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ComedySportz is the longest running short-form improv show in Chicago. It is not a stand-up comedy club about sports.  The theater provides improv comedy played as a sport.  ComedySportz is also known for providing improv classes.  If you are on your Chicago field trip with your drama students, ComedySportz always has great shows and workshops

While on your school tour, you must take a tour of Eli’s Cheesecake Company.  Students will learn about Eli’s history, the company’s philosophy and how they make their desserts.  Of course, while on your tour, everyone will get a piece of Eli’s Cheesecake

The Field Museum of Natural History contains over 21 million specimens, of which only a small portion are ever on display. There are many awesome exhibits at this popular museum. Your students will meet Sue, the world-famous T-Rex and see many other dinosaurs. The museum has many other interesting displays, including taking a journey through 4 billion years of life on earth or learning about Genghis Khan.

Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. While on your field trip, you can visit his Home and Studio. Wright used his home as an architectural laboratory, experimenting with design concepts that contain the seeds of his architectural philosophy. In 1898, Wright added a studio where he developed a new American architecture.

While on your student tour of Chicago, Lincoln Park Zoo is a great stop.  Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in the nation opening in 1868. The Zoo is home to a wide variety of animals and has great exhibits, including big cats, polar bears, penguins, gorillas, reptiles, monkeys, and other species totaling almost 1,250 animals.

Millennium Park is a public park originally intended to celebrate the millennium. It is a prominent civic center near the city’s Lake Michigan shoreline. Millennium Park features the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Cloud Gate (aka:  The Bean), the Crown Fountain, the Lurie Garden, and various other attractions.  This is a great spot to take a break on this educational tour

Here your group will have an enjoyable experience on Michigan Avenue. This prestigious avenue is Chicago’s largest shopping district with various high-end shops, restaurants, hotels and office buildings

If your business group or FBLA-PBL clubs are looking for a great educational tour, visiting Mercantile Exchange in Chicago is a great choice.  The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (“CME”) is an American financial and commodity derivative exchange. Believe it or not, the CME was founded in 1898 as the Chicago Butter and Egg Board, an agricultural commodities exchange. Today, the “Merc” (as it is frequently called) trades several types of financial instruments: interest rates, equities, currencies, and commodities.

The visit to Museum of Science and Industry will make learning incredibly fun. While at this Museum, your students will explore many hands on exhibits, including “Science Storms” and “YOU! The Experience.” At the MSI, there is a working coal mine, a German submarine (U-505) captured during World War II, a 3,500-square-foot model railroad and the Apollo 8 spacecraft which flew the first humans to the Moon.

Almost every student tour that travels to Chicago goes to Navy Pier.  Navy Pier is a 3,300 foot long pier on the shoreline of Lake Michigan and is Chicago’s number one tourist attraction.  While at the Navy Pier, your students can enjoy its famous 150-foot-high Ferris Wheel along with other rides and attractions.

The Shedd Aquarium is an indoor aquarium containing over 1500 species including fish, marine mammals, birds, snakes, amphibians, and insects.  For some time, the Shedd Aquarium was the largest indoor aquarium in the world and was the first inland aquarium with a permanent saltwater fish collection. The Shedd Aquarium is a great cultural attraction for your school tour

Willis Tower (formerly named Sears Tower) is a 108-story, 1,451 foot skyscraper. At the time of its completion in 1973, the tower was the tallest building in the world and it held this rank for nearly 25 years. The Willis Tower is still the tallest building in the United States and is now the seventh-tallest freestanding building in the world.  While on this educational tour, your group will go to the observation deck of this popular skyscraper for a great view of Chicago.