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** Chicago at a Glance

Enjoy this customized tour surveying the Loop, North Michigan Avenue and Lincoln Park. For up to four hours, get an eyeful of the great landmarks, historical sites, fashionable residences and shopping areas of this fascinating and eclectic city. A seasoned guide provides facts and anecdotes about the Chicago River, Lake Michigan, Wrigley Building and Tribune Building. Further highlights include the John Hancock Building, Sears Tower skydeck, Adler Planetarium, sports arenas and world-class museums.

** Architectural Cruise

Board your sight-seeing vessel for a truly cinematic, guided tour of the city's natural, architectural and engineering wonders. Cruise the Chicago River and hear about individuals and events that shaped the development of the Windy City. Pass under fascinating bridges and marvel at the vast array of landmark buildings, representing the work of architectural giants from Louis Sullivan to Mies van der Rohe.

** Oak Park Outing

* Frank Lloyd Wright Home

The extraordinary restored home and studio complex served as Wright's architectural laboratory from 1889 to 1909, the years that launched his career. Here he conceived the Prairie Style of architecture, testing ideas that found their fullest expression in many of the surrounding homes he designed for clients.

* Hemingway House

Oak Park's Nobel Prize-winning literary son and his work are illuminated by photos, documents, videos and other media. The writer's first 20 years are intensively chronicled. An exhibit called "Hemingway and the Movies" features posters and other silver-screen images of his novels and stories. Another section chronicles Hemingway's coverage of World War II.

* Hemmingway's Bistro

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