This guided tour of the North Side neighborhood includes live agents and prerecorded historical scenes to facilitate exploration of the town’s present with the discovery of its past. Each showing will include up to 20 socially distanced ticket holders and will last approximately 65 minutes. Tickets are $25 and are available at ChicagoImmersive.com or by calling the Chicago Immersive office, 773.236.2172. Ticket holders will receive information on Wander’s app and where to meet at the beginning of the tour.
Participants will be shared information on where to meet for the beginning of each tour. During the tour, participants may select their own path, following guided audio stories led by representatives of the past and/or watching live interactions between civilians from a distance, amplified through the app via microphone and headphones. Therefore, participants will be asked to bring a charged smartphone with internet and GPS location capabilities and their own headphones in order to access the experience.
All guides, agents and participants must be masked. Guides and agents will also have their temperature checked daily. Participants and staff will stand at least six or more feet away from each other. This is an outdoor walking tour, so comfortable shoes and appropriate clothing for being outdoors is recommended. Tours are dependent on the weather and ticket holders will be notified via text if their tour of WANDER is canceled due to weather.