Why You Should Go...

Whether you’re home alone like Kevin or want to have a day off like Ferris, On Location Tours offers a new and exciting way to see Chicago with their Downtown Chicago TV & Movie Sites Walking Tour and their Chicago Suburbs Movie Sites Bus Tour! 

Head down Chicago movie-making memory lane with your tour guide, a local actor or actress, who will go behind the scenes and share the industry’s best-kept secrets. Get a taste for the magic that makes Chicago one of the most popular filming cities in the country!

If you’re a diehard John Hughes fan, or you’re more into the classic mobster and action flicks, Chicago’s vast cityscape has so much to offer for any movie fan. Book a public or private tour with On Location Tours today!

Why You Should Go...

Whether you’re home alone like Kevin or want to have a day off like Ferris, On Location Tours offers a new and exciting way to see Chicago with their Downtown Chicago TV & Movie Sites Walking Tour and their Chicago Suburbs Movie Sites Bus Tour! 

Head down Chicago movie-making memory lane with your tour guide, a local actor or actress, who will go behind the scenes and share the industry’s best-kept secrets. Get a taste for the magic that makes Chicago one of the most popular filming cities in the country!

If you’re a diehard John Hughes fan, or you’re more into the classic mobster and action flicks, Chicago’s vast cityscape has so much to offer for any movie fan. Book a public or private tour with On Location Tours today!

What You Should Know...

Cost: Less than $75

Payment: Cash, MC, Visa, AMEX, Discover

Parking: Street

Available: Guided Tour, Private Tour

Closest train or transport stations/ names of lines:

Train:

MD-W, ME, RI, UP-N, UP-NW

Metra-Museum Campus, 11th Street:South Loop

Millennium Station

CTA-Adams/Wabash

Chicago Union Station

Ogilvie Transportation Center

CTA-Monroe Blue Line

CTA-Jackson (Blue)

CTA-Chicago (Red)

CTA-Harrison

Closest Bus Stop/ Numbers Bus: 126, 147, 2, 28, 6, 7

Closest Overground & Tram

station

Chicago 'L':

BLUE LINE, GREEN LINE, RED LINE

Parking:

325 S Michigan Ave, Open 24 hours

Parking Lot near the Art Institute of Chicago

55 East Jackson Blvd Parking, Open 24 hours

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