The art museum in Chicago is often hailed as one of the nation’s best. But many of the city’s biggest works of art are along the river. The buildings of Chicago tell a story that spans the city’s history – from squat warehouses that once held goods for mail-order catalogs, to gleaming skyscrapers made of glass. The Chicago Architecture Tour has multiple departures each day from a dock on the south bank of the river, just beneath the Michigan Avenue bridge. The Chicago Architecture Foundation