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Rating: 4.9  25 rating points
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Chicago Architecture Foundation Segway Tour

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Explore the history of such amazing lakefront architecture as the Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium on this CAF-guided Segway tour.

Rating Date Attended Reviewer Gender Age Where From? Sort Descending Group Type?
Rating: 5
We had so much fun!
Sat, May 3, 08   10:00 AM susannwatson Female 50-59 Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
My husband and I were in Chicago for a wedding and found time to take the segway tour. The staff was great--very attentive! We would definitely do it again.
Rating: 5
Fantastic experience!!!
Sat, Oct 27, 07   10:00 AM Minaajam Female 40-49 Domestic Tourist(s) Group of Friends
Pleasant and friendly staff helped us with our tour. The segway experience is one I would not forget. Glad I was able to do this in Chicago. I was mostly enthusiastic about being on the segway. Very easy to ride and a lot of fun!!!! I would purchase this tour again. It is fun when you do this with bunch of your friends!! Thanks guys :)
Rating: 4
Fun Human Transporter ride
Mon, Sep 10, 07   10:00 AM Attila Male 70+ Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
It was a great experience to ride the Segway. The staff took time to instruct us using the vehicles. The ride was leasurly spaced & enjoyable. As far as the architecture part was concerned, the buildings were far in a distance from our ride in Grant park. For "up, close, and personal" building tours you must take a walking tour.
Rating: 4
Great tour after a slow start
Mon, Aug 6, 07   10:00 AM DaveBuresh Male 60-69 Domestic Tourist(s) Individual
The web site told me to be there one half hour before the tour for training. This isn't true. It is to complete 5 min of paper work. In addition, I waited while a different tour had vehicles asssigned to them and left. We didn't leave the offfice until 15 min after the tour was scheduled to leave (45 min after I got there). To the owner: don't schedule both tours to start at the same time. You don't have the space to accommodate this large a group nor do you have the organization. Really slow start while worker figure out which vehicle to use and them get then unplugged and lined up. This could have all been done before the scheduled tour time!!!!
Rating: 5
After rocky start fabulous experience
Mon, Aug 6, 07   10:00 AM SCramer12 Female 50-59 Domestic Tourist(s) Individual
My long time dream of trying a Segway was realized and lived up to every expectation. Our docent was not only knowledgeble, as expected, but had a great sense of humor and knew we really wanted to focus on the Segways. The tour taught a lot about Chicago's history along with architecture. The Segway Tour is a fabulous wedding of an innovative transport system and enjoying the Architectural Foudnation's excellent information delivery system.
Rating: 5
Lots of fun!
Sat, Jul 28, 07   10:00 AM jodipaz Female 30-39 Domestic Tourist(s) Couple on a Date
My husband & I had a GREAT time on the Segway Tour. They were very easy to learn how to use & were very fun to ride once we got the hang of it. The tour itself was interesting & we were able to see many sites. The battery on my Segway died when we were almost at the end of the tour, but the guides were able to get a replacement to me within minutes, and in the meantime, I rode one of the guides' Segways. VERY fun & interesting, I recommend it to people of all ages & abilities! Staff couldn't be nicer or more friendly!
Rating: 5
Fun and informative
Sat, Jul 14, 07   10:00 AM Suzabets Female 60-69 Domestic Tourist(s) Family With Children
Fun, informative and well organized.
Rating: 5
Architectural tour not recommended for kids.
Mon, Jul 2, 07   10:00 AM DGillis Female 50-59 Domestic Tourist(s) Couple on a Date
The architectural tour is more appropriate for adults. We had a kid on our tour. He was bored and not interested in the lectures. He did not follow the guides instructions. He was a bit dangerous to have around. Age limit should be increased from 12.
Rating: 5
Great Experience
Sat, Jun 30, 07   10:00 AM Hawk88 Male 60-69 Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
This is a great way to see the lake front of Chicago and have a unique experience! The Segway folks where great! The knowledge of the tour guide was very good. Would highly recommend!
Rating: 5
This was a great tour.
Sat, Jun 23, 07   10:00 AM matpjh Female 40-49 Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
It was wonderful to tour so much of the museum campus area. We could never have covered that much ground on foot, and if we had been on a bus, we could not have seen so many things up front. The Segway instruction was great, and the machines were incredibly easy to use- they became extensions of our bodies.