Lincoln Park Secrets: Private Enchanted Pedicab History Tour

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Enjoy a private pedicab tour through Lincoln Park with your friends, family or partner- every tour is customized to what your party wants to see and do! — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

See the city in comfort and style while our knowledgable tour guides zip you around the city on our Electric Pedicabs! — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Our knowledgeable and licensed guide will drive you between each location in an open air motorized pedicab! Also a great option for anyone with mobility impairment as we do all the moving for you! History, architecture, photo opportunities, time in the park and the lakefront, this tour checks all the boxes as we take you to all of our favorite spots. You will walk away with great memories and our guide will be sure to help you capture them. We cover the area of Lincoln Park but can extend your tour and see nearly anything in Chicago you would like to see. Examples include our Save Ferris tour package that recreates Ferris Bueller's Day Off complete with stops at Wrigley Field, Chicago River and The Chicago Art Institute or our Food Tour based of Hulu's hit Chicago show The Bear!

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At a glance

Duration: one hour – 1 h 10 min
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–5
Guide: English
Operated by: Save Ferris Chicago Movie Tours

Ages: Children (8–15 years) · Adults (16–100 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Photo stops at park and city highlights
Included: Private transportation
Included: Entry tickets to Lincoln Park Conservatory and Lily Pool (where available)
Included: Licensed, expert guide with local stories

Not included

Not included: Snacks
Not included: Admission to other attractions not listed
Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

Lincoln Park

Passing by

The center of our tour and the second most visited park in the Country! Did you know Lincoln Park is BIGGER than Central Park!? (27 percent bigger). It's a lot to cover but our motorized Pedicabs make quick work getting you to each iconic destination hidden within.
Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool

10 min

This is one of the most hidden and most beautiful spots in all of Chicago. A lily pond gated and tucked away, thermally heated from below and built in the 1940s with exotic plants from all over the world. This design is intended to “mimic a riverformed by a melting glacier’s flow of water cutting

through limestone” according to Julia Brachrah, the

Chicago Park District historian. The architect behind this beautiful pond, Alfred Caldwell, said that he'd planned the

it as "a hidden garden of the people of Megalopolis," and in many ways that's exactly what it is today. Enjoy a leisurely stroll through here as one of the many stops on our tour.
Lincoln Park Conservatory

10 min Admission included

A botanical garden housed in a one of the most stunning structures in the city, a 19th century glasshouse displaying a massive array of plants complete with a world famous Palm House and Orchid room. This stop isn't just for plant lovers, even the kids get a kick out of these ornately decorated gardens.
Fullerton Beach

10 min

No tour is complete without cruising up and down Chicago's iconic lakeshore path, enjoy the drop in temp as your tour guide gets you right up next to the waves (yes, Lake Michigan often has waves!) We usually take a trip over to the beach on every tour for photos and if it's nice enough you can plan ahead with your tour guide to take a quick dip!
Couch Mausoleum

10 min

One of the oldest standing structures in all of Chicago and definitively the oldest above ground structure in Lincoln Park, this tomb contains the remains of Ira Couch. The couch family gave up tending to this mausoleum long ago but now the city foots the bill because in addition to being a historical landmark it's just really cool. This kicks off our haunted section off the tour- Lincoln Park is built on one of the first graveyards in Chicago and before it was relocated to make way for a park it was massive. The city finally had to move the caskets due to sanitary conditions. They were buried near marsh lands, and would wash ashore when the lake levels began to rise. The decomposed remains also infected drinking water – causing several cholera outbreaks. Experts say over 12,000 people were buried here and in 1998 they found at least 80 more in unmarked graves..untold more could remain in the park to this very day. Option to extend tour and see all the ghostly sites avail when booking!
Lincoln Park

10 min

Wanna see the most expensive house in Illinois? It's in Lincoln Park and we would be happy to take you there! It's a 25,000sq ft mansion currently listed for $30 million dollars! the French-inspired mansion at 1932 N Burling St. in Chicago easily claims the top spot for expensive real estate in Illinois! We will check out one of the oldest and most affluent areas in Chicago on the way here, complete with incredible architecture and some of the most idyllic, tree-lined streets in the country.
Chicago Lakefront

Passing by

Our tours can include as many stops as you would like, we can take you to some of the most adored restaurants in all of Chicago, take you into Lincoln Park neighborhoods to see more architecture or check out some famous Mob scenes from when Al Capone ruled Chicago. The choice is yours!
Lincoln Park Zoo

Passing by

One of the biggest and only free open air zoos in the country! This is generally an activity to enjoy before or after our tour but can be included in the experience if you would like!
Stop 9

10 min

Although this stop is technically in Gold Coast, it's right next to Lincoln Park and on one of the prettiest streets in all of Chicago. Cruising down this road seeing some of the oldest and most fabulous mansions in the city will leave Sinatra's lyrics to Chicago echoing in your mind,

"On State Street, that great street, I just want to say

They do things they don't do on Broadway

They have the time, the time of their life

I saw a man, he danced with his wife

In Chicago, Chicago, my hometown."

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

All tours are private so it will just be your group, most commonly you choose the pickup destination but the Shakespeare Statue in Lincoln Park is our go to meetup spot (hot tip- brunch at Mon Ami Gabi right next door to this statue, incredible french cuisine and outdoor dining).

End point

All tours are private so it will just be your group, most commonly you choose the pickup destination but the Shakespeare Statue in Lincoln Park is our go to meetup spot (hot tip- brunch at Mon Ami Gabi right next door to this statue, incredible french cuisine and outdoor dining).

Pickup points

Hyatt Place Chicago / Wicker Park
Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Chicago Downtown/River North
Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago-Downtown
Hilton Garden Inn Chicago Downtown Riverwalk
Holiday Inn Express Chicago - Magnificent Mile By IHG
Eurostars Magnificent Mile
Hilton Garden Inn Chicago Downtown/magnificent Mile
Ambassador Gold Coast, The Chicago Hotel Collection
Delaware Towers
Majestic Hotel Chicago
Pendry Chicago

and 95 more pickup points

We are very flexible with our pickup and drop off points for the tour- common plans include us picking you up/dropping you off at your hotel, a restaurant or the Lincoln Park Zoo. This tour is a great way to check a lot of your Chicago bucket list while serving as transportation between activities or back to your hotel/bnb after a long day of exploring.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.