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Chicago Greeter

Chicago, IL
312 744 8000
As featured in Chicago For free and 1 other guide
Ranked #1 of 84 tours in Chicago
5.0 of 5 stars 210 Reviews
Type: Tours
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Fee: No
Traveller Description: Chicago Greeter is a FREE service that matches visitors to Chicago with a local volunteer called a "Greeter." Visitors are matched with Greeters... more »
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Oakridge, Oregon
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52 reviews 52 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

i wish every city had a service like this. We were given the gift of one person for half a day who simply wanted to help us learn our way around Chicago so we could have a great time in this amazing city. We met our host, Sharon, at the Cultural Center, an amazing building that is a treasure to... More

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Orange County, California
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117 reviews 117 reviews
Reviews in 34 cities Reviews in 34 cities
31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

You sign up on line but don't get confirmation until about 2 days pre trip. our guide contacted us and discussed options and planned the tour based on what else we had planned and our likes. Then we met the morning in the old library. He started out by giving us 2 free all day passes for the El (everyone... More

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Edmonton, Canada
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

It's a really good service offered for FREE, but unless it doesn't matter to you what you see, be specific about neighbourhoods you want to visit or you could be disappointed by wasting valuable vacation time in areas of no interest to you. More

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Dorchester Ontario
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

This is such a wonderful way to be introduced to the city of Chicago. Our greeter, Nancy was a wealth of information. We had the extra privilege of getting to see the city from the roof of her downtown high rise apartment building...what a thrill that was! The fact that this is a free tour given by a native Chicagoan... More

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Houston, Texas
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

The greeter was really informative. Before the trip we expressed interest in architecture, and she brought us to really beautiful buildings around the city, including ones that would otherwise be hard to find. She also recommended an excellent boat trip to us. More

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Annapolis, Maryland
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

My kids and I had a fabulous tour of Chicago with this program last week. The Greeter showed us some fabulous art, had a scavenger hunt ready for the kids to do of the Cultural Center and got us ready to explore the city. What a great free tour for anyone to use -- amazing. Our Greeter was with us... More

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

Our Chicago Greeter, Tom, was absolutely outstanding!! He clearly loves Chicago and made the tour really interesting and fun. I would highly recommend the "Chicago Greeter"! More

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garland
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

We did the neighborhhood tour with Susan, she was great. We did the gold coast and old town tour. We saw some beautiful historic homes and received a lot of interesting facts. The streets were beautiful. We had Susan with us for 3 hours and enjoyed every minute, she was delightful!! And it was free! More

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Ames, Iowa
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

The Greeter chosen to show me some of Chicago's history and architectural treasures was herself a gem. She was a fourth-generation Chicagoan on both sides of her family. She showed me all sorts of sights, even insides of buildings that I wouldn't have discovered on my own, and provided fantastic factoids about the city. I think this is a great... More

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

This was a highlight of our trip! If you are in Chicago you should take advantage of this amazing program. More

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