Wendella Tours & Cruises

Wendella Tours & Cruises is a family-owned boat tour company that has run from the dock at 400 N. Michigan Ave., beside the Wrigley Building at the north end of the DuSable Bridge, since 1935. The main products are 90-minute and 45-minute Chicago River architecture tours, plus lake and river combination cruises and evening cruises. Climate-controlled cabins let the boats keep operating into the colder months, and the company also runs the Chicago Water Taxi.

What to know

• Founded in 1935 and still family owned.
• The 90-minute architecture tour is $45 for adults and $20 for kids 4 to 12; the 45-minute version is $28 and $14.
• The water taxi service is the cheapest way onto the river.
• Phone: (312) 337-1446.