Create Your Own Sightseeing Map in Chicago, USA

Creating a self-guided walk to explore Chicago is easy. Choose the attractions that interest you the most, and let our software create a walking route based on your selections. Afterward, retrieve your walk in the GPSmyCity app on your mobile device. The app will guide you from one tour stop to the next as if you had a personal tour guide. Our short tutorial video shows the steps needed to create your walk.

Step 1: Select Attractions

Select "Interface" below to select the 'List' or 'Map' interface. Use "Filter Sights" to filter attractions by category. Maximum 20 sights per walk. If you select the 'Map' interface, click a map pin to view the sight information and select the sight.
Interface*:
Filter Sights*:
875 North Michigan Avenue – 360 Chicago Observation Deck (must see)
900 North Michigan Shops
Addington Gallery
Adler Planetarium
Amazing Chicago's Funhouse Maze
Andy's Jazz Club
Antiques on Old Plank Road
Aqua (skyscraper)
Art Institute of Chicago (must see)
Auditorium Building
BP Pedestrian Bridge
Berlin
Billy Goat Tavern (The Original)
Blue Chicago
Bottom Lounge
Broadway Antique Market
Buckingham Fountain (must see)
Buddy Guy's Legends
Catherine Edelman Gallery
Centennial Wheel
Chicago City Hall & County Building
Chicago History Museum (must see)
Chicago History Museum Shop
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago Theatre (must see)
Chicago Water Tower
Chinatown Gate
Chinatown Square Plaza
Chinese Christian Union Church
Chinese-American Museum of Chicago
Civic Opera House
Cloud Gate (must see)
Cobb Lecture Hall
Cobra Lounge
Crilly Court
Crown Fountain
DuSable Bridge
ENJOY, An Urban General Store
Exelon Pavilions
Family Pavilion / Chicago Children's Museum
Field Museum (must see)
Fine Arts Building
Fisher Building
Garfield Park & Conservatory
Garrett Popcorn
Gerald Ratner Athletics Center
Grant Park
Half Acre Beer Company
Harold Washington Library Center
Harper Memorial Library
Holy Name Cathedral
Holy Trinity Polish Catholic Church
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
InterContinental Chicago Hotel
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Jean Albano Gallery
KOVAL Distillery Store
Kingston Mines
LEGO Store
Laird Bell Law Quadrangle
Lincoln Antique Mall
Lincoln Park Zoo (must see)
Lurie Garden
Maggie Daley Park
Magnificent Mile (must see)
Main Quadrangle
Manhattan Building
Marina City
Marquette Building
Medinah Temple
Menomonee Street
Merchandise Mart
Midway Plaisance
Midwest Buddhist Temple Taiko
Millennium Park (must see)
Miller Lite Beer Garden
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Science and Industry (must see)
National Museum of Mexican Art
Navy Pier (must see)
Navy Pier Auditorium
Navy Pier Illuminarium
Nine Dragon Wall
Nuclear Energy (sculpture)
Oak Street
Oak Street Beach
Old St. Patrick's Church
Olsen-Hansen Row Houses (must see)
Palmolive Building
Ping Tom Memorial Park
Polish Museum of America
Polk Bros Park
Pops for Champagne
Primary Night Club
Pui Tak Center
Quadrangle Club
ROOF on theWit
Randolph Street Market
Regenstein Library and Mansueto Library
Robie House
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Rookery Building
Second City Theater (must see)
Shedd Aquarium (must see)
Snell–Hitchcock Hall
Sound-Bar
Spybar
St. James Cathedral
St. Michael's Church
St. Therese Chinese Catholic Church
State Street
Stephen Daiter Gallery
Swedish American Museum
The Aviary
The Drake
The Field Museum
The Shops at North Bridge
The Underground
Tiffany & Co.
Tower Group and Hutchinson Commons
Tribune Tower
Ukrainian National Museum
Union Station
Vosges Haut Chocolat
Water Tower Place
Wells Street
West Burton Place Historic District
Willis Tower - Skydeck Chicago (must see)
Wrigley Building
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Square and Millennium Monument
Wrigleyville Sports
Zebra Lounge

Step 2: Select Starting Point

Indicate walk's starting point which can be either one of the selected sights (shown on the map in 'Step 3') or a custom sight of choice, e.g. your hotel or a metro station.
Select One*:
Enter Place Name*:
GPS Coordinates*: Locate the place on map
Choose a Hotel*:
Starting Point*:

Step 3: Create/Update Route

The selected attractions are displayed on the map below.
Your walk is not saved yet. To save it, please proceed to the final 'Step 4' below.

Step 4: Save Your Custom Walk

Enter a name for your custom walk, along with your email address, in the fields below. You will receive the instructions for retrieving your custom walk in the GPSmyCity app by email. The GPSmyCity app offers turn-by-turn travel directions to guide you from one attraction to the next.
Walk Name*:
Email*: