Private tour in Chicago J Michael S
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up to 4 people
8 hours
Private transportation
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J. Michael S.
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Chicago has many sides: bustling, brawny, bombastic. And then there's the peaceful nooks & gardens—just mins away. This tour includes the Garfield Botanical Observatory, the architecture of Oak Park and living history in a western suburb. We'll visit a living, outdoor historical village in DuPage County that'll transport us back to the 1800s. Further into the outdoors, we'll see Oak Park where we'll tour 2 Frank Lloyd Wright buildings—his own home & the Unity Temple. While in town, we'll see the boyhood home of Ernest Hemingway. Back to green, we'll see Garfield Park, designed & built in the 1870s by the same man who designed the world's first skyscraper. At the center of the park is the Garfield Observatory, one of the largest indoor botanical conservatories in the U. S. Shaped like a haystack, it houses a palm house, fern room & desert house. What I love about this tour is the break it offers after being on the go. Retreating into nature, history & architecture may be the relaxing "day off" you need.
•I'll pick you up in my car at 225 South Canal Street (Union Station Chicago) and drive you either the Naper Settlement, or the Kline Creek Farm—depending on the day and time of your tour—for the ambiance of "suburban" life in the 1800s—life in a slower age. •Then we will travel to Oak Park, where we will tour the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio and Wright's Unity Temple. We will actually see the house where Ernest Hemingway was born! •Then it will be on to Garfield Park and Observatory for a drive around the 185-acre park and a stroll through the indoor observatory. •We will finally stop for lunch: I'll have a list of restaurants for you to choose from. •At the end of the day I'll take you back to Union Station. The order of this tour may vary as entry times to the various sites sometimes change. This trip can be customized, including pick-up and drop-off points. The inside of the Hemingway House may be possible to visit—for an additional cost, depending on the day of your tour.
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The tour will include private car transportation, a 2019 Subaru Outback, clean, with climate control, suitable for four passengers.
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Includes all fees
Book with a 20% deposit
Size:
up to 4 people
Duration:
8 hours
Transportation:
Private transportation
1
View pricing details
Includes all fees
Book with a 20% deposit
Size:
up to 4 people
Duration:
8 hours
Transportation:
Private transportation
1
View pricing details
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