American Sightseeing Address: 27 E. Monroe St. Phone: 312-251-3100 Daily Lecture Tours: Year Round Frequent Departures of 2 to 8 Hour Tours Originator of Sightseeing Chicago

 

1 North Side Tour Approx. Time 2 hours

This is the tour for those looking to experience the vitality and Michigan Avenue where 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 will 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 enginneering feats.

2 South Shore Tour Approx. Time 2 hours

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, Adter Planetarium with its sky dome, the Joseph Petrillo outdoor band-shell where Chicagoans listen to fine music throughout the summer nights, the Art Institute of Chicago, world renowned for the largest collection of impressionistic art, Orchestra Hall, home of the famous Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the world's largest aquarium, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Field Museum of Natural History, renowned for the size and scope of its collections. And looking overfrom these sights you'll see the 80 story Amoco Oil Building, completely faced in white granite. Then you'll travel through the South Commons a new 'close-in' residential community. We travel through beautiful Jackson Park where the Columbian Exposition of 1893 was held to celebrate the founding of America 400 years earlier. Then you'll pass through the University of Chicago with its elegant English style architecture, and pass the Museum of Science and Industry, a tribute to man's ingenuity and inventiveness. You'll see the world's highest apartment building, Lake Point Towers, an arch itectu rally stunning building of glass and curves adjacent to Navy Pier, Chicago's inland port. A camera stop will be made at the Adier Planetarium for its breathtaking view or a substitute stop will be made. Schedule: High Season 11:30 AM & 3:30 PM Off Season 12:00 PM

3 The Grand Tour Approx. Time 4 hours

comprehensive tour of everying Chicago has to offer. You'll travel through both the North Side and South Side business and residential districts. All the points of interest covered in Tours #1 and #2 are included in the Grand Tour. You will visit all the beautiful parks. Licoln Park, Washington Park. Grant Park and tour 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 Adler Planetarium for its breathtaking view or a substitute stop. Lunch not included. Snack available Schedule: High Season 9:30 AM, 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM Low Season 10:00 AM & 12:00 Noon

3B The Grand Tour and Sears Tower Approx. Time 5 1/2 hours

Enjoy #3 the Grand Tour plus Chicago Experience and Skydeck visit. Then you will take a non stop ride to the Skydeck observatory 1,353 feet above street level and higher than any other rooftop in the world. There you'll see a panoramic view of Chicago, its famous skyline of skyscrapers, the magnificent shoreline of Lake Michigan and a horizon that takes in four states.

4 Chinatown Dinner Tour Night Trolley Tour Approx. Time 4 hours

Take the Night Trolley and tour Chicago after dark and have a unique dinner in a famous Chinese restaurant. You'll see all the sights included in Tour 5 aswell as enjoy the delicious Chinese cuisine only in Chinatown has to offer. The excitement of Chicago after dark, the mystery of Chinatown, and a different\ delectable meal make this tour one you will always remember