Lakefront Tour via Segway |
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On July 23, 2004, my friend John Lewin and I had a grand adventure on a segway touring Chicago's lakefront led by Kathryn Lake [773-271-3011] of CitySegwayTours. This is a fantastic 3 hour tour including Kathryn's effective segway training that starts at the Adler Planetarium and goes to the new Millennium Park. I highly recommend this $65 tour. Parking at Adler Planetarium is $12 for the whole day. The first 30 or 40 minutes was spent on segway training. Kathryn played a video, instructed us as a group and gave us individual training. In minutes, you are able to maneuver a segway well. By the end of the tour, the whole group was following Kathryn down Michigan Avenue thru pedestrian traffic with ease. The 7 mile tour took over 2 hours. One interesting fact learned on the tour is that the fountains of Buckingham Fountain are controlled by computers in Atlanta. The Lakefront tour gives one a good view of a number of famous Chicago landmarks including: Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium, Navy Pier, Soldier Field, the Field Museum, Buckingham Fountain, Millennium Park and the fountain towers at Millenium Park. It is also a chance to admire the Chicago skyline and many of the famous buildings including Sears Tower. One building that has sentimental value for me is the Chicago Hilton where I stayed the first time I visited Chicago in 1945. |
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