Gray Line Chicago

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Leave it to a Legend – Buddy Guys Legends, that is – to inspire the blues artist in all of us. After a delicious dinner (jambalaya anyone?) the stage is set for a true jam session by some of Chicago’s finest blues masters. Were so sure you’ll love this set, we’ve got another club lined up for later. Once you’ve had your fill at Buddy Guy’s, travel with us uptown to Rosa’s Lounge, another legendary blues joint, for the perfect nightcap.

*You must be at least 21 years old to participate on this trip.

Tour Highlights:

• Dinner and Entertainment at Buddy Guy's Legends
• Enjoy an After-Dinner Drink at Another of Chicago's Popular Blues Clubs

A sensational fair and a serial killer – the city of Chicago and the summer of 1893 would never be the same after the Columbian Exposition. Walk the grounds of Jackson Park, the Wooded Island and the University of Chicago with our professional guide – this is the White City brought to life.

Tour Highlights:

• Follow in the Foot Print of the 1893 Columbia Exhibition
• Visit Jackson Fairgrounds and the University of Chicago's Front Yard - Once the Midway Plaisance

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 that is 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 will take a ride on Wacker Drive, the double-decked thoroughfare that winds its way under the city. Also journey over the Chicago River, which is made to flow backwards by one of the world's greatest engineering feats.

On this tour you'll see the famous white Wrigley Building that announces 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 will also travel through Lincoln Park, a thousand acres of greenery, lagoons, flowers, and zoo. You'll see Wrigley Field - the home of the Cubs (visits not on game days), the Botanical Gardens, Chicago Historical Society, Newberry Reference Library, and an Indian Totem Pole.
*A twenty minute stop is made at the Lincoln Park Conservatory.

Tour Highlights:

• Chicago's Main Business Section
• "The Loop"
• State Street

Only with Gray Line will you get an exclusive, insiders view of the U-505 as you step aboard the only German Submarine captured in WWII. Visit the Museum of Science and industry, before it opens, and enjoy breakfast, a lecture by one of the museum's U505 experts and private time aboard this historic vessel. After the lecture, you'll have access to the exhibit featuring over 200 artifacts, radio transmissions, videos and testimonials.

Tour Highlights:

• Exclusive Access to the Only German Submarine Captured During WWII
• Private Breakfast Before the Museum Opens
• Private Lecture by One of the Museum's U-505 Experts

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, and the Joseph Petrillo outdoor band-shell where Chicagoans listen to fine music throughout the summer nights. Also on your journey is the Art Institute of Chicago, world-renowned for the largest collection of impressionistic art, Orchestra Hall, home of the famous Chicago Symphony, and Shedd Aquarium, the world's largest aquarium. You'll stop by the Field Museum of Natural History, which is famous 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.

Afterwards, you will travel through the South Commons, a new "close-in" residential community. The tour will go through beautiful Jackson Park, where the Colombian Exposition of 1893 was held to celebrate the founding of America 400 years earlier. Following this you'll pass through the University of Chicago, with its elegant English style architecture, as well as pass the Museum of Science and Industry, a tribute to Man's ingenuity and inventiveness. Finally, you'll see the world's highest apartment building, Lake Point Towers, which is an architecturally stunning building of glass and curves adjacent to Navy Pier, Chicago's inland port. A camera stop will be made at the museum campus for its breathtaking view.

Tour Highlights:

• Grant Park
• Art Institute of Chicago
• Lake Point Towers

This is a comprehensive tour of everything that Chicago has to offer. You'll travel through both the North Side and South Side business and residential districts. On this tour, you will visit all of the beautiful parks including Lincoln Park, Washington Park, Grant Park, and see virtually the entire length of the scenic Outer Drive. A stop will be made at the fascinating Lincoln Park Conservatory and a camera stop will be made at the Museum Campus for its breathtaking view. If necessary, a substitute stop will be made.

Tour Highlights:

• North and South Side Business Districts
• Scenic Outer Drive

Valid until: Dec 31, 2008

Enjoy a scenic tour of Chicago's lake front & downtown area aboard our Trolley buses and New Upper Deckers! The Hop On Hop Off Trolley and Upper Decker Tour allows you the chance to get on and off the Trolley Bus or Upper Decker in order to visit the Field Museum of Natural History, the Adler Planetarium, the Shedd Aquarium, the Art Institute and other famous city attractions such as the Sears Tower, the John Hancock Tower, the new and fascinating Navy Pier, the North Pier, Water Tower with its famous shops and many other highlights. Passengers have 8 hours to enjoy this hop on / hop off feature!

Tour Highlights:

• Hop On and Off at Your Leisure!
• Have 8 Available Hours to Visit Sites on the Route

Cruise the blues in Chicago - we'll drive. Sit back and soak up the scene, the spirits and the best of the blues at two of Chicago's hot spots, the Checkerboard Lounge and Kingston Mines. With no car and no cover charge, you're free to hop from club to club without missing a beat.

*You must be at least 21 years old to participate on this trip.

Tour Highlights:

• Visit Two of the City's Local Blues Clubs
• Watch Live Blues Artists and Entertainers
• Drink Included at Each Club

Head to Chicago Premium Outlets for an unparalleled collection of 120 designer and name brand stores offering savings of 25% - 65% every day. Upon arrival, show your Gray Line ticket stub at the information booth for a complimentary VIP coupon book featuring hundreds of dollars in additional savings at over 90 participating stores. Tour will operate with a minimum of 10 passengers.

Tour Highlights:

• Shop over 120 designer and name brand stores offering savings of 25% - 65% every day

Enjoy the #3 Grand Tour and a visit to the Hancock Tower! See the sites from one of Chicago’s tallest landmarks.

It takes the world’s fastest elevators just 39 seconds to take visitors to the 94th floor Hancock Observatory. On a clear day you can see up to 80 miles away and view four states - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. Experience the open-air Skydeck, 1,000 feet above Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, where you can feel the wind, take in the sun and check out the dynamic city below.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

• Visit The Hancock Observatory
• #3 Grand Tour

Here is a tour of interest, history and beauty. This tour includes the sights described in Tour (02) South Shore Tour, plus General Admission to the Art Institute.

Enjoy the view at one of the great art museums of the world. Discover The Art Institute of Chicago’s renowned collections spanning 5,000 years of artistic expression in Europe, Asia, Africa and The Americas. Paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, photography, textiles, decorative arts and architectural works provide a wonderful window onto the world’s cultures through art.

From Ancient Chinese bronzes to African wood carvings, from Rembrandt to the French impressionists to works by today’s artists, from American and English miniature rooms to intricate glass paperweights - - the museums collections include some of the finest art ever produced. Your children will delight in the exhibitions and interactive offerings of the Kraft Education Center.

Tour Highlights:

• South Shore Tour #2
• Art Institute of Chicago

Valid until: Mar 31, 2009

Here is a tour of interest, history and beauty.

Relax in the magical outdoor setting of The Art Institute of Chicago’s Garden Restaurant and hear live Jazz by local Chicago favorites. A non-alcoholic beverage and light appetizer is included.

Stay for dinner and enjoy the seasonal imaginative cuisine created by Executive Chef Doug D’Avico, most recently of Trattoria 10.

Tour Highlights:

• Live Jazz Music
• Appetizer and Non-alcoholic Beverage Included

View King Drive Walk of Fame, Johnson Publications, Great Migration Statue & Story, Pilgrim Baptist Church, Chicago Bee Building, Ritz Hotel/home to Earl “Fatha” Hines, Sutherland Hotel and 47th Street Blues & Jazz District. If time permits, a short visit to either African Market Place OR Little Black Pearl Art Workshop.

Please Note: This tour has a minimum passenger requirement. In the unlikely event that this tour must be cancelled, the customer will be refunded.

Tour Highlights:

• King Drive Walk of Fame
• Ritz Hotel
• 47th Street Blues & Jazz District