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Chicago South Shore Tour

Chicago South Shore Tour

Definitely worth doing based on 2 reviews

Duration: 2 hours (approx.)

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Product code: 3568SOUTH

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Here is a tour full of interest, history, and beauty. You'll travel through Grant Park, the front lawn of the city and site of Soldier Field, Adler Planetarium with its sky dome, the Joseph Petrillo outdoor band-shell where Chicagoans listen to fine music throughout the summer nights, the Art Institute of Chicago, world renowned for the largest collection of impressionistic art, Orchestra Hall, home of the famous Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the world's largest aquarium, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Field Museum of Natural History, renowned for the size and scope of its collections. And looking over from these sights you'll see the 80 story Amoco Oil Building, completely faced in white granite. Then you'll travel through the South Commons a new 'close- in' residential community.

You will travel through beautiful Jackson Park where the Columbian Exposition of 1893 was held to celebrate the founding of America 400 years earlier. Then you'll pass through the University of Chicago with its elegant English style architecture, and pass the Museum of Science and Industry, a tribute to man's ingenuity and inventiveness. You'll see the world's highest apartment building, Lake Point Towers, an architecturally stunning building of glass and curves adjacent to Navy Pier, Chicago's inland port. A camera stop will be made at the Adler Planetarium for its breathtaking view or a substitute stop will be made.

Schedule Details
Chicago South Shore Tour

Chicago Skyline

Departs:

Daily

Unavailable Dates:

  • New Years Day (1 January)
  • Easter Sunday (March 23, 2008)
  • Thanksgiving Day (22 November, 2007 / 27 November, 2008)
  • Christmas Day (25 Dec)

Departure Point: Tour departs from selected downtown Chicago hotels Departure Time:

June 1 - September 30:
11:30am
3:30pm
October 1 - May 31:
12:00pm

Hotel Pickup: Complimentary pick-up service is only available from downtown Chicago hotels. Please advise which hotel you require pick-up from at time of booking, and call 24 hours prior or upon arrival in Chicago to reconfirm your tour and hotel pick-up time.
pricing information
Chicago South Shore Tour
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  • Infants aged 0-4 years are free of charge
  • Child prices are applicable for children aged 5-14 years
  • No further discounts for other age groups apply
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Additional Information
Inclusions:
    • Narrated motorcoach tour
    • Complimentary hotel pick-up and drop-off
    • Tax
Exclusions:
  • Gratuity (optional)
  • Food or beverages
  • Items of a personal nature
Additional Info:

    • This tour must be booked at least 48 hours in advance of your travel date
    • Confirmation for this product will be received at time of booking
    • Tour is operated in English unless otherwise stated

Local Operator Information:

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Reviews from other travelers
Definitely worth doing

There were four of us, and we all totally enjoyed the trip. The driver was very informative and really ...  Read more ›

Joyce R, United States, June 2007
Definitely worth doing

Guide was very knowledgeable, spoke a little too fast at times but well worth it. Read more ›

Dwight F, Canada, November 2007
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