My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the Chicago River CAF tour on June 10. Our guide was knowledgeable. This is a great way to get a glimpse of the great architecture of this great city.

We took the CAF Chicago River boat tour in early June. It was an excellent way to see all of the great buildings of Chicago. The guide was extremely knowledgeable. Unless you're an architecture buff, it might be TMI. If so, you can tune it out and just enjoy the view.

We took two tours-- the north loop and the south loop. Friendly, knowledgeable guides, giving loads of information placed in historical and artistic perspective.

I found the Architecture Foundation boat tour to be enjoyable.
True, you're just looking at a lot high rises and converted warehouses, but hey this is not San Francisco! If you're not a fan of different styles of architecture then you might skip this tour, but if you're into style, building art and history then I recommend this tour. It is a different perspective of downtown Chicago. Also if you've enjoyed movies filmed in Chicago you might enjoy this tour as well. I also recommend the DVD on Chicago Filmakers on the River, which is a compilation of Chicago born and Chicago resident filmakers, both independent and large studio filmakers talking about the influence of Chicago on themselves and their art. I also recommend taking the elevator to the top of the Hancock Tower to get another perspective of Chicago, but I did enjoy the architecture boat tour more so than the view from the Hancock. Tip: Get there early enough to sit in front and around the wheelhouse on the port side of the boat for great snapshots.