Chicago Historic South Shore Motorcoach Tour - See the Beauty and History of Chicago

Chicago Historic South Shore Sightseeing Tour

Experience the life of Chicagoans on the South Shore as we take you through Grant Park, Soldier Field, the Art Institute of Chicago, The Field Museum of Natural History, and even Lake Point Towers, the world’s highest apartment building - next to Navy Pier, and much more!

Tour Highlights:

• Grant Park
• Soldier Field
• Lake Point Towers

Chicago Historic South Shore Sightseeing Tour

Explore with us on this 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, 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 Columbian Exposition of 1893 was held to commemorate the arrival of Europeans to the Americas 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 Mankind's ingenuity and inventiveness.

Finally, you'll see the world's tallest apartment building, Lake Point Towers, which is an architecturally stunning building of glass and curves adjacent to Navy Pier, Chicago's inland port.

Extended Stop:

• A Photo stop will be made at the museum campus for its breathtaking view, (or a substitute stop will be made).

Chicago South Shore Tour - No.2
June - September: Daily at 11:30am. 3:30pm
October - May: Daily at 12:00pm

Complimentary Hotel Pickup:

• It is the responsibility of the guest to arrange hotel pick up once in Chicago. Guests requesting hotel pick up are asked to call the local number provided on their confirmation voucher and provide agent with hotel information. If you do not call to schedule your hotel pick up you will be required to meet at the departure location, on time. No refunds for late arrivals. Pick up provided from the following hotels: Chicago Hotel Pick Up List

Departure Location:

• Guest are asked to meet at Ticket Office at The Palmer House Hotel located at 17 East Monroe Street Chicago IL 60603 - Ground Floor of The Palmer House Hotel located between State and Wabash. Guests should meet at this address 15 - 30 minutes prior to tour departure time.

 

Payment:

Your credit card will be charged the total amount of products and services selected at time of booking. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover Card.

Confirmation & Travel Voucher:

For every confirmed booking you will receive an e-mail with a link to your E-Ticket Voucher. Print vouchers on your home/ office printer. Please present this E-Ticket voucher at the Box Office. Only one voucher will be created per tour or activity for all travelers. This tour must be booked at least 24 hours in advance of your travel date.

Cancellation and No Show Policy:

All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. No Shows are charged 100% In the event the tour is cancelled by the tour operator, the full ticket price will be refunded.

Weather: Tour route or activity may be changed depending on local weather conditions. Meals, Gratuities and Souvenirs are not included.

Supplier and TourCorp Inc. assume no responsibility for delays caused by accidents, breakdown, bad conditions of roads, trails, bays, ocean, harbors, and any other conditions beyond control, in addition to insufficient numbers of passengers. Not responsible for loss or damage to property.

On some tours and activities the size of the vehicle depends on the number of passengers booked for that particular day. Tour companies reserve the right to change the size of the vehicle.

All company policies can be found at tourcorp.com, and a part of this tour purchase.