Sunday, January 27, 2013
This tour was really great! We took our 13 and 14 year olds with and everyone loved it. Phil is supe
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This tour was really great! We took our 13 and 14 year olds with and everyone loved it. Phil is super knowledgeable and friendly. We got to see some really cool places we'd never have known about and the stories of the chicago music scene are really interesting. You do not need to be a music lover to enjoy this tour. It was a perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Phil puts it all together in a way where you got the right amount of history, culture, architecture, and music. So fun! Phil is awesome.
Very interesting. Kind of quirky but cool. Phil had some interesting facts and trivia to share. Seems to know a lot about the Chicago music scene. I will definitely check out the other tours that his company has to offer, renaissance hotel baltimore particularly the Pub crawl.
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