| This is the tour for those looking
to experience the vitality and excitement of Chicago. You'll go through
Chicago's main business section, one of the financial centers of the world
and always bustling with activity. You'll tour the famous "Loop"
and State Street - the great street where Chicago's fame began. Travel
by the striking Richard J. Daley plaza with its acknowledged masterpiece,
the Pablo Picasso sculpture, created specifically for Chicago. You'll
take a ride on Wacker Drive, the double-decked thoroughfare that wends
its way under the city. You travel over the Chicago River made to flow
backwards by one of the world's greatest engineering feats.
You'll see the famous, white Wrigley Building announcing the beginning
of the Magnificent Mile and Michigan Avenue where Chicago's most exclusive
stores exhibit their wares. You'll see Chicago's elegant seven-level shopping
complex the renowned Water Tower Place alongside one of the tallest buildings
in the world, the John Hancock Center.
You'll go through Lincoln Park, a thousand acres of greenery, lagoons,
flowers, and zoo. You'll see Wrigley Field - home of the Cubs (not on
game days) - the Botanical Gardens, Chicago Historical Society, Newberry
Reference Library, and an IndianTotem Pole.
A twenty minute stop is made at the Lincoln Park Conservatory.
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| Operate: Daily
Duration: 2 hours
Unavailable Date: New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Departure time and location:
9:30am & 1:30pm High Season (June 1 - Sept 30).
10:00 AM & 2:00 PM Low Season (Oct 1 - May 31)
17 East Monroe(map),
Arcade Level of Palmer House Hotel.
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