Our blog is filled with fun stories and little-known facts about special places.

• Activities

eATLAS’ Guide to Chicago’s Historic Neighborhoods

One of the most frequent questions Chicago tour guides get asked is where to go beyond the well-known downtown attractions like the Magnificent Mile, Navy Pier, and Millennium Park. Below is our guide to what’s in some of Chicago’s neighborhoods and, where applicable, how your experience can be enhanced by eATLAS’ Adventures. By Dave Lifton […]

August 15, 2024

• Iconic Chicago

Chicago’s Most Famous Shipwrecks

eATLAS has a pair of free Adventures in proximity to the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. Our Women in Design architecture tour starts at the Riverwalk and explores seven places that were designed by or inspired by women. The Many Lives of Navy Pier takes you to six locations that shows how the popular attraction […]

August 8, 2024

• Activities
• Tours

eATLAS’ Guide to Chicago Boat Tours

eATLAS has a pair of free Adventures in proximity to the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. Our Women in Design architecture tour starts at the Riverwalk and explores seven places that were designed by or inspired by women. The Many Lives of Navy Pier takes you to six locations that shows how the popular attraction […]

August 1, 2024

• City
• Culture
• Tours

What to Do in Chicago’s Chinatown

This weekend—July 27th – 28th, 2024—is the annual Chinatown Summer Fair, a celebration of Far East culture in Chicago. If you’re planning to visit for the fair, or any other time, read the below guide and take our free Adventure. Created by the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, the tour visits six landmarks in the […]

July 25, 2024

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• Tours

eATLAS’ Guide to Family-Friendly Chicago

Big cities can be intimidating for children, but Amy Bizzarri’s Kids Treasure Hunt of the Loop visits 10 places that fill youngsters with delight and wonder, including Millennium and Maggie Daley Parks, Garrett Popcorn, and the Picasso sculpture in Daley Plaza. By Dave Lifton (@daveeatschicago) Chicago’s two most-visited destinations are also its most family-friendly. In […]

July 19, 2024

• Activities
• Culture

How Chicago Birthed House Music

eATLAS has two self-guided Adventures of street art in the neighborhood where house music was born, courtesy of the West Central Association. One focuses exclusively on Fulton Market and the other takes you through the entire West Loop. By Dave Lifton (@daveeatschicago) Disco never died; it just went back underground and morphed. In fact, the […]

July 11, 2024