CHICAGO: FAMOUS AND INFAMOUS - A CUSTOM TOUR BY SNOBBY TOURS, INC.

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ITINERARY: 7 Days / 6 Nights

Day 1:   ARRIVAL DAY- SUNDAY
Depart from your city of origin for an early afternoon check into our Hotel, The Palmer House,
one of Chicago's most famous historic Hotels located near the famous Gold Coast area and the Magnificent Mile.
Time to rest a bit this afternoon before we take a late afternoon private guided tour of the Palmer House Hotel,
filled with highlights and anecdotes about its colourful past.
This evening we'll have cocktails and a light supper aboard a chartered yacht
which will take you on a 2-hour private cruise along the Chicago River with your expert docent guide on
Chicago architecture, who will point out to you many of Chicago's architectural masterpieces and
fabulous skyline seen from the River. (D)

Day 2: CHICAGO'S ARCHITECTURE AND COLOURFUL HISTORY - MONDAY
Breakfast before embarking upon a City Tour guided by a docent from the Chicago Architecture Foundation
who will take us into buildings designed by Chicago's most famous architects, including Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan, and
the 20th century’s most influential Modernist architect, Mies van der Rohe, often referred to as the "father of the modern skyscraper".
This tour continues to various neighborhoods, including Lincoln Park, Old Town and the "Gold Coast" areas.
Lunch on your own in Old Town before we take head over to the University of Chicago area, where docents from the Frank Lloyd Wright
Preservation Trust take you on a guided tour of the Frederick C. Robie House, a quintessential "Prairie Style" house,
designed in Wright's Oak Park studio in 1908 and completed in 1910, and often described as one of the
most important buildings in the history of American architecture because it inspired an architectural revolution.
Also included will be a guided tour of the Robie House Historic Neighbors District near the University of Chicago.
We'll then be picked up by our "costumed gangster guides" who will take you on "The Untouchables Tour"
in Chicago's South Side for an authentic Italian Dinner at Connie's Restaurant, (a Chicago tradition for over 45 years)
and to see hot spots, hit spots and hideouts made famous during the Prohibition Era by such colourful characters
as Al Capone, John Dillinger, "Bugs" Moran, Dion O'Bannion and Elliott Ness.
You'll be thoroughly entertained by the stories about Chicago's famous -- and infamous -- 1920's. (B,D)

Day 3: OAK PARK DAY: FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT AND ERNEST HEMINGWAY - TUESDAY
After Breakfast, we'll be joined by a docent from the Chicago Architecture Foundation
who will accompany us to Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago. We'll have a guided tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's
Home and Studio, the Oak Park Historic District, and Unity Temple built by Wright.
Lunch on your own in one of Oak Park's wonderful restaurants, followed by time to shop in Downtown Oak Park before .
we visit the Ernest Hemingway Museum and take a guided tour of Ernest Hemingway's birthplace home,
a meticulously restored Victorian residence containing family heirlooms.
Family-style Dinner at a Greek Restaurant in Greektown before returning back to the Hotel this evening. (B,D)

Day 4:   CHICAGO'S TIFFANY INSTALLATIONS AND ETHNIC NEIGHBORHOODS - WEDNESDAY
Breakfast followed by a guided walking tour of Chicago’s most magnificent art glass and
mosaic installations, each of which was designed and crafted by the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company.
Included are a vault, domes, a rotunda, and light fixtures in four late-19th century landmark buildings:
the Art Institute of Chicago, the Marquette Building, the Chicago Cultural Center and Macy’s on State Street.
We'll "graze" for Lunch on our a private guided "Culinary and Cultural Tour" exploring Chicago's ethnic neighborhoods,
including Italian, German, Irish, Jewish and Greek.   You'll sample along the way some authentic flavors from several ethnic eateries
and food shops "off-the-beaten-path", as well as have an extraordinary glimpse into Chicago's various cultures.
Afterwards, you'll return to our Hotel and have the evening free on your own -- perhaps to have dinner in one of
Chicago's traditional pubs or famous steakhouses. (B,L)

Day 5: CHICAGO SIGHTS AND BROADWAY THEATRE - THURSDAY
After breakfast this morning, you'll have free time until late afternoon for you to explore Chicago sights on your own.
You can see some of Chicago's famous Museums such as the Museum of Science and Industry, the Field Museum,
or perhaps the Shedd Aquarium. You can stroll through Millenium Park or shop in the "Boutiques on Oak Street" and
along the Magnificent Mile, or you might visit some of Chicago's famous tourist attractions such as Chicago Mercantile Exchange,
Navy Pier, Sears Tower, Adler Planetarium, John Hancock Center, Lincoln Park Zoo or the Chicago Botanic Garden.
We'll meet back at the Hotel for an early Dinner, followed by attending a Broadway show.   (B,D)

Day 6: ROUTE 66 - FRIDAY
After breakfast, we'll head out of Chicago down the original Route 66 to spend the day visiting iconic sites, roadside
museums and diners which have dotted this highway for decades, turning Route 66 into a legend in the 20th Century,
as everyone began their "love affair with the automobile". We'll have a "Farewell Dinner" before we return
to the Hotel to relax and pack for our return home tomorrow. (B,D)

Day 7: DEPARTURE DAY - SATURDAY
After Breakfast this morning, we'll check out of the Hotel, and then head over to Garfield Park Conservatory, built in 1907 by landscape architect
Jens Jensen, and considered to be the world's largest under one roof. Home to more than 5,000 species and varieties of the world's flora,
it is the setting for five major annual flower shows.   After visiting the Conservatory, we'll then grab a quick Lunch before departing for the
Chicago Airport for our return flights home. (B)

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"EARLY BIRD" RESERVATION DISCOUNT AVAILABLE FOR
SEPTEMBER 30-October 6, 2012 TOUR

FOR ALL RESERVATION DEPOSITS RECEIVED BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2011:
$2,990.00 per person, double occupancy
Single Supplement: $750.00 per person

FOR ALL RESERVATION DEPOSITS RECEIVED AFTER DECEMBER 1, 2011:
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This is one of our
Americana Heritage Tours
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tours focusing on people, places and events
which have enriched America's culture, history and
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Chicago -- first determined during the 1893 World’s Columbian
Exposition to be one of the world's great cultural, architectural and
commercial cities. Some of the greatest architectural masterpieces
from the late 19th/early 20th centuries built by Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies
van der Rohe, Louis Sullivan, Daniel Burnham and others grace
Chicago urban landscape and surrounding area.

Chicago -- romanticized for its colourful past and notorious 1920's and
1930's "Prohibition Era" when its South Side was frequented by
gangsters and bootleggers like Al Capone, John Dillinger and "Bugs"
Moran.

Chicago -- one of the most culturally rich communities in the USA.
Chicago’s inclusive environment encouraged ethnic groups including
Germans, Italians, Greeks, Irish and Polish to gravitate toward the city
in the early part of the 20th century. These groups are strongly
integrated into the city’s fabric today, providing countless ethnic,
culinary and cultural experiences for travelers.

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Chicago Architectural and Dinner Cruise
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This Tour is limited to a maximum of 30 persons.

If a minimum of 20 persons book this Heritage Tour,
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will be donated to the
CHICAGO ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION,
which since 1966 has provided programs for
educators, families and youth in the subject areas of
historic preservation, the future of Chicago, Chicago history,
architecture in the neighborhoods, sustainability, landscape design,
residential architecture, and featured works of architects and firms.