Historic Auditorium Theatre Tours

Historic Auditorium Theatre Tours take patrons behind the scenes and view it as few do. View one of the city's oldest icons like never before.

The Auditorium Theatre, designed by famed architects Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler, opened on December 9, 1889, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975. Historic Tours take patrons behind the scenes and view it as few do. The tour includes legendary accounts of how and why the theatre was built; stories of the many artists who graced its historic stage; and a closer look at the brilliant 24-karat gold-leafed ceiling arches, hundreds of Sullivan’s beautifully restored intricate stencil patterns, stained glass muses at the entrance, and murals by Charles Holloway and Albert Fleury.

Limit of 15 people per tour. Tours are approximately 80-90 minutes in length.