Walkin' With Colin

Whoa Chicago! Check out this spectacular skyscraper set to reach high above the city! Expected to house 100,000 people and have convenient access to the skies with 100 helicopter parking spots, this is the Illinois Building and at 5,280 feet it would be the first full mile high structure in the world. That's over 3 times taller than the teeny tiny Sears Tower and twice as tall as the Burj Khalifa, the current tallest man made point on the planet!

By now you might be thinking... hold up, it's April 1st, who you foolin' Colin? Well in truth, this project is not currently in the works however it was truly put forth by some guy named Frank Lloyd Wright way back in 1956. I bring it up from time to time talking about the past, present and future of Chicago on my downtown walking tours.

Speaking of which, if you enjoy indulging in ideas of what was and what could have been I invite you to come along for a walk with me sometime on a stroll through the city.

Book a tour on walkinwithcolin.com (link in the bio) and use promo code APRILFOOTS for 25% off your order!   

Yesterday I gave my final tour of 2024 which has been a year fortunately full of great walking companions to show and tell about my sweet home, Chicago. I had the sincere pleasure of meeting people from all over the world coming from such far flung places as India, Indonesia and even Indiana! One step at a time we covered a lot of ground, 352.2 miles worth of walking and talking around downtown. Thank-you all for coming along on the journey! Looking forward to my many more walks ahead in 2025. Here's to a happy New Year! 🖖🎊🖖

#2024 #2025

It's hard to believe that it's already April Fool's Eve and you know what that means... winter will be over in 6-8 weeks! I'm not foolin'! Chicago has had snow as late as May 25th!

Nonetheless I've been thinking it's time to come out of hibernation and hit the ground runnin'! Or walkin' anyway.

Join me for a downtown stroll where we'll explore incredible INdoors and OUTdoors regardless of whether the weather is more or less winter or summer 🌞⛱️☃️⛱️🌞

Book now at www.walkinwithcolin.com

(thanks for the sweet pondering pic )

Happy New Year everyone!

2022 I bid you adieu, but not before saying a big thanks to all my friends, family and incredibly kind strangers for your support over this past year. Thanks for the walks, the peptalks and all the good cheer! And an especially special thanks to all of these amazing peeps for makin' Walkin' With Colin happen! @toad_mctibbles @heyoklo @ciofstagram @jrockthecasbah @pnuttter @lizschoeff @schoeffiscookin @bazzan88 @taddcorsi @kjanowiecki @sarahmaeschmidt @alejandrogls @bridgetgearyy @carbs_n_cultures @codyesau1991 @missvivisect @grubnexul @beccaklock @tylerwins69 @tatumswann @bex.pop @ok_la_home @chief_keve @bell_lyn @calliope033 @reggie_gelato @markthecampbell and @trainmanphotography for many fun pics like this. Here's to hopes that the worst of winter is behind us :D and to a New Year with our best foot forward!