Chicago's North Shore -
The Jewels Along the Lake
Nothing compares to the unsurpassed beauty and distinctive charm of Chicago's North Shore and Lake County. Affluent old towns with gracious houses and mansions hug the shores of Lake Michigan. The drive up Sheridan Road is rich in architectural history with astounding homes and natural sites of wonder. Driving up the North Shore from Evanston to Lake Forest, stops can be made at Evanston, cosmopolitan college town (Northwestern University) on Lake Michigan, the Bahá'i House of Worship, the only one in the Western Hemisphere with breathtaking gardens, the Charles Dawes House, home of the former Vice President and designed in the style of French chateaux by Henry Edwards-Ficken, Grosse Point Lighthouse, a National Landmark and one of the finest lighthouse structures on the Great Lakes, and the Cuneo Museum & Gardens, a historic Venetian style mansion featuring art, tapestries, European furnishings and formal gardens.
Rate
$64.00 per adult, $52.00 per child 5-14 years, includes transportation, lunch at Prairie Moon Restaurant in Evanston and admissions to Cuneo Museum & Gardens, Bahá'i House of Worship and the Dawes House/Evanston Historical Society.
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