| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Fun on Segway, not as much architecture as hoped
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| Sat, May 12, 07 10:00 AM |
colickyboy |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| First time riding a Segway for my wife and I...manic fun! Never knew Segways were so enjoyable. So the Segway part of the tour was tremendous. However, the architectural tour, while great, was not as exceptional as I had hoped. I've been on a Wendella Boat Architectural Tour that was truly fascinating and was hoping this would be similar. Don't get me wrong, the architectural tour was enjoyable...just not exceptionally enjoyable as the Wendella Boat tour. There were fewer facts (e.g., docent didn't mention that the Buckingham Fountain was controlled in Atlanta until 1995 until I asked about it) than I was expecting, and only one photo opportunity. It would have been nice to have more photo opportunities. Also, the time actually touring seemed a bit short (we seemed to start late but still ended at the same time).
My wife wasn't really looking forward to the tour but when we started doing the tour, she did a 180 and was a big fan. She really loved the ride and the tour, and as a date, it's pretty cool b/c it's so unique...definitely something she'll remember for quite a while.
Overall, I recommend the tour if you like architecture. If you're not into Chicago architecture, just do the regular tour. But either way, the Segway riding part of the tour is the best part and worth paying for the tour alone. |
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Segway fun with good bits on Chicago Architecture
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| Sat, Oct 28, 06 10:00 AM |
Neithercut |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| Riding a Segway is the highlight. The interesting bits about Grant Park and the Museum Campus are simply a bonus. Recommend for any age, whether local or visiting. Great fun! |
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Very Intuitive
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| Sat, Oct 14, 06 10:00 AM |
barb3040 |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| The Segway experience was lots of fun, a unique activity. Instruction was excellent, quick and thorough. Combining this with Chicago's waterfront made it an over-the-top adventure. Our Architectural Foundation guide did a fine job of imparting facts, stories, and feelings. Great job. |
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We come in peace
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| Sat, Oct 14, 06 10:00 AM |
slrobinson |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| My boyfriend and I had a great time tooling around on our Segways and learning more about Chicago architecture. It was a beautiful day, albeit a little chilly, and the views of the city were amazing. It was also fun to glide past all the gawking pedestrians like 1960's TV aliens. Most people were intrigued and asked if we were having fun. The answer was always "yes." I only wish we had gone to Millennium Park as well.
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Sagways fun, but would have liked more out of tour
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| Sat, Sep 16, 06 10:00 AM |
txslimslam |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| My husband and I planned a weekend trip to Chicago and someone had suggested the sagway architectural tour. We enjoyed learning how to operate the sagways and enjoyed seeing the tour, but the "tour guide" information wasn't all that interesting. I thought they'd be telling us more about the actual architecture of some of the buildings in Chicago, but she mainly discussed the past and "local" things and not being from Chicaog, we didn't get all that much out of that aspect of the tour - Although did enjoy seeing the different landmarks. We were a little disappointed that we didn't get to get a little closer to some of the landmarks or given much time to take pictures - tour guide never "offered" to take group pictures either which was disappointing.
*The tour was 2 hours long and you are standing on your feet the entire time, even though you're moving on the sagway, your feet and legs do tend to get tired and hurt. My heels really seemed to bother me. WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES! |
