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Chicago: The Windy City - 4 Days

Take your students on a class trip to Chicago and visit Lake Michigan, the famous Shedd Aquarium and the Sears Tower.

DAY 1: CHICAGO

Take a walking tour of Chicago:
  • Magnificent Mile
  • Water Tower
  • Oak Street Beach
  • Lake Michigan
  • Chicago Millennium Park

Visit the Sears Tower observatory
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American’s third-largest city is the home of the blues and deep-dish pizza, but you’ll find more than soulful music and a delicious dinner in the Windy City. Chicago is known for its architecture, beautiful Lake Michigan and famous Wrigley Field, among many other highlights. The city also boasts some of the best museums, including the Art Institute of Chicago and the internationally acclaimed Field Museum, as well as the Shedd Aquarium. But did you know that Chicago’s nickname has nothing to do with the weather? It was coined in 1893 by Charles Dana, the editor of the New York Sun newspaper, and was a comment about Chicago's politicians.

The city of Chicago lies within the humid continental climate zone and experiences four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid and winters are cold, snowy and windy with temperatures below freezing.

  • Round-trip transportation
  • 3 nights hotel accommodation
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Full-time Smithsonian Student Travel tour director
  • Air-conditioned motorcoach while on tour
  • Sightseeing tour led by a local guide
  • Visits to special attractions per itinerary
  • Overnight security
  • Educational materials developed by the Smithsonian
  • Smithsonian Membership

Smithsonian Student Travel offers two tour-pricing options to best fit your group's needs:

  • Private tour
    Private tours are the best option for class trips and groups of 20 or more. A private tour allows your group to travel on your own private bus with a dedicated tour director. This option provides itinerary flexibility and gives your group more freedom to customize your tour. Any group with 35 paying participants or more is automatically considered a private group.
  • Consolidated tour
    Consolidated tours allow small groups to be combined with other groups, assuring that your class trip is affordable for everyone. Consolidated groups travel together, sharing a bus and a tour director. The program fee for this option is the same regardless of the number of paying participants on the tour.




Please note that this quote will provide pricing for a consolidated tour of any group size or a private tour with 35 paying participants. To obtain pricing for a private group of a different size, please contact us at 1-800-503-2323.