| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Outstanding
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| Mon, Oct 26, 09 10:00 AM |
herberq |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This is just great! The Segway isn't very hard to master and once you do it is a blast. And the tour covers lots of interesting (and level) ground. |
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So much fun!!
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| Sat, Oct 10, 09 10:00 AM |
ebbatig |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Other than bitter cold (gloves and scarves highly recommended), this tour was great. Riding the Segway was a great experience and made the trip very easy. The docent was very enthusiastic and willing to answer a lot of questions. |
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Fantastic experience, amazing showcase & Segways!
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| Sat, Oct 3, 09 10:00 AM |
peterlio |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| The day was cool but sunny and the city was showcased magnificently! Segways are so much fun and really are worth the price of admission.
The guides were nice (we had a Chicago Architecture Docent as well), and did a fine job.
The only thing is that I wish there were more stuff on the tour. The coolest part was on Northerly Island where we saw the Daphne sculptures--that was amazing and felt special to being on a Segway. The rest was more standard. It would be cool to think about things that are "only" accessible by Segway (meaning: best viewed on foot and too far to actually walk) and highlight those more. This tour is a must-see however! |
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great fun! learned a lot
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| Mon, Sep 28, 09 10:00 AM |
JackieFries |
Female |
60-69 |
Combination |
Family Without Children |
| I was born and raised in Chicago but have lived in S. California for many years. The tour was great as all of your tours are. The Segway was fun and enabled us older but still active folks to cover a lot of distance without being exhausted. I would take another in a heartbeat.
The only thing I wish we could get is an out line of the things we are seeing so I could name my photographs. Could you help me with a couple I can't identify after searching online? |
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This tour was fantastic - a must for everyone
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| Sat, Sep 26, 09 10:00 AM |
EPaddock2 |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| We've been to Chicago at least a dozen times and have been to all the Museums (multiple times) and have taken several architectural tours but this was really something special, something unique. It was one of the most enjoyable things we've ever done since we first started visiting several years ago. We were surprised how easy it was to learn to drive and maneuver the Segway assigned to each of us. We aways felt safe and never worried about our abilitries to manage it properly. However, the thing that made it special was the docant - stopping and listening to the history he provided along the way made it more enjoyable than simply riding from here to there to someplace else. He pointed out things that we'll now go back to on our own and take and look at in a more appreciative way. Not to mention - we can't wait to try it again. |
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Fun time
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| Mon, Sep 21, 09 10:00 AM |
pziegenhorn |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| My wife and I enjoyed the Segway experience. Once acclimated (it took around 15-minutes to get comfortable on the Segway) we got to tour parts of Grant Park that we typically don't see. It would have been nice to take a few scheduled breaks from being on the Segway, you got sore after a few hours on the unit. The tour was rich on the history of Chicago, but light on the architecture. For a pure architectural tour, we like the river boat tour better. But the Segway made this tour unique, so we'd gladly do this again. |
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Segway Group good -- Doucent not good
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| Sat, Sep 19, 09 10:00 AM |
kbrasm |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| June and the other individuals who handled the "Segway" tour and training were great. They were very helpful and enthusiastic.
The actual Architectural Foundation volunteer who was our main guide -- Joyce was not good. I have participated in 3 other architectural tours in the city and all the doucents were fantastic. Joyce was more interested in talking about the picnic tables located by the Planetarium not being there the week before or the inconvienence of contruction of Buckingham Fountain than providing actual information about the sites. I found here to be somewhat inconsiderate to the other folks (walkers, runners, bikers, etc) along the path -- informing them they needed to get out of our way.
Overall I found the tour to be great but for those folks who were not from Chicago I'm not sure they received a quality "architectural" tour that is truly available and are unbeatable. |
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Fun, Interesting, Well Run
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| Sat, Sep 19, 09 10:00 AM |
terryvanduyn |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The Zerve staff was friendly and efficient and the docent from the Chicago Architecture Foundation made the experience interesting. I grew up in Chicago, but she had lots of little stories I had never heard before. And the Segway's were a blast. |
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a great way to see the Lakeshore of Chicago
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| Mon, Aug 31, 09 10:00 AM |
malaiperuman |
Male |
60-69 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We had a very enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide who pointed out the statues, fountains, and major buildings in Grant Park.
The Segway was easy to learn and great fun to ride, a unique and memorable morning. |
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What a great experience!
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| Sat, Aug 22, 09 10:00 AM |
dianemarks |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Other |
| My daughter and I really enjoyed our recent Segway Tour. The weather was perfect and our docent extremely knowledgeable. Would love to do it again! |
