Chicago Cheap Tours
The cheapest and easiest way to explore the metropolis is to buy a ticket for a bus tour of Chicago with an audio guide. As in many other tourist cities, this is how it works: buy a ticket - get on the bus - get off at the right stop (there are 15 of them) - look around and take pictures - get on the next bus and continue on your way without buying a new ticket. The cost of such excursion in Chicago is 35 USD. The ticket is valid for three days.
Individual sightseeing tour
For 1-6 people is much more expensive - from 300 to 800 USD (not including entrance fees to museums and parks). The trip usually lasts 4-8 hours.
The "In the Footsteps of Al Capone"
The most popular excursion in Chicago - "In the Footsteps of Al Capone". You'll learn a lot about the famous mobster and his associates, the Valentine's Day massacre and other interesting details of Chi's life in the 20s and 30s of the twentieth century.
A tour of Chicago at night is no less interesting. You will be told about the emergence and development of such styles of music as blues and jazz, and then you will visit the best music clubs of the metropolis and walk along the night streets shining with lights. The cost of the walk is from 55 USD.
If you have time to get out of town, take a tour of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. You'll see the picturesque waterfront, the Beer Museum (with free tastings, by the way), architect Santiago Colotrava's art museum, and tycoon Pabst's castle. It costs about 500 USD for this treat.
