Chicago’s a really international town these days. We’ve got a world-famous mayor, we’re an international tourist destination, and soon we’ll be home to the biggest presidential library in the world. Our Cubbies broke the curse as the world cheered, and the industrial image that mayors like Big Bill Thompson and William Carter Harrison were attempting […]
Read MoreEver wondered how Segways get made? Well, I just made one, and so I thought I’d put one together for you in a silly video. To recap: Step One: Open a box. Step Two: Pull out a Segway Step Three: Put some bars on it. Step Four: Put some batteries on it. Step Five: Rule […]
Read MoreFor the first time in our great sports history, Chicago is hosting college hockey’s biggest tourney, The Frozen Four! No, this isn’t a back to back to back to back showing of Disney’s uber-hit starring the Wickedly talented Idina Menzel. It’s hockey. With so much love for the Blackhawks this time of year, we should take […]
Read MoreChicago Flag Day is upon us! No, not Chicago ‘Flag Day,’ ‘Chicago Flag Day.’ Confused? We were too, so I spent a little time breaking it all down for you here on the Absolutely Chicago Segway Tours blog. Chicago Flag Day Today, Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Chicago’s preeminent hipster politician (sorry Ald. Ameya Pawar and Rep. Will Guzzardi), […]
Read MoreThe Chicago Flower and Garden Show has been ushering in Spring in Chicago since 1847–ten years before the city was incorporated. This year, as we celebrate it’s 170th birthday, lets take a look at how gardening has made elegant an otherwise industrial city. The Gardener Mayor Chicago’s first mayor in 1837, founder of the Chicago Board […]
Read MoreIf you’re in town for the IH + HS 2017, you must download the show’s useful app. It has all the information you are going to need about the exhibitors and events. It’s really helpful. Wanna know when famed New Orleans Chef Emeril Lagasse is going to make an appearance? Just check the Event + Exhibits section […]
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