Excursions in Chicago

Chicago is a modern metropolis, a city of skyscrapers, parks, museums and modern shopping malls. The city stands on the shore of Michigan Lake and can boast excellent city beaches.

Chicago's most famous skyscrapers are Willis Tower and John Hancock Center. The Willis Tower is 527 meters high and consists of 110 floors. On the 94th floor of John Hancock's skyscraper, there's a observation deck from where you can look at Chicago.

The tour of the city includes visits to interesting and entertaining places:

• Museum of Science and Industry — an unusual museum and at the same time a research center in the Western hemisphere.
• The Field Museum of Natural History, containing the collections of the planet's natural history.
• Adler Planetarium — is the first planetarium in the United States. Thanks to the generous investments of businessman Max Adler, the planetarium is equipped with unique mechanisms.
  Shedd Aquarium — one of the largest closed aquariums in the world.
• Buckingham Fountain — a picturesque architectural composition resembles a wedding cake. They're putting on light shows here.
• Crown Fountain — a unique fountain that is a video installation from which jets of water spurt out.

At the end of the excursion program, you can walk around Millennium Park with a guide. This park has won popularity for its original design and beauty of the landscape. On the territory of the park you can find Cloud Gate Sculpture, one of Chicago's most popular sights.

You can finish your day in Chicago on Magnificent Mile Street, where numerous shops and restaurants are located.