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A One-Of-A-Kind City Deserves a One-Of-A-Kind Experience APRIL 15 - MAY 5 EARLY SPRING CHICAGO’S CLASSIC LADY CLASSIC CHICAGO’S LADY LEADING CHICAGO’S LADY FAIR CHICAGO’S CHICAGO’S FIRST LADY FIRST CHICAGO’S FLEET MEET THE for additional tips and information. and tips additional for CruiseChicago.com Visit Thurs, Fri, Sun) Fri, Thurs, Sundays at 9:00a at Sundays street. the across at 7:30p (Mon, Tues, Tues, (Mon, 7:30p at Summer Saturdays & & Saturdays Summer Drive Wacker E. 111 at parking Convenient Evenings Fall & Summer Cruise: Photography at State Street and Wacker Drive. Wacker and Street State at ramp the via Riverwalk the Access Twilight Cruise: Twilight Capture Chicago Chicago Capture Visit CruiseChicago.com for private event information event private for CruiseChicago.com Visit Access: Mobility Limited For cruises! Foundation Architecture and Chicago private parties private for available also is fleet entire The • All cruise vessels are U.S. Coast Guard certified Guard Coast U.S. are vessels cruise All • dock (see map for details). details). for map (see dock Look for the blue awning marking the staircase down to the the to down staircase the marking awning blue the for Look hotels and only 3 blocks from Millennium Park Millennium from blocks 3 only and hotels Chicago most of distance walking within located is Dock The • (Riverside Gardens) Gardens) (Riverside Frequent and convenient departure schedules departure convenient and Frequent • On Chicago’s Riverwalk Riverwalk Chicago’s On Cruise travels all three branches of the Chicago River Chicago the of branches three all travels Cruise • Drive Wacker E. 112 Location: Departure never forget! Accept no substitutes! substitutes! no Accept forget! never will you experience an It’s River. Chicago the about book The Chicago Architecture Foundation has literally written the the written literally has Foundation Architecture Chicago The 90 minutes of Amazing!™ Amazing!™ of minutes 90 the beautiful Chicago Riverwalk Chicago beautiful the many stories about the people who designed and built our city. city. our built and designed who people the about stories many Duration: Departing from The Magnificent Mile on on Mile Magnificent The from Departing an overview of historic and modern architectural styles, plus plus styles, architectural modern and historic of overview an visitors and Chicagoans. CAF-certified volunteer docents provide provide docents volunteer CAF-certified Chicagoans. and visitors aboard the Chicago’s First Lady fleet is a “must” for tourists, tourists, for “must” a is fleet Lady First Chicago’s the aboard ($43.53 + tax Twilight Cruise) Twilight tax + ($43.53 well-appointed restrooms restrooms well-appointed The Official Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise Cruise River Foundation Architecture Chicago Official The $41.64 + tax + $41.64 Cost: and bar service Full and air conditioned salons conditioned air and The most elegant, well-appointed fleet in Chicago. in fleet well-appointed elegant, most The seating row front air Open luxurious vessels in Chicago in vessels luxurious and beautiful most The with hundreds of hours of training of hours of hundreds with the experts on Chicago’s architecture architecture Chicago’s on experts the Passionate, CAF-certified docents are are docents CAF-certified Passionate, OHIO STREET Cruises Lady First Chicago’s Foundation River Cruise aboard aboard Cruise River Foundation GRAND AVENUE The Official Chicago Architecture Architecture Chicago Official The ILLINOIS STREET choose to reasons five Top INTERCONTINENTAL CHICAGO MAGNIFICENT MILE E WRIGLEY E SHERATON HOTEL THE BUILDING CHICAGO TRIBUNE HOTEL & CHICAGO LANGHAM ENUE ENUE TOWER TOWERS DOWNTOWN CHICAGO TRUMP AV AV TOWER E STREET CHICAGO’S LAKE TAT S FIRST LADY MICHIGAN ABASH CHICAGO RIVER FLEET W COLUMBUS DRIV MICHIGAN LAKE SHORE DRIV CHICAGO RIVERWALK WACKER DRIVE ACCESS RAMP 111 EAST TO RIVERWALK E WACKER PARKING HYATT SWISSOTEL RIV REGENCY CHICAGO RENAISSANCE HOTEL HOTEL E D CHICAGO MONACO CKER HOTEL SHOR MILLENNIUM RADISSON HARD ROCK PARK BLU AQUA WA HOTEL HOTEL LAKE TO Michigan Avenue & Wacker Drive - Southeast corner of the bridge Walking distance from many downtown hotels & Millennium Park. Look for the blue awning. Enter 112 E. Wacker Drive in your GPS to find us. Access the Riverwalk via the ramp at State Street and Wacker Drive. Cost: plus tax 7:30p Twilight Tour is $43.53 plus tax 2016 DEPARTURE TIMES - 90 MINUTE CRUISES APRIL 2 - APRIL 14 OPENING WEEK A one-of-a-kind city deserves a one-of-a-kind experience APRIL 15 - MAY 5 EARLY SPRING The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) River Cruise aboard Chicago’s First Lady Cruises is the #1 architecture MAY 6 - MAY 19 LATE SPRING tour in the city for two reasons: the best guides provided by the Chicago Architecture Foundation and the best boats provided by Chicago’s First Lady Cruises. CAF’s volunteer guides, called docents, are passionate about Chicago’s MAY 20 - OCT 10 SUMMER architecture and are required to complete hundreds of hours of graduate-level training before being certified to lead CAF tours. As a non-profit organization, CAF inspires people to discover why design matters through public programs, youth education, exhibitions and more than 85 walking, bus, bike, train and boat tours of the city. OCTOBER 11 - OCTOBER 30 EARLY FALL Visit architecture.org for other tours and exhibits. Groups of 20 or more call OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 20 LATE FALL 312-322-1130 or e-mail [email protected] for details and special pricing. Convenient motor coach Get your tickets today! drop-off area dockside. Advance reservations/tickets are recommended. Call 1-800-982-2787 or visit ticketmaster.com/rivercruise. Tickets may be purchased at dockside ticket office (112 E. Wacker Drive) and the CAF Shop & Tour Center (224 S. Michigan Avenue). CHICAGO’S FIRST LADY CRUISES 1-800-982-2787 • CruiseChicago.com CHICAGO’S CLASSIC LADY CLASSIC CHICAGO’S LADY LEADING CHICAGO’S LADY FAIR CHICAGO’S CHICAGO’S FIRST LADY FIRST CHICAGO’S FLEET MEET THE for additional tips and information. and tips additional for CruiseChicago.com Visit Thurs, Fri, Sun) Fri, Thurs, Sundays at 9:00a at Sundays street. the across at 7:30p (Mon, Tues, Tues, (Mon, 7:30p at Summer Saturdays & & Saturdays Summer Drive Wacker E. 111 at parking Convenient Evenings Fall & Summer Cruise: Photography at State Street and Wacker Drive. Wacker and Street State at ramp the via Riverwalk the Access Twilight Cruise: Twilight Capture Chicago Chicago Capture Visit CruiseChicago.com for private event information event private for CruiseChicago.com Visit Access: Mobility Limited For cruises! Foundation Architecture and Chicago private parties private for available also is fleet entire The • All cruise vessels are U.S. Coast Guard certified Guard Coast U.S. are vessels cruise All • dock (see map for details). details). for map (see dock Look for the blue awning marking the staircase down to the the to down staircase the marking awning blue the for Look hotels and only 3 blocks from Millennium Park Millennium from blocks 3 only and hotels Chicago most of distance walking within located is Dock The • (Riverside Gardens) Gardens) (Riverside Frequent and convenient departure schedules departure convenient and Frequent • On Chicago’s Riverwalk Riverwalk Chicago’s On Cruise travels all three branches of the Chicago River Chicago the of branches three all travels Cruise • Drive Wacker E. 112 Location: Departure never forget! Accept no substitutes! substitutes! no Accept forget! never will you experience an It’s River. Chicago the about book The Chicago Architecture Foundation has literally written the the written literally has Foundation Architecture Chicago The 90 minutes of Amazing!™ Amazing!™ of minutes 90 the beautiful Chicago Riverwalk Chicago beautiful the many stories about the people who designed and built our city. city. our built and designed who people the about stories many Duration: Departing from The Magnificent Mile on on Mile Magnificent The from Departing an overview of historic and modern architectural styles, plus plus styles, architectural modern and historic of overview an visitors and Chicagoans. CAF-certified volunteer docents provide provide docents volunteer CAF-certified Chicagoans. and visitors aboard the Chicago’s First Lady fleet is a “must” for tourists, tourists, for “must” a is fleet Lady First Chicago’s the aboard ($43.53 + tax Twilight Cruise) Twilight tax + ($43.53 well-appointed restrooms restrooms well-appointed The Official Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise Cruise River Foundation Architecture Chicago Official The $41.64 + tax + $41.64 Cost: and bar service Full and air conditioned salons conditioned air and The most elegant, well-appointed fleet in Chicago. in fleet well-appointed elegant, most The seating row front air Open luxurious vessels in Chicago in vessels luxurious and beautiful most The with hundreds of hours of training of hours of hundreds with the experts on Chicago’s architecture architecture Chicago’s on experts the Passionate, CAF-certified docents are are docents CAF-certified Passionate, OHIO STREET Cruises Lady First Chicago’s Foundation River Cruise aboard aboard Cruise River Foundation GRAND AVENUE The Official Chicago Architecture Architecture Chicago Official The ILLINOIS STREET choose to reasons five Top INTERCONTINENTAL CHICAGO MAGNIFICENT MILE E WRIGLEY E SHERATON HOTEL THE BUILDING CHICAGO TRIBUNE HOTEL & CHICAGO LANGHAM ENUE ENUE TOWER TOWERS DOWNTOWN CHICAGO TRUMP AV AV TOWER E STREET CHICAGO’S LAKE TAT S FIRST LADY MICHIGAN ABASH CHICAGO RIVER FLEET W COLUMBUS DRIV MICHIGAN LAKE SHORE DRIV CHICAGO RIVERWALK WACKER DRIVE ACCESS RAMP 111 EAST TO RIVERWALK E WACKER PARKING HYATT SWISSOTEL RIV REGENCY CHICAGO RENAISSANCE HOTEL HOTEL E D CHICAGO MONACO CKER HOTEL SHOR MILLENNIUM RADISSON HARD ROCK PARK BLU AQUA WA HOTEL HOTEL LAKE TO Michigan Avenue & Wacker Drive - Southeast corner of the bridge Walking distance from many downtown hotels & Millennium Park. Look for the blue awning. Enter 112 E. Wacker Drive in your GPS to find us. Access the Riverwalk via the ramp at State Street and Wacker Drive.
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