Walking Tours

An amazing way to see the city

Ronnie’s In-Person Guided Tours are an amazing way to see the city and learn about its incredible history.

Ronnie is an architectural photographer and interior designer. Having studied architecture and historical homes/buildings for over 30 years, he has a passion for historical preservation that shows in his tours. You’ll discover hidden gems and and historical tidbits that bring you back in time.

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A MAGICAL WALK THROUGH TIME

"Absolutely magical walk through time to discover the amazing worker’s cottages of Chicago. Passionate tour guide Ronnie leads a walk through the history of these wonderful homes in a charming neighborhood you have to see to believe. Ronnie’s enthusiasm and knowledge are endless and his engaging narrative will enchant your experience of discovering these delightful cottages, the neighborhood, and lots of surprises along the way. I highly recommend this tour for any resident or visitor to Chicago!!!"

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"We moved to Chicago eight months ago and Ronnie’s tour was a perfect mix of history, architecture, culture and neighborhood to start to get us acquainted with the beauty of our beautiful new city. Chicago is a city of neighborhoods, and of a million hidden gems. On this tour, you really get to see a few of them most major “best of Chicago” tours would never uncover. Highly recommend! "

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Recent TripAdvisor Reviews

Janet F

2023-10-08

Historic Wicker Park Tour Ronnie Frey is a wonderful tour guide with an amazing knowledge of architectural styles and historic detail. His friendly personality and love of Chicago neighborhoods makes you feel very comfortable. I learned a lot from him on this tour and will be doing more of Doorways of Chicago tours soon! Thanks, Ronnie!

Nancy C

2023-10-07

Great city neighborhood tour! The Ravenswood Manor Bungalow tour today was amazing! The guide shared so many fascinating details about the architecture and the people that once lived in this wonderful neighborhood. Highly recommend this guide… I’ll definitely check out his other city tours.

Julie M

2023-10-07

Great way to spend an hour or two roaming around a beautiful Chicago neighborhood The Ravenswood Manor Bungalow tour was an excellent tour with a very knowledgeable guide. Thanks for letting us in on so much inside scoop!

Christopher P

2023-09-30

Amazing tour!! Amazing tour! Ronnie’s passion for architecture comes through with not only the traditional tour details you’d expect, but personal anecdotes and humorous tidbits that you’re not going to find on mainstream tours that make the tour so memorable. Highly, highly recommended.

Rebecca P

2023-09-24

Informative and entertaining your of Wicker Park If you are interested in the history of Chicago and it's architecture I highly recommend taking a Tour with Doorways of Chicago. Ronnie is knowledgeable, friendly and loves to share. I loved learning new facts about places I have walked by for years. Such a delightful way to spend an afternoon.

Luc H

2023-09-18

Ronnie Frey give ICAA an Art Deco tour We had a wonderful time touring the various Art Deco beauties in downtown Chicago. Ronnie was a charming and enlightening tour guide for us Saturday morning.

Nicole Z

2023-09-18

Excellent! Very informative and highlighted some really gorgeous buildings! It was an easy walk, too. Would definitely recommend to tourists and locals.

Daniella A

2023-09-17

Learned so much about my neighborhood! This was a great tour full of charm and facts I had no idea about. Most of the workers cottages are ones I wouldn’t have noticed or appreciated before. It makes my walks around the neighborhood so much more interesting!

Katie S

2023-09-08

Retro love! Omg! What a fun way to explore the lovely history of River North. I live so close by Ronnie opens my eyes to the beauty of the neighborhood. His energy is electric! The joy and knowledge radiates during the whole tour! Even more so, we connected as a group and went out afterwards. It felt so intimate! Explore Chicago from the best tour guide! Can't wait to join the next journey. Thanks Ronnie! See you soon 💓

Nancy A

2023-09-07

Highly Recommend!!! This was my second tour with Ronnie! Old Town is truly an amazing neighborhood in the city. Ronnie does a wonderful job. He provides great information about Chicago history and architecture.

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