| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? [v] |
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The Segway was fun. Wake up early for the AIA tour
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| Sun, Sep 16, 07 5:00 PM |
nancysolomon |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| I've been on the AIA architecture river tour many, many times. It's my favorite thing to do with visitors from out of town. I don't think it's much of a stretch to also want to take the AIA Segway tour, too. OK, I admit it. I really only wanted to do it because I wanted a reason to ride a Segway. It was lots of fund. However, the AIA Segway tour is at 10 a.m. twoce a week. So, my out-of-town visitor and I took a non-AIA-guided tour at 5 p.m. instead. Although the 5 p.m. tour guides were nice young men, I'm willing to bet it's going to be worth getting up at the crack of dawn to take my next visitor on the 10 a.m. AIA Segway tour. On the other hand, if architecture isn't that important to you, anytime you have an excuse to ride a Segway in the company of nice young men is OK. |
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Great way to see Chicago
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| Fri, Sep 14, 07 1:30 PM |
tstanley |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| A must do. |
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Fun Segways but not a tour
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| Sat, Sep 8, 07 5:00 PM |
bshirin |
Female |
20-29 |
Combination |
Group of Friends |
| The segways were fun, however, as a tour this is quite lacking. Tour guides felt more like summer camp sports counselors than tour guides, not sharing anything about the sites we were seeing, talking more about segways (like they were trying to sell them) rather than about the city. However, segways were very fun to ride, easy to learn on, and a great way to get around. Just make sure to take a real tour ahead of time so you know what you're looking at. |
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Totally Loved It!
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| Sat, Sep 8, 07 5:00 PM |
pmlynarcik |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We had such a great time on the Segway tour. The guides were wonderful, nice people who provided information about each of the tour stops. The tour was extremely scenic (we had a perfect weather day) and just so incredibly fun! I went with 5 other friends, which made it even better. We all said the same things about it and would highly recommend it. |
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Don't miss this amazing experience.
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| Tue, Sep 4, 07 1:30 PM |
sandydundon |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Our guide was knowledgeable, friendly and patient. Learning was really easy … just like they say. The Segways are incredible machines that do all of the work. Truly anyone can do it. And the two hour tour down to the Planetarium and back was the perfect length of time. I’ll be back |
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Fun way to see the area
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| Mon, Sep 3, 07 1:30 PM |
BMason |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Had a great time on our tour. The weather was beautiful, the area beautiful and our guide was fun. The Segways were very easy to ride. |
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Best way around Chicago
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| Sun, Sep 2, 07 5:00 PM |
jbish1000 |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| WARNING: Don't take this tour for educational purposes. We went with a group of friends and it was perfect. The Segways were great!! 2 hours is a perfect amount of time. We are going around soon. |
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Fun but wanted to learn more
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| Sat, Sep 1, 07 5:00 PM |
jwaterman23 |
Female |
30-39 |
Combination |
Group of Friends |
| Learning how to ride the segways and riding them was alot of fun. However, I do wish that the tour would have been a good mix of fun facts about the museums and places we were seeing rather than more about riding the segways. I think part of the experience is to enjoy the segways and part of the experience is to learn about the museums and parks that you are seeing. I have been on the Chicago architectural boat tours five times and would still go on them again because I feel like I can learn more about the architecture of the city. We did learn a few fun facts but I just felt like I wanted to learn a little more. However, I do have to say that I really liked our tour guide and think he got the vibe from the group that we just wanted to have fun on the segways. All in all I had a great time and my group of friends truly enjoyed the tour and ofcourse riding the segways. I do feel like for $70 a person, I wish I could have learned a little more. |
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A Lot of Fun
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| Sun, Aug 26, 07 1:30 PM |
mjktravel |
Unspecified |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Easy to learn to use the Segway. A very pleasant way to spend a few hours on a nice day. Had a a really good time. |
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Pretty good
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| Sat, Aug 25, 07 5:00 PM |
Katie80 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I am sure I would be giving this an all thumbs up if I enjoyed the whole Segway thing. My husband and brother-in-law, and his wife loved it. I feel it just wasn't my thing. But putting that aside, not bad. |
