Historic Oak Park (2.5 hr.) Frank Lloyd Wright and Prairie School of Architecture Historic District was accepted for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. You will explore the ideas that began with the American home and expanded to include the relationship between architecture and landscape and, finally, the relationship between architecture…
Taylor Street’s “Little Italy” (2.5 hr.) was once the home to almost all of Chicago’s Calabrese and Sicilian immigrants. Little Italy remains a classic Chicago original. Meeting location: Laflin Street & Taylor Streets. Gratuities are not included but appreciated by your tour guide. Greektown Greektown (1.5 hr.) is an attempt to re-create café life in…
Chicago Chinatown (1.5 hr. walking tour) is a relatively compact area with easy access from the City. Meeting location: The Nine Dragon Wall at 22nd Street and Wentworth. Gratuities are not included but appreciated by your tour guide.
Hyde Park (3 hr. walking tour) Tour Hyde Park and campus of the University of Chicago. Meeting location: Rockefeller Chapel (59th and Woodlawn Ave.) Gratuities are not included but appreciated by your tour guide.
Lincoln Park Zoo (2.0 hr.) Established in 1868 with the gift of two swans from New York’s Central Park, Lincoln Park Zoo is the U.S.’s oldest free public zoo. The Zoo’s status as a world leader in wildlife conservation is evident in its educational exhibits. Statues in Lincoln Park Lincoln Park (1.5 hr.) names both…
Historic Gold Coast is the city’s most up-scale and exclusive neighborhood. Among these quiet, tree-lined streets, you will find elegant multi-million dollar brownstones, numerous historic mansions, where some of the wealthiest families in Chicago live. Meeting location: Chicago History Museum (1601 N Clark St. Chicago, Il) Gratuities are not included but appreciated by your tour…
The Magnificent Mile Tour (2.5 hrs.) will give you a good sense of the vibrancy of the City. Meeting location: In front of Wrigley Building on the northwest corner of Michigan Avenue and Chicago River. Gratuities are not included but appreciated by your tour guide.
Grant Park (2 hr. walking tour) – is one of the “forever free and open” spaces which Daniel Burnham, famed architect and city planner, envisioned for Chicago back in 1909. Meeting location: Art Institute of Chicago (Michigan Avenue and Madison St. (In front of Kemey Lions at Art Institute). Gratuities are not included but appreciated…
Millennium Park (2 hr. walking tour) Maggie Daley Park (1 hr.) Meeting location: Millennium Park at Randolph St. and Michigan Avenue. Gratuities are not included but appreciated by your tour guide.
Loop Public Art & Architecture – (3 hr. walking tour) Within the Loop, you will get a good feel for the hustle, bustle and strength of Chicago. The city of “Big Shoulders” works hard, plays hard, and takes great pride in its Public Art and Architecture. Meeting location: Chicago Cultural Center (Randolph St. & Michigan…