Tours
College Tours
Join us daily for campus tours. Open to all ages. Walk-ins welcome.
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The wealth of resources, facilities, and stories would be impossible to cover in a single tour. Jump down to tours for:
- Prospective Students
- The Library
- Visitors to the Medical Center
- UChicago Arts
- Visitors to our neighborhood
Tours for Prospective Students
Each school and division at the University has unique stories and special resources to share. In many cases, we invite you to sit in on a class and meet with students. If you are considering study here, we invite you to take a tour in your area of interest:
Chicago Booth
Chicago Booth, our graduate school of business, invites prospective full-time MBA students to participate in the informal Daily Campus Visit Program or a full-day Chicago Booth Live event. Campus visit arrangements are also available for prospective students interested in part-time or advanced study.
The College (undergraduate studies)
The Office of College Admissions invites prospective students to visit on weekdays when class is in session for tours and information sessions.
Law School
Student-led tours are available on selected days when class is in session, and self-guided tours are available in the Admissions Office. We also invite students to download an audio tour.
The University of Chicago Library
The Library provides a variety of tours for prospective students and faculty, as well as visiting scholars.
The Medical Center and Comer Children’s Hospital
The University of Chicago Medical Center
Although the Medical Center does not offer tours, there are many resources for patients and visitors.
Comer Children’s Hospital
Watch a virtual tour online.
UChicago Arts
Arts abound in and around the University. We invite you to visit UChicago Arts for an overview of the vibrant culture here, and a neighborhood map of local arts organizations.
The Oriental Institute
The Oriental Institute offers a variety of docent-guided tours of its collection, as well as an self-guided audio tour.
Smart Museum
The Smart Museum of Art is free and open to the public. The museum offers a variety of guided tours, including docent-led group tours.
Our Neighborhood
Hyde Park & Chicago
The Chicago Architecture Foundation offers docent-led tours of Hyde Park and many other Chicago neighborhoods.
You Are Here: Local history
The Civic Knowledge Project’s You Are Here site is an online tour of Hyde Park and its surrounding neighborhoods. Learn about the history of local politics, housing, architecture, and much more.
Robie House
While you’re in the neighborhood, pay a visit to Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous Robie House, considered one of the most important buildings in the history of American architecture. Robie House is located across the street from the Chicago Booth and just a short block from the heart of campus.