Decision
The Best Chicago Night Tours Compared: River, Lake, Streets or Air
River or lake, sunset or dark, 45 or 90 minutes, a guide or light narration, the crime bus, the flight, children, dates and cold nights.
Chicago Night Guides
These are the long reads for the choices you make before you book. Most Chicago Night guided tours happen on the water, so the questions are about where the boat goes, who talks, and whether it is dark yet. Which one suits you? When should the evening start? What stays open late, what does it all cost, and which month is best?
Start with the night tours compared if you have not picked one yet, or with the plan for one evening if you have. The blog answers single questions in fewer words.
Itinerary
A Chicago Night in One Evening: From Sunset to the Last Deck
When to start by month, which cruise first, the projections, the fountain, a deck to finish, the crime bus instead, winter, and getting back.
Open late
Best Chicago Night Attractions, and Which Are Open Late
The river walk, the fountain, the projections, the pier, the two decks and the museum: hours after dark, what is free, and going without a tour.
Prices
Chicago Night Tour Prices, and What the Fare Leaves Out
What each cruise, the bus and the flight cost, what the fare covers, drinks, tips, children, priority boarding, refunds, and a family of four.
Seasons
Chicago Night Cruise Season and Sunset Times, Month by Month
When the boats sail, sunset and full dark each month, the clock change, the fireworks, the projections, the cold, and the best month to go.
Sunset by month is on the weather page, every meeting point is on the map, and every fare is on Chicago Night Tours.