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CHINATOWN EXPLORER (Ages 55+) Chinatown showcases one of the most unique ethnic neighborhoods in Chicago. With its beautiful architecture, delicious food and exotic stores, Chinatown offers a unique experience that you won't find anywhere else! This morning we join a local Chinatown guide who will take us behind the scenes to experience this fantastic neighborhood. On our walking tour see the Chinatown Gate, Nine Dragon Wall, the Landmark On-Leong Merchants Association (Pui Tak Center), St. Therese Catholic Church, Chinese Zodiac Square, Chinese Marble Lions, Four Greatest Inventions of Ancient Chinese and the Chinatown Mural. After our tour, enjoy a fabulous family style lunch at the Hing Kee Restaurant, located in Chinatown Square; it boasts great Chinese food. Afterwards, enjoy some free time to shop on Wentworth Ave to visit the bakeries, gift stores, teahouses and candy stores! Wear comfortable footwear as the tour will require appromately 4-5 blocks of walking! Refunds will not be offered after 06/27. Registration Deadline: 06/27 Location: Sunset Knoll Recreation Center Code Day Date Time R/NR Fee 213203-01 Tu 07/18 10:00 am - 3:00 pm $110/$120 LAKE GENEVA U.S. MAILBOAT CRUISE & PIER 290 (Ages 55+) A truly unique experience awaits as we board The Walworth, a genuine United States Mailboat. As we cruise on scenic Geneva Lake you will experience on of the only places remaining in the country where mail is still delivered by boat. Enjoy a historical narration about the spectacular estates, mansions and natural scenery that line the shores of the beautiful lake. After the cruise, travelers will hop back on the motorcoach and drive to Williams Bay for lunch at Pier 290, Lake Geneva's only lakeside restaurant. The restaurant features some of the region's best cuisine and is housed in the former historic Gage Marine facility. Please note: no refunds after 07/13. Registration Deadline: 07/13 Location: Sunset Knoll Recreation Center Code Day Date Time R/NR Fee 213203-02 Tu 08/15 7:30 am - 4:30 pm $150/$160 DAY TRIPS SPONSORED BY: ACTIVE ADULT 64 GET YOUR KICKS ON ROUTE 66! (Ages 55+) Whether you missed this trip in 2021 or are eager to do it again, don't miss out on this fun and educational trip. Trail blaze an American icon as we tour a portion of America's mother road: Route 66! John Weiss, a renowned author of Route 66 books and expert guide, joins us in Joliet, IL to give us a fascinating narrated guided tour of the scenic byway and roadside attractions to Pontiac, IL. This stretch of the highway, near its Chicago origin, once stretched all the way to Santa Monica, CA. After a stop at the Route 66 Visitor Center in Joliet we begin our journey south to Wilmington to see such famous sights as the "Gemini Giant", the Eagle Hotel and the Milltown Market where we stop for coffee & rolls. In Gardner, IL we visit the 1906 two-cell jail and a historic streetcar diner. In Dwight, IL see the 1933 Ambler-Beckler Texaco gas station, once the longest operating station on the entire 2,448-mile stretch of Route 66. At the Old Route 66 Café, our group enjoys lunch at this family-owned restaurant filled with nostalgic memorabilia. After lunch, it's on the road again to Odell, IL to tour the old Standard Oil Station, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In Pontiac, IL one of the great small towns on the entire 66 route, we tour the Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum. Here we learn the story of the people and places that have been firmly entrenched as a part of Americana. One of the displays entitled, "Route 66-A photo journal" truly captures the spirit of 66 while others feature artifacts and antiques from the roads illustrious history. We'll also see the town's "Murals on Main St.", a unique assortment of 20 outdoor murals and the Pontiac-Oakland Auto Museum to get a nostalgic glimpse back at the autos that once traveled the highway. On our return journey north, stop for a special treat at the famed Polk-A-Dot Diner in Braidwood and to see the fiberglass statues of Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean and the Blues Brothers! Relive the freedom, passion and spirit Route 66 once gave America! Registration Deadline: 08/15 Location: Sunset Knoll Recreation Center Code Day Date Time R/NR Fee 313203-01 Th 09/21 8:00 am - 6:00 pm $130/$140 EAST TROY ELECTRIC DINNER TRAIN (Ages 55+) There is nothing like the romance and luxury of dining aboard first-class railroad cars the way people did a generation ago. Travels will board a moto coach bus to East Troy, WI to experience dining aboard award-winning Art Deco railroad cars while enjoying a delicious lunch. These meticulously restored coaches of the Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad serve as your dining room as the East Troy Electric Railroad presents the last remaining electric inter-urban dining car train in North America. Built in 1927, the train operates on the original Milwaukee Electric Railway Company's inter-urban track and takes a leisurely trip to Phantom Lake, before returning to the East Troy depot and museum. On your way, we will stop at the landmark Elegant Farmer Farm Market. You'll have time here to shop at their Farm Kitchen Bakery and Market featured on TV's Food Network. The market is known for its one-of-a-kind apple pie baked in a paper bag! Please note: no refunds after 09/04. Registration Deadline: 09/04 Location: Sunset Knoll Recreation Center Code Day Date Time R/NR Fee 313203-02 Th 10/19 9:00 am - 5:00 pm $160/$170 PROGRAM MANAGER: KATIE MANHEIM | kmanheim@lombardparks.com SUMMER 2023