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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's the difference between day & night.Last night, my company held it's annual party on Chicago's First Lady. It was a relatively small group - less than 60 people - aboard the vessel that left out...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
My wife and I were able to get away from our small children for a Saturday and planned ahead and purchased tickets for this tour; because of all the rave reviews, of course. I thought, from a purely...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Fun trip. Get in line early....the top of the boat fills quick where the best viewing is. Definitely a fun way to get introduced to the city
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Took this tour yesterday and our docent Sylvia was super informative. Highly recommended to both visitors and residents!
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I wish that they had boat tours like this in more cities with rivers. The 90 minute tour takes you to the mouth of the Chicago River and north and south a bit. As they do three u-turns (if I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went aboard Chicago's First Lady for a corporate event and I had such a great time!This was one of the more enjoyable boat cruises I've been on. Chicago's First Lady seems to cruise a little faster...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What a lovely day for a boat ride! I thoroughly enjoyed this tour, learned a ton about Chicago architecture (which was probably more interesting to me since reading Devil in the White City), and even...
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My review is for a wedding reception on Chicago's First Lady.Beautiful June Saturday night on the lake. What a funky, different way to celebrate your wedding reception! In theory, this boat is a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Just a quick fyi that my review is based on a fabulous corporate event I recently hosted on the Chicago's Fair Lady, their medium sized and utterly fantastic double-decker vessel. So while I haven't...
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So, I live in Chicago and have had a hard time finding someone to go on this tour with me, and I finally had family in from out of town to join me. I really enjoyed this tour, and my cousins both...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Are you looking to rent out a boat on the Chicago river for a private event? I can't recommend Chicago's First Lady enough. As a 3rd generation family owned business, Holly Agra and her staff go above...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We decided to go with this river cruise tour as this was hosted by the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Seemed to be more original than the other cruise companies. We ordered our tickets in advance...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I took the Architecture Foundation's boat tour for the first time on a recent trip to Chicago and I really enjoyed myself and I really enjoyed myself. Granted I'm a novice architecture student, but I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I am a huge art and architecture geek, and I can sit through hours upon hours of boring art and architecture lectures and not complain. I think when you take a tour, though, especially one that is a...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this is one of those things that i feel like i need to do about 10 more times to really grasp all of the information/sites that are presented. i loved it despite the chilly weather in which we decided...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Dropping $28 for a 1.5hr tour never sounds good at the get-go, but the CAF tour was worth it and then some if you are visiting. Our guide was fantastic and had an intimate knowledge of virtually all...
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I never thought I'd get much from a tour of a city that I grew up in and worked in for many years, but the CAF river tour shone new light and gave a grrr-eat perspective to many of my favorite...
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I first saw that tickets were $30 a piece, I was a little bewildered! But it was COMPLETELY worth it. It was informative and interesting. Definitely worth going on (and going on more than once)....
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Attention tourists! You will be hard pressed to find any actual Chicagoans at the following: Sears Tower, Navy Pier, or Buckingham fountain. Want to do something fun, informative, and an activity...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Friends and family that come to visit me in the big, bad city inevitably complain about all the walking they are forced to endure. This tour is a great way for them to sit for 90 minutes and still be...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Took my mother on this tour a couple weeks ago. It was a hot, sunny early afternoon on a Saturday. The boat was pretty full but thankfully we arrived early enough to grab choice seats (we arrived...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
During my 2nd trip out here I went on the River Boat Tour based on all the rave reviews on yelp. This tour is a definite must for anyone coming to Chicago on vacay. I would even recommend it for...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I used to hate doing the touristy shit. Since I live in San Diego, its so easy to spot the tourists, there the ones wearing the big goofy San Diego sweatshirts in the middle of summer hanging out in...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I did this tour because my mother was visiting and it was something to do with her. What a great way to spend an hour and a half. Sitting in the sun, on the river, looking at the cool buildings. The...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What nice and perfect way to get to know Chicago! Wonderful tour, worth every penny, very informative. Take care you have a sunhat and enough water on hot days before you enter the boat :-)
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After researching through the boat tours available along the river, I settled for the First Lady because of location and the volunteer tour guides. Located on the southeast corner of Michigan and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've lived in Chicago for all of my life and so I've seen most of the city but never like this. I bought tickets for the 'rents, my cousin, myself and my husband. It was his birthday and I always...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Fellow Yelpers recommended this as the best River Architecture Tour. I worried that it may be a little boring but it was not at all. I have been wanting to do this tour since I moved here and finally...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I was going to knock it down to 4 stars because we were unlucky enough to have one of those boats that has about less than 30 seats on the open level, and the rest of us had to sit in the covered...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm going to have to say that I really agree with Shelly's comments. The view is awesome and you get a very different feel for the city from the river than you do on foot. The view is gorgeous and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Best parts of this tour:- Great city views you don't get to see from the streets- Great photo-ops- Relaxing- Very informative - our guide was very knowledgeable and I definitely learned a lot about my...
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Everyone I asked about Chicago told me that I HAD to take the architectural boat tour. I am adding to their recommendations - if you are going to Chicago and the weather's fair, make this one of your...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
90 minute tour through the river with emphasis on the architecture of the city hosted by a CAF docent for $28. Excellent tour! Went in mid-June on a beautiful sunny day (yes, I risked the top deck for...
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
what a way to explore chicago!went on this CAF tour...there are a few other touring companies but this one is the 'official' CAF boat. the tour lasted about 1.5 hours and was $28...seats were up...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I finally went on my CAF architectural boat tour, it's on a Chicago's First Lady. I totally geeked out and wanted to sit on the top with the plastic chairs. I didn't care if it was mildly chilly....
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Chicago's First Lady is a great little boat for a cruise on Lake Michigan. I've hired the boat for dance parties, and though a bit small, it has always worked out well. The staff has always been...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Things to know about this tour:Buy your tickets at the CAF booth at the bottom of the Mag Mile where the boat Launches. The tickets are $28 each. If you buy your tickets at the water tower center...
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My husband and I got married on Chicago's First Lady in September. Captain Ralph was phenomenal. He recommended a beautiful spot on the river for our ceremony and then took us for an amazing cruise of...
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A simple little boat, with the top deck crowded with cheap plastic chairs. A bar and some snacks downstairs, some restrooms. Standard. Nothing remarkable. Some of the staff was friendly, others...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow. I never knew so much about the city and architecture in general. This tour was 90 minutes and we picked it because it is run by the Chicago Architecture Foundation. I really thought this was...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I wouldn't have appreciated my Chicago vacation as much if I hadn't taken this tour. I would've just thought that hey, buildings are just buildings - we have them back in LA, big deal. The tour showed...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you're an architecture buff, definitely take this tour, since it IS the official boat tour of the Chicago Architectural Foundation. But if you're looking for a less lecture-y tour, you might be...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Fantastic architectural tour on the Chicago River. I wish I did this tour in the beginning of my visit so I could have used my new-found architectural knowledge... Oh well. Here's a tip for your...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wonderfully informative and interesting architecture tour that takes you on the three segments of the Chicago River downtown. It's put on by the Chicago Architecture Foundation and like the Wendella...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have lived in the city of Chicago for almost 9 years and have never ventured out on Chicago's First Lady for the architectural tour (or any other boat tour for that matter). I work downtown every...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I attended a private party on this boat and it was a GREAT time! It was an evening cruise, leaving at 7 and returning at 10 and dinner was served. It was catered by Harry Caray and everything was...
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Can I copy and paste Pam S's review? I was with her on this tour and felt the same way...and yeah, we're both BURNED. This is definitely one of the "must-do" activities in Chicago. It's not free (like...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
1.5 hours going back and forth on the Y-fork of the Chicago river, with a volunteer talking about every single building your eye can see. An architecturally enlightening boat ride, and a great photo...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
In the name of full disclosure, I am a Docent for the Chicago Architecture Foundation and give the River Cruise. What surprises most people is that we are the only "tour guides" on the river who do...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This past early summer, June I think it was, I went on this boat cruise with a friend for a radio station. Since I grew up just outside the city and go to school in it, where I took a history of...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've done this boat tour twice now and loved it both times. How can you not? You get to sit on a boat through the gorgeous city and listen to your guide talk about famous architecture. There's...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The cruise company, Chicagos First Lady, hosts the Chicago Architecture Foundation's architectural tours along the river and lakefront.Tickets run $25 on the weekends and $23 during the week. A...
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2005
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