Art Institute Lions
  13. 13 The Reveal

Hear the full story at The Chicago Riverwalk

This is just one of 13 stops on the The Postcard Tour tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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