Private tour in Chicago Colm R
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Colm R.
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Greetings from Chicago! My name is Colm and I'd love to show you around my favorite city! I am a certified tour guide and enjoy meeting new people who wish to share my passion for Chicago's architecture and history. I have lived in Chicago for most of my adult life although I originally hale from Dublin, Ireland, so I know how to tell a story! I empathize with travelers because I'm a keen traveler myself and always hire a guide in a foreign place to discover its secrets, learn its history, and hopefully be entertained! In turn, I pride myself on revealing the real Chicago, avoiding some of the crowded tourist traps and offering a way to get to know the city's famous places more intimately. Feel free to ask me for recommendations for Chicago's best museums, attractions and dining. Always happy to take pictures and videos of my guests on all my tours. All tours are customizable so if you would like me to combine 2 tours, add a trip to the Art Institute, or extend a tour please feel free to reach out to me. I can provide: - Private tours - Historical & Heritage Tours - Sightseeing Tours - Day Trips/Out of Town - Cultural Tours I'm a fun and friendly guide and I especially like to show people around who've never been to Chicago before, to be able to see the city anew through their eyes. I very much look forward to meeting you and showing you around! Certified Member of Chicago Tour-Guide Professionals Association I do not have any restrictions in regard to my guiding, I can offer a full range of experiences
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Chicago is known for its skyscrapers and Louis Sullivan is often referred to as the father of skyscrapers! Frank Lloyd Wright called him his "Lieber Meister" (German for "Beloved Master"). On this private tour, I will take you by car to see many of the best Louis Sullivan designed buildings in the city The tour starts from your hotel with a discussion about Sullivan's background and philosophy on architecture. From there we will drive around the city visiting many of Sullivan's great remaining buildings in the Chicago area. Along the way I will discuss the history and design of each building. Where permitted we will make several stops allowing you to get out and take pictures of the various buildings.
We asked for a driving tour to see highlights of Chicago. Colm was outstanding. He has stories about everywhere that he weaves naturally into conversations. He left us feeling not only that we knew Chicago but that we'd made a friend.
When looking for interesting architecture tours for our visit to Chicago, we were excited to find Colm's Louis Sullivan tour. It far exceeded our expectations. Colm enlightened us on all things Sullivan and his unique connection to Chicago. Being an architect, and a huge Frank Lloyd Wright fan, it was interesting to get a window into Wright's early work, while apprenticing for Sullivan. Colm's knowledge of Sullivan is amazing. We highly recommend this unique tour of some beautiful buildings.
Colm was a treat, and thoroughly versed in his subject material. His ability to negotiate the material and Chicago traffic at the same time was quite striking. His sidebar stories were interesting and informative. I was left with the feeling he had enough material for a full day's tour on the subject….a totally enjoyable afternoon I would readily repeat!
I had a pleasure to see the architecture of Chicago with Colm mid Sept 2022. The tour was custom designed to cater to my needs, and it could not have been more perfect. The incredible attention to my heart netted T and ability to modify the tour on the sport resulted in my inevitable love for the city. Colm was able to show and explain the most beautiful buildings, mosaics, suggest on restaurants, shopping districts, and all of that based purely on Chicago architectural legacy. The best tour. Gratefu
Column knows so much about Chicago. I loved how he brought pictures to show us movie scenes. It was also raining and he brought three umbrellas for us. Millennium Park was too crowded to visit, so immediately we changed plans and visited the Lake Michigan waterfront. Meeting place was made to accommodate our Willis Tower visit. I highly recommend this tour. One thing to note, we walked a total of over 5 miles. So be prepared to walk a lot, and at a brisk pace.
- I will collect my guests at their location in my car. - We will then drive around to visit approximately 10 buildings designed by the great architect. - Depending on timing and traffic I will add or drop buildings from the tour. - The tour does not include entry to any buildings but we will stop and walk around a couple of the buildings (weather dependent). - Along the way, I will be discussing the architecture of Louis Sullivan and point out important buildings in Chicago designed by his contemporaries and students. If you are interested in touring any of the buildings I can provide separate tour information. Please send me a message if that is the case! Start time is flexible so happy to tailor this to travelers needs. Total tour time is approx 2. 5 hours and at the end of the tour I will drop guests back to their location of choice if possible.
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Transportation will be via my BMW X4
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