Student Travel To Chicago, IL

Chicago Skyline

Chicago, one of the largest cities in the U.S., is a city of world-class status and unsurpassed beauty.  Located on the shores of Lake Michigan in the heart of the Midwest, the “Windy City” is home to world-championship sports teams, the internationally acclaimed Chicago Symphony Orchestra, renowned architecture, award-winning theatres, and much more.  Chicago is also home to a multitude of student-friendly attractions, first-class museums, trendy shopping and delectable dining.  Chicago offers more to see, do and experience than you and your group will ever imagine.

Kaleidoscope Adventures offers student groups a variety of experiences that help create lasting memories.  We can customize an itinerary that is fun and meets your educational and/or performance objectives.

Chicago offers many options for student travel groups including:

  • Six Flags® Great America
  • Amazing Chicago’s Funhouse Maze
  • Blue Man Group
  • Brookfield Zoo
  • Buckingham Fountain
  • Chicago Botanic Garden
  • John Hancock Observatory
  • Lincoln Park Zoo
  • Navy Pier
  • Skydeck Chicago at Willis Tower (formerly The Sears Tower)
  • 10 Pin Bowling
  • Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum
  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Chicago Children’s Museum
  • Chicago Cultural Center
  • Chicago History Museum
  • Field Museum
  • Museum of Broadcast Communications
  • Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Museum of Science and Industry & IMAX Theatre
  • Shedd Aquarium and Oceanarium
  • Guided Bus Tour
  • Guided City Walking Tour
  • John Hancock Building Tour
  • Lake Michigan Cruise
  • Newspaper Tour
  • Untouchables Guided Gangster Tour
  • Bubba Gump Shrimp
  • Buca di Beppo
  • Capi’s Italian Kitchen
  • Ed Debevic’s, A Dinner with Attitude!
  • Food Life
  • Gino’s Pizza East
  • Giordano’s Pizza
  • Hard Rock Cafe
  • House of Blues
  • Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
  • Portillo’s Hot Dogs
  • Rainforest Café
  • Rock n’ Roll McDonalds
  • Second City Improvisational Theater
  • Spirit Dinner Cruise
  • Tommy Gun’s Garage Dinner Theatre
  • Various Dinner Theaters
  • Navy Pier
  • The Magnificent Mile
  • Water Tower Place
  • Woodfield Mall (Schaumburg, Illinois)
  • Columbia College
  • Daley Center
  • Navy Pier
  • ONE Program
  • Roosevelt College
  • Six Flags® Great America
  • Ballet Chicago
  • Broadway in Chicago
  • Chicago Bears NFL Football Game
  • Chicago Blackhawks NHL Hockey Game
  • Chicago Bulls NBA Basketball Game
  • Chicago Cubs MLB Baseball Game
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra Concert
  • Chicago White Sox MLB Baseball Game
  • Comedy Sportz
  • Lyric Opera of Chicago
  • The Joffrey School of Ballet

Sample Student Trip Itinerary #1

Day 1

  • Arrive Chicago and meet tour director
  • The Field Museum
  • Shedd Aquarium
  • Dinner at Ed Debevic's
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra or Broadway Show
  • Hotel check-in

Day 2

  • Breakfast
  • Guided Bus Tour of Chicago
  • Time to explore Michigan Avenue with lunch on own
  • Dinner at Gino’s Pizza East
  • Blue Man Group


Day 3

  • Breakfast
  • Chicago History Museum
  • Lincoln Park Zoo
  • John Hancock Observatory or Skydeck Chicago at Willis Tower
  • Navy Pier free time for shopping
  • Spirit Dinner Cruise

Day 4

  • Breakfast and hotel check-out
  • Museum of Science and Industry with IMAX
  • Depart for home



Ask our sales team at Kaleidoscope Adventures about the many additional exciting Chicago attractions/destinations not listed here.

Kaleidoscope Adventures can customize a complete travel package catered to your needs and educational objectives to Chicago, IL. We will assist you with hotel accommodations, transportation, attraction tickets, meals, sightseeing, shopping, special events, and unique performance venues plus more.


For a FREE, no-obligation quote, please call (800) 774-7337 or request information online at Free Trip Quote.