CHICAGO HIGHLIGHTS
with John Hancock Observatory

You will enjoy Chicago’s finest overall sightseeing tour for the full flavor and excitement of this great city.

Tour includes smashing new and exciting vistas and historic musts”...magnificent outdoor art by world renowned Twentieth Century sculptors...The Water Tower and its elegant relative Water Tower Place...Lake Shore Drive...the Magnificent Mile...three of the five tallest buildings in the western hemisphere...Soldier Field...Art Institute of Chicago...Shedd Aquarium...Adler Planetarium...Marina City...Field Museum...The Loop...State Street...Gold Coast high rises...the NBC Tower...and spectacular Lake Michigan.

To “top” off your tour, you will visit the John Hancock Observatory. The John Hancock Observatory takes you to the top following a multimillion-dollar renovation. Step out onto the skywalk, follow the history wall, hear the cheering at Wrigley Field with the SOUNDSCOPE, and take a peek inside many of the city’s attractions with WINDOWS ON CHICAGO.

Duration: 4 hours

Cost:

Cost includes: Deluxe motor coach transportation, On The Scene tour guide, admission to the Hancock Observation Deck, signage, all taxes and gratuities, registration and ticketing, and all planning and coordination by On The Scene.

Tour maximum: 180 persons

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT HOME & STUDIO

When you tour Oak Park, Illinois, you will view a living community museum of the ideas and designs of Frank Lloyd Wright. In Oak Park you will find twenty-five buildings by Wright, the largest concentration of his work anywhere.

Tour the restored and renovated Home and Studio where Wright worked for over twenty years designing many of his most important buildings in his Prairie Style architecture. The property has undergone a 13-year, $2.3 million award-winning restoration and is enjoyed by countless visitors each year who come from around the world to view the master’s architectural accomplishments.

Your visit will also include a narrative walk to view other Wright designs and Victorian treasures along the tree lined streets of this beautiful village. Oak Park has more architecturally significant buildings per capita than any other community in the United States. Time will be allowed to browse through the book and gift shop at the Home and Studio.

Duration: 4 hours

Net Cost:

Cost includes: Deluxe motor coach transportation, On The Scene tour guide, admissions, signage, all taxes and gratuities, registration and ticketing, and all planning and coordination by On The Scene.

Tour maximum: 90 persons each tour

Note: This tour is partially wheelchair accessible. The portion of the tour which cannot be viewed in a wheelchair will be shown on videotape.

CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE –
Museum of Science & Industry with Hyde Park and Kenwood

There is something for every interest at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. The mystery lab of the “Imaging” exhibit allows you to play private eye and track down a suspected murderer with the most modern computer imaging equipment. You will be able to see the human brain and digitize your own face pictorially. Other areas feature a flight simulator and the original Apollo space craft...a walk-through human heart...a bejeweled doll castle with real gold and silver...historic trains and race cars...a working coal mine...and many other fascinating exhibits.

You will feel as if you are projected into the film and become part of the action when you view a filmed presentation in the 5-story domed Omnimax Theatre in the museum’s Henry Crown Space Center.

On your return you will take a mini-tour of the Hyde Park and Kenwood, remarkable lake front areas where turn of the century tycoons built spacious Victorian mansions in what is now a vital community filled with professionals and students from around the world.

The neighborhoods are filled with architectural masterpieces by such renowned architects as Frank Lloyd Wright and Howard Van Doren Shaw. Kimbark Avenue, a brick paved street, boasts the most Queen Anne houses in Chicago, with their turrets and gingerbread and intricate color schemes.

Duration: 4 hours

Net Cost:

Cost includes: Deluxe motor coach transportation, On The Scene tour guide, admissions, signage, all taxes and gratuities, and all planning and coordination by On The Scene.

Tour maximum: 180 persons each tour

Drive time: Approximately 30 minutes from downtown Chicago.

ART IN CHICAGO

Begin with a tour of the giants of Chicago’s outdoor art world. You will see Calder’s towering “Flamingo”, the “Chicago Picasso”, Miro’s “Chicago”, Dubuffet’s playful “Monument with Standing Beast”, and Chagall’s captivating mosaic mural, “The Four Seasons”.

Then go indoors at The Art Institute of Chicago, one of the finest and most comprehensive art museums in the world. The highlight of your visit will be the special Seurat Exhibit. A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884 is one of the most beloved, famous, and frequently reproduced paintings in the world. Seen by tens of millions of viewers since it entered the Art Institute's collection in 1924, the painting is an icon and a destination in itself for visitors. This exhibition of approximately 130 paintings and works on paper will at once celebrate and shed new light on Georges Seurat’s masterpiece, bringing together approximately 45 of the artist’s paintings and drawings related to the picture—from rich, yet delicate, conté crayon studies to oil sketches on small wood panels to nearly full-size paintings. The exhibition features paintings by Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Paul Signac, and Camille Pissarro.

Duration: 4 hours

Cost: $46 per person based on a guaranteed minimum of 30 people

Cost includes: Deluxe motor coach transportation, On The Scene tour guide, admissions, special exhibit, signage, all taxes and gratuities, registration and ticketing, and all planning and coordination by On The Scene.

HISTORIC LINCOLN PARK

Spend the day strolling through the 3,000 acres of beautiful Lincoln Park, the largest park in the city of Chicago. Begin with Chicago’s colorful and zesty past, relived in the beautiful Chicago Historical Society. Situated near Chicago’s magnificent lakefront on the edge of Lincoln Park, the museum offers an unusual opportunity to relax and enjoy a priceless collection of artifacts...to see the elegant and authentic gowns worn by the social leaders of Chicago’s glamorous past...to view an extensive collection of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia...to experience the exciting multi-media recreation of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

Continue on to the Lincoln Park Conservatory. Erected in the gay 90s, the conservatory still ranks among the finest in the horticultural world. It now consists of four glass buildings, eighteen propagating houses, cold frames and hot beds, and covering three acres in all. You will view the fine array of ever-changing floral exhibits and its impressive permanent collection of exotic plants and trees. The Palm House, Fernery and Tropical House are among its highlights. Stroll outside to the formal garden with its colorful profusion of 30,000 annuals, or to the informal Grandmother’s Garden with its wildflowers, herbs and perennials.

Wander over to the Lincoln Park Zoo. Begun in 1868 with the gift of a pair of swans from New York’s Central Park, now, over a century later, Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the finest in the world. A home to more than 2,000 mammals, birds, and reptiles from almost every part of the world, the zoo has become a last refuge for many of the world’s endangered animals. Its landmark buildings and naturalistic new outdoor habitats provide the finest in animal care and encourage the breeding of endangered species. Lincoln Park Zoo has several facilities for lunch on your own.

Duration: 5 hours

Cost:

Cost includes: Deluxe motor coach transportation, On The Scene tour guide, admissions, signage, all taxes and gratuities, and all planning and coordination by On The Scene.

Tour maximum: 180 persons

DISCOVER CUNEO MANSION AND HISTORIC LONG GROVE

Visit one of the most elegant mansion estates in the Chicago area along with a tiny restored town of the 1800s filled with shopping delights. The Cuneo Museum and Gardens, built in 1914, was owned by John F. Cuneo, a prominent Chicago printing executive, philanthropist and gentleman farmer. Your docent guided tour will focus on the Venetian style architecture, elaborate furnishings and opulent grounds.

A 40 foot high great hall with arcaded balconies, skylighted ceiling and a grand staircase is breathtaking. Noteworthy are the double formal dining rooms, private chapel with exquisite stained glass windows and the wonderful frescoed ceilings. You will enjoy seeing fine old master paintings, 17th century tapestries, a custom made gilt grand piano, and an outstanding collection of oriental rugs, sculpture and silver. The estate includes 75 serene acres with lakes, fountains, formal gardens, antique classical statuary, a private 9-hold golf course, and a conservatory. Cuneo was featured in the movie “My Best Friend’s Wedding”.

You will then continue on to the picturesque village of Long Grove which was settled in the early 1800s by a group of German farmers. The country church and Village Tavern, first established in 1847, have remained in continuous operation. During the 1920s and 1930s when larger cities were being built, this quaint, old-fashioned town remained untouched by progress. During the 1940s a revival of the past took place and some forty shops and restaurants evolved.

The day in Long Grove will be spent browsing and shopping in elegant little stores, charming boutiques, and incredible antique emporia. Lunch is included and will be served at Seasons, a wonderful Long Grove restaurant.

Duration: 7 hours

Cost:

Cost includes: Deluxe motorcoach transportation, On The Scene tour guide, admissions, lunch, signage, taxes and gratuities, and all planning and coordination by On The Scene.

Tour maximum: 90 persons each tour.

Note: If tour is offered on Sunday the cost will increase by $7 per person; a
champagne brunch at Seasons will replace their regular lunch offering.

Drive time: Approximately 45 minutes from downtown Chicago.