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Chicago Hop On & Hop Off Trolley Tours

Tour Chicago on an authentic San Francisco-style trolley car with solid oak and brass interiors. A very popular option, this tour gives you the flexibility to spend as much time as you want at a particular tourist attraction. The trolley stops at the following places; Sears Tower, Palmer House Hilton, Art Institute, Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium, Field Museum, Navy Pier, Water Tower, John Hancock Tower, Hard Rock Café, Mc Donalds, Wrigley Building and Fort Dearborn. Boarding and leaving the trolley is permitted at designated stops only. The trolley can be used throughout the day; simply hop on and hop off according to your plans and interests.

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Chicago Hop On & Hop Off Trolley Tours

Tour Chicago on an authentic San Francisco-style trolley car with solid oak and brass interiors. A very popular option, this tour gives you the flexibility to spend as much time as you want at a particular tourist attraction. The trolley stops at the following places; Sears Tower, Palmer House Hilton, Art Institute, Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium, Field Museum, Navy Pier, Water Tower, John Hancock Tower, Hard Rock Café, Mc Donalds, Wrigley Building and Fort Dearborn. Boarding and leaving the trolley is permitted at designated stops only. The trolley can be used throughout the day; simply hop on and hop off according to your plans and interests.

The tour route is subject to change without notice due to traffic.

Pickups available only at designated trolley stops. Duration: 90 minutes to 7 hours (depends on you) Time: 10am to 4pm (approximately every hour), Wednesday through Sunday-Mid-April through November (no tours on Monday or Tuesday) Rate: $25.95 Adults, $13.95 Child (5-14 yrs) Children 4 yrs and under are free. Phone: 888-881-3284

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Starting at Navy Pier, this tour takes you down the main branch of the Chicago River, up to the north branch to the East Bank Club, and then south past Sears Tower to the old Post Office Building. All along you get to sample Chicago’s world famous architecture as knowledgeable guides provide detailed descriptions of more than 40 buildings and regale you with dramatic stories of Chicago’s rise from the Great Fire of 1871 to become a world-class city.

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Chicago Grand Tour with Hancock Tower

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This tour will take you along the entire length of the scenic Outer Drive and to all the beautiful parks of the city including Lincoln Park, Grant Park, and Washington Park. Visitors can enjoy a visit to the Lincoln Park Conservatory. A stop will also be made at the Adler Planetarium. The tour includes a visit to the John Hancock Center Observatory and the open-air Skydeck, 1000 feet above Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, from where you get stunning views of the city.

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Film Tour in Chicago

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If seeing film locations is your idea of fun, then this tour is a must. Seated comfortably in a luxury coach with 2 flat screen TVs showing actual film clips, a bag of popcorn (it is after all a film tour!), and you’re all set to witness filming locations of innumerable blockbuster films and famous television shows. Patrol the Dark Knight’s Gotham City, visit Oprah’s HARPO studio, see Bundy Fountain, visit the famous Billy Goat Tavern from Saturday Night Live, get up close to the Pursuit of Happiness, Drive down Siskel & Ebert Way, find out the inside gossip on Chicago celebrities, and more. The tour includes more than 30 sites where more than 50 movies were filmed.

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Tower

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Astor Street

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Grand Café Lux

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