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Brand New Day-Trips for 2010

Explore Chicago

White Christmas

White Christmas

Holiday Fun in Chicago

Get ready to discover a delightful new show that's as fresh and rare as newly fallen snow! The classic holiday tradition White Christmas comes to the stage at last, as a brand new Irving Berlin musical direct from Broadway. Full of dancing, romance, laughter and some of the greatest songs ever written, Irving Berlin's White Christmas promises to be a merry and bright experience for everyone!

 

Presidential Seal

 

America's First City
Presidential and Political Highlights of the Windy City

Spend a day exploring Chicago’s rich presidential past, present, and future! From Abraham Lincoln to Barack Obama. The 1968 Democratic National Convention to the 1996 Democratic National Convention. The nomination of Warren G. Harding to that of Harry S. Truman for VP. Chicago has been the site of countless momentous presidential events!

 

Presidential Seal

 

Chicago By Design
A Behind-the-Scenes look at Chicago's Art Scene

This guided tour will give you a rare insiders look into Chicago's vibrant creative scene from the perspective of working artists in three different disciplines--jewelry design, textile design, and interactive multi-media sculpture. You'll visit all three artists in their actual studios to get the full scoop on the process; from the conception of a piece to its production, marketing and sale.

 

 

A Hot Time in the Old Town!

The Great Chicago Fire

Trace the route of one of the country’s most fascinating disasters to reveal the true story buried beneath the rumour and myth. You'll see the former site of  the O'Leary's home, the Water Tower, and much more. After a tasty lunch, you'll visit the Chicago History Museum, where you'll see a brief slide presentation as well as the   museum's permanent Great Chicago Fire exhibit. 

 

 

Grand & Glorious
Inside Chicago's Historic Hotels

Join us for an exploration of Chicago's storied past on this behind-the-scenes tour of three architecturally, culturally, and historically magnificent hotels with lunch included at the Pump Room.

 

 

 

Sweet Home Chicago
A Musical Journey Down Memory Lane


Join us for day filled with story and song on this journey through Chicago's rich musical history! We'll explore the city as the birth place of The Blues and celebrate the legends of rock and roll that it left as its enduring legacy with tickets to the smash hit show "Million Dollar Quartet". This sensational show recreates the night of December 4, 1956, when an auspicious twist of fate brought together Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, and Carl Perkins.  Your day also includes a Chicago Jazz & Blues Tour, visit to Chess Records, Lunch at Buddy Guy's Legends, and more!.

 

 

 

 

Modern Marvels
Lakefront Innovations in the Windy City


Join us for a day celebrating the modern marvels of our glorious lakefront. Be among the first to visit the brand new modern wing at The Art Institute of Chicago.  Nearly a decade in the making, this sleek new state of the art building is home to the museum's world renowned collections of modern European paintings, sculpture, contemporary art, photography, and more. After an included lunch at the museum, cross the pedestrian bridge for a one-of-a-kind behind the scenes tour of our lakefront jewel, Millennium Park.  You may have visited the park before, but not like this!

 

 

 

 

Paris on the Prairie
The Centennial of the Burnham Plan


Join us as we take a close look at the City of Chicago through the lens of Daniel Burnham's celebrated 1909 plan for the city's development, considered one of the most important documents in the history of city planning.  Unprecedented in size and scope, the Plan of Chicago created countless city treasures still cherished today-the string of stunning lakefront parks, suburban forest preserves, the wide boulevard of North Michigan Avenue, the bi-level Wacker Drive, and much more!

 

 We will explore several of the plan's key recommendations as we journey through modern day Chicago, visiting the sites which today embody the vision of this ground breaking document's creators. Your tour will also include admission to The Art Institute of Chicago, where you'll visit a special exhibit on Burnham's Plan. Lunch is Included at The Art Institute of Chicago.

 

 

 

 

A Touch of Glass
Reflections on The Windy City’s Glass Architecture


Only in a city with an architectural heritage as rich as Chicago’s could we spend an entire day exploring the wonders of glass building designs! This unique outing will give you a window on Chicago’s breathtaking glass creations, both historical and contemporary, large and small from buildings to a stained glass windows museum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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chicago, il 60601

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