Chicago, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Take a trip around the world while staying inside the city limits of Chicago on a Chicago Neighborhood Tour. Visit Chicago’s eclectic mix of ethnic neighborhoods offering a taste of faraway places from Poland to the Ukraine; from Mexico to Asia, Africa and more.
See the world-class architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan and Walter Burley Griffin. Marvel at the beautiful green spaces and wide, majestic tree-lined boulevards the result of Daniel Burnham’s “City Beautiful Plan. Visit masterpieces of landscape architecture by Jens Jensen. Savor authentic cuisines from Southeast Asian, the Middle East, Sweden and West Africa. Get inside private places not normally open to the public. Learn about Chicago’s great collection of public art. Check out Chicago’s hops, barley: pubs and Micro-breweries–all on tap at the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture’s comprehensive line-up of tours for Chicago natives and visitors alike.
Here is the complete schedule for Summer 2012.
June 2012.
Friday, June 1 Art in Transit: CTA Public Art – NEW.
Saturday, June 2 Bridgeport.
Saturday, June 2 Hops & Barley: Pubs and Micro-breweries – NEW.
Friday, June 8 Bucktown, Humboldt Park & Logan Square.
Saturday, June 9 Taste of Devon Avenue – NEW.
Saturday, June 9 Wicker Park & Ukrainian Village.
Thursday, June 14 FIRE! The Great Chicago Fire – NEW.
Friday, June 15 Greektown, Chinatown and Little Italy.
Saturday, June 16 Out and Proud: LGBT Chicago – NEW.
Saturday, June 16 Pullman Historic District.
Thursday, June 21 Historic Hotels of Chicago – NEW.
Friday, June 22 Elegant Gold Coast – NEW.
Saturday, June 23 Honor and Glory: Military Tributes – NEW.
Thursday, June 28 Historic Parks & Boulevards – NEW.
Friday, June 29 Lincoln Park, Lakeview and Wrigleyville.
Saturday, June 30 Hyde Park & Kenwood.
July 2012.
Friday, July 6 Greektown, Chinatown and Little Italy.
Saturday, July 7 Rosehill Cemetery.
Saturday, July 7 Taste of the Neighborhoods.
Thursday, July 12 FIRE! The Great Chicago Fire – NEW.
Friday, July 13 Bucktown, Humboldt Park & Logan Square.
Saturday, July 14 Beverly.
Thursday, July 19 Historic Hotels of Chicago – NEW.
Friday, July 20 Elegant Gold Coast – NEW.
Saturday, July 21 POLSKA! Chicago’s Polish Downtown – NEW.
Saturday, July 21 Hops and Barley: Pubs & Micro-breweries – NEW.
Thursday, July 26 Historic Parks and Boulevards – NEW.
Friday, July 27 Lincoln Park, Lakeview and Wrigleyville.
Saturday, July 28 Chicago’s Magnificent Churches.
Saturday, July 28 The Great Migration: African American Heritage – NEW.
August 2012.
Friday, August 3 Greektown, Chinatown and Little Italy.
Saturday, August 4 Bridgeport.
Saturday, August 4 Out and Proud: LGBT Chicago – NEW.
Thursday, August 9 FIRE! The Great Chicago Fire – NEW.
Friday, August 10 Bucktown, Humboldt Park & Logan Square.
Saturday, August 11 Graceland Cemetery.
Saturday, August 11 Taste of Edgewater and Uptown – NEW.
Thursday, August 16 Historic Hotels of Chicago – NEW.
Friday, August 17 Elegant Gold Coast – NEW.
Saturday, August 18 Wicker Park & Ukrainian Village.
Saturday, August 18 Hops & Barley: Pubs and Micro-breweries – NEW.
Thursday, August 23 Historic Parks & Boulevards – NEW
Friday, August 24 Lincoln Park, Lakeview and Wrigleyville.
Saturday, August 25 Pullman Historic District.
Saturday, August 25 STRIKE! Chicago Labor History – NEW.
Friday, August 31 Art in Transit: CTA Public Art – NEW.
Chicago Neighborhood Tours is presented by the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture. All tours are conducted with a guide by motor coach and by foot, and depart from the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street. Check-in at 9:30 a.m. (10:30 a.m. for Hops & Barley: Pubs & Microbreweries only) in the main seating area behind the Randolph Street lobby. Tours range from $30-$55. Group rates are available. Early reservations are highly recommended. Visit chicagoneighborhoodtours.com or call 312.742.1190 to book any of the Chicago Neighborhood Tours or to reserve a private, customized group tour for 30 or more.
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