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1893 World’s Fair Tour for Families

March 29, 2018 - March 29, 2018 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Location

Congress Plaza Hotel

520 S Michigan

Chicago, IL

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Description

The tour digs into how and why the World’s Columbian Exposition still captures imaginations more than 120 years later. In between tour commentary, the guide leads interactive, educational games, including a visual scavenger hunt with historic clues, and archives and photographs show in iPads. Plus, get a chance to ride in a human-operated elevator, one of the last left in the city. Recommended for families with kids 6 and up.

Event Cost: $20

Event Times: 11 a.m. March 29, 30 and 31

Additional Information

Website: http://www.chicagodetours.com/architecture-tours/1893-worlds-fair-tour-families/

Age recommendation: Teens, Tweens

Neighborhood: Chicago

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