Chicago Trolley Tours Reviews (Chicago, Illinois)

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Fulton County, Ohio

May 20, 2011

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It was our first time Chicago and I can't even think of a better way to see the city and stop at all the great sites. Not only did the bus tour hit all the great spots so we could hop off and check them out BUT the tour guides where awesome. Every ...Read more

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by 1035 Kiss Fm

Chicago, Illinois

April 26, 2010

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A Tourist in My City! Fantastic!!!

by mmurphy55

chicago, Illinois

February 18, 2009

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I am a born and raised South-Chicagoian, and when my relatives from San Francisco CA, came to visit last week I wanted to make their first trip to the Windy City as fun and eventful as possible! We went to see Jersey Boys, had plenty of pizza, and ...Read more

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by bingesf

chicago, Illinois

June 7, 2007

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I had the best time on the Chicago Trolley and Double Decker tour! On top of a Double Decker is the only way to see the city. My elderly father had come to visit, and we were looking for convenient ways to sightsee around the city that would ...Read more

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by momo123

Chicago, Illinois

June 4, 2007

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I live here in Chicago and, this past weekend, my parents came to visit. Usually when they visit, I try to show them around myself and I spout off what facts I know or can make up about various landmarks around town. This time, we decided to ...Read more

From journal Chicago city tour

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by favreforprez

Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

June 3, 2007

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My friends and I decided to drive down to Chicago from our homes in Wisconsin for the Memorial Day Weekend. We got into town early Friday morning and decided that the best way to start out our weekend would be to take a tour of the city. We were ...Read more My friends and I decided to drive down to Chicago from our homes in Wisconsin for the Memorial Day Weekend. We got into town early Friday morning and decided that the best way to start out our weekend would be to take a tour of the city. We were told by our concierge that we could pick up the tours at the Sears Tower, so we set out to start our adventure.
When we got to the Sears Tower, we noticed that there were, in fact, two separate tour companies that picked up in front of the Skydeck entrance. Our first impressions of the two companies were very different. On one hand, there was the Chicago Trolley and Double Decker company, they had two new and expensive looking ticket booths staffed by some very sharp looking young people in clean white shirts with bright red vests. On the other hand, the competition was Grey Line. Their booth looked as though it had just washed up on shore somewhere. Their lone sales person was not a little bit disturbing. When comparing the two tour companies, the Grey Line representative continually bothered us and babbled on and on, whereas the Chicago Trolley sales agents were very helpful and polite. It goes with out saying that we chose the latter.
Our tour started aboard a double-decker vehicle. The driver introduced herself as Cassandra and was very pleasant. We then went up stairs where our tour guide, Walt, introduced himself to us and asked us where we were from. After a little good natured ribbing about the Brewers and Packers, our tour began. Walt was fantastic! He was knowledgeable and hilarious! If only my college professors were this entertaining! We rode with Walt and Cassandra until the Field Museum, where we got off to explore.
When we finished at the Field Museum, we headed back out to the tour stop. We were not waiting more than about ten minutes when another bus pulled up to pick us up. Again, the driver (I think her name was Sheila) was very nice as we boarded and found some seats on the upper level. Our new tour guide, Lorenzo, introduced himself to us in a voice that makes James Earl Jones sound like Betty Boop. Just like Walt, Lorenzo was very informative and witty with the added bonus of the coolest voice I’ve ever heard.
Very simply, our time with the Chicago Trolley & Double Decker Co. was fantastic! I highly recommend them and will certainly use their company the next time I visit Chicago!
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From journal Touring Chicago

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by boilergumby

Elmhurst, Illinois

June 2, 2007

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Best of IgoUgo My wife and I have lived in Chicago’s western suburbs most of our lives. We thought we had seen the city from all of its most fantastic perspectives. We were wrong!One recent hot May morning, my wife and I decided to hop on the Metra train and ...Read more My wife and I have lived in Chicago’s western suburbs most of our lives. We thought we had seen the city from all of its most fantastic perspectives. We were wrong!

One recent hot May morning, my wife and I decided to hop on the Metra train and head down to the great city of Chicago. We had no itinerary, and that’s how we like it.

Once off the train, we headed over to the magnificent Sears Tower where we were pleasantly surprised to meet a young man selling tour tickets for Chicago Trolley Company. For $25 each, we were able to not only enjoy a tour, we were able to use the service to get around the city all day as the ticket was good for ‘hop on hop off’ services. We were able to ride both the trolleys and the double decker buses. Perfect! What an awesome way to see Chicago without having to pay for cabs! We signed up.

The trolley hit every hot spot we wanted to see and then some. After enjoying some touring we decided to ‘hop off’ at the Art Institute stop. We got out there to venture into the Poster Plus store and, of course, my wife insisted on purchasing some historical posters. They will always remind us of our day of touring. For our second stop, we were thrilled to be taken to the Field Museum. We hadn’t been since we started dating years ago. We ran around like it was our first time there. It is always good to visit Sampson.

We continued on with our tour and were able to ‘hop off’ at some of the other stops so we could get some lunch and even walk around Navy Pier. At the stop near the historic Water Tower we ‘hopped off’ again to redeem our coupon at the Hershey store for a free, full-size Hershey bar. What an afternoon treat! I never knew there was a Hershey store in Chicago.

While we ‘hopped on, hopped off’ both the trolleys and double decker buses our ticket allowed us to ride, we were both educated and entertained by the tour guides who provided the facts as well as their own tidbits about the city. One of the tour guides even advised the passengers they would be supplied rain ponchos on the double decker if it started to rain. Educational, entertaining, and great customer service! What an experience! Make sure you ride with the Chicago Trolley Company.
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From journal Fabulous Tour of Chicago

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by hckygrl12

Chicago, Illinois

April 23, 2007

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I have lived in Chicago my entire life and thought I knew all there was to know about the city. I was wrong! After graduating from college, my friends and I went to Chicago for a day of fun. We wanted to get around the city without having to walk ...Read more

From journal Chicago Trolley Fun

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by NoFunNDaSun

melbourne, Florida

April 20, 2007

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My wife and I are big travelers and have visited most medium and big cities in the U.S. Whenever we travel we always try and utilize a tour similar to this to learn about the city and to use as a way of hopping around the city. Of all ...Read more

From journal Chicago Weekend

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by zabelle

Portland, Connecticut

October 31, 2006

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Best of IgoUgo I usually make it a practice to take some sort of a trolley tour when I visit a city for the first time. After dropping our bags at Flemish House, we walked up to North Michigan Avenue and headed south. I had no specific agenda in mind just trying ...Read more I usually make it a practice to take some sort of a trolley tour when I visit a city for the first time. After dropping our bags at Flemish House, we walked up to North Michigan Avenue and headed south. I had no specific agenda in mind just trying to get our bearings. Mike had told me that the tourist office was down in the building that looked like a castle, so we walked in that general direction. As it turned out, it isn’t much of a tourist office but they did have a lot of magazines and booklets with discounts and information.

The tourist office was one of the stops on the trolley tour. There is a cart out in front where you can buy your ticket. Make sure you look for a discount coupon; there is one. If you can’t find it, you can get $2 off per ticket if you have AAA. Regular-priced tickets are $25. You can also get a 105 Internet discount if you pre-buy your ticket. Just be aware that even if you buy your ticket late in the day, it is only good on the day it is issued, so it is wise to get on as early as possible. (You can buy a second day cheaper.) There are trolleys and also double-decker buses. They run approximately every 25 minutes. Try to sit toward the front of the trolley; the back half has windows covered with plastic, which makes photography difficult. At one point I unzipped the window cover so I could take a picture.

There are 13 stops on the trolley. We got on at stop no. 12. We road the bus as far as the Art Institute. You can hop on hop off as often as you like. Along the way our driver kept up a continuous spate of trivia and interesting information about Chicago and its many interesting inhabitants.

Among the interesting facts that we learned are that three of the top-10 hospitals in the United States are located in Chicago, and that the Water Tower was constructed of Joliet Limestone and that is why it survived the Chicago Fire. On the subject of fire, the fire pole was invented in Chicago. The original one was made of wood, and when the firemen got splinters, it was decided to go with another material.

Chicago is famous, or maybe a better word would be infamous, as the home of Al Capone. We learned that Hymie Weiss was killed across the street from Holy Name Cathedral, and if you look closely, you can still see where they covered up the bullet holes. Chicago is also famous for all the political conventions that have taken place there. Probably the most famous was the 1860 Republican Convention, which nominated Abraham Lincoln.

I guarantee that you will be very entertained and get to see all the main sights too.

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