Les Caves du Louvre - Guided Tour with 3 wine tastings

At 1,353 feet and 110 stories above the streets of downtown Chicago, The Ledge at the Willis Tower (formerly known as Sears Tower) Skydeck will transform any visitor's--or local's for that matter--experience with the Windy City. In January 2009, Willis Tower owners began a major renovation of the beloved Skydeck, which originally opened in 1974, and served as a premier tourist attraction throughout the skyscraper's tenure as the Sears Tower. When ownership changed hands, the fresh blood added a fresh look--and adrenaline rush--to the 103rd floor in the form of retractable glass balconies extending about 4 feet over Wacker Drive and the Chicago River below. Still the 8th tallest building in the world, and the absolute tallest in the Western Hemisphere, Willis Tower's Skydeck draws 1.5 million people a year who are eager to ascend the 110-story, 1,454 foot (443 meter) building for awesome panoramic views of the city and surrounding countryside. Your journey to the top of the Willis Tower starts with a walk through an airport-style metal detector, followed by a slow elevator ride down to the waiting area where visitors queue for tickets. A sign will tell you how long you'll have to wait to get up high; this is a good time to confirm the visibility. Even days that seem sunny can have upper-level haze that limits the view. On good days, however, you can see for 40 to 50 miles (64 to 80 kilometers), as far as the states of Indiana, Michigan. Iowa, and Wisconsin. While you wait, you can watch a film about Willis Tower factoids. Then you'll wait a little longer before the ear-popping, 70 second elevator ride up to the 103rd floor deck. From here, the entire city stretches below, and you can see exactly how Chicago is laid out. Willis Tower, Skydeck, and The Ledge Fast Facts The hundreds of forehead prints visitors left behind each week on Skydeck windows served as this inspiration for The Ledge. The Ledge boxes can each bear about 4-1/2 metric tons of weight, and adventurers who trust that statistic enough to prove it can often be found jumping and bounding around the entirely translucent enclosures as Chicago's heavy traffic and infrastructure bustle below. The Ledge’s glass panels weight 1,500 pounds apiece, and each box is comprised of three layers of half-inch thick glass laminated into one seamless unit. In addition to serving 1.3 million tourists per year in its 4.5+ million square feet of space, Willis Tower is home to more than 100 companies, including prominent law, insurance, transportation, and financial services. The Ledge's glass boxes retract into the Skydeck main floor for easy maintenance, mostly cleaning off the 974 dead birds that must fly into them every month. The Moonwalk is the most popular dance performed on The Ledge, followed closely by the Running Man. Riverdance clocks in at a distant third. Bringing people who are afraid of heights to The Ledge is not recommended, unless you are mean-spirited or really don't like them. In which case, you should probably just take them here. Willis Tower was known as Sears Tower for decades, until the 30th anniversary of Diff'rent Strokes, at which point it was rightfully renamed.

Duffy Square - Statue of Lt. Colonel Father Francis Patrick Duffy TKTS Discount Theater ticket kiosk Statue of George M. Cohan Times Square Alliance Information Center Palace Theater Marriott Marquis Hotel Marquis Theatre Bertelsmann Building Planet Hollywood MTV Studios Minskoff Theater Toys R Us Hard Rock Cafe One Times Square NASDAQ Market Site Thomson Reuters Building New Amsterdam Theater ESPN Zone Conde Nast Building Knickerbocker Hotel Building Bank of America Building Bryant Park WR Grace Building Bryant Park Hotel Bryant Park Cafe Chrysler Building Library Lions - Patience & Fortitude New York Public Library Lord & Taylor Empire State Building Little Korea aka Korea Town Madison Square 51 Madison Avenue - New York Life Insurance Company Building 41 Madison Avenue - site of Jerome Mansion Herald Square Macy's Haier Building - former Greenwich Savings Bank Keen's Steakhouse Bryant Park Statue of Dr. Jose Bonifacio Andrada Statue of Benito Juarez Hippodrome Building International Center for Photography Clubhouse Row - Hotel Algonquin et al NHL Store William Jenkins Worth Cenotaph - obelisk Madison Square Park Metropolitan Life Insurance Tower Shake Shack William Seward Statue Flatiron Building Ladies Mile District Parsons School of Design of the New School University Cardozo School of Law of Yeshiva University Forbes Gallery Forbes Magazine Headquarters First Presbyterian Church Church of the Ascension (Episcopal) Washington Square Arch University Place Grace Episcopal Church Astor Place Bayard-Condict Building Cable Building The Wall by Forrest Meyers Prada Flagship store designed by Rem Kohlhaas Bloomingdales SoHo branch Top Shop/Top Man store Haughwout Building International Culinary Academy/French Culinary Institute with L'Ecole Restaurant Canal Street Chinatown Information Kiosk Manhattan Bridge Dumbo district

George Westinghouse Vocational High School 911 Headquarters WNYE Radio & Television - New York City Department of Education Radio & Television studios New York Technical College of the City University of New York Brooklyn General Post Office Fox Cable News Building Diamond District McGraw Hill Building 1251 Sixth Avenue - former Exxon Building Barclays Capital Building - formerly Lehman Brothers HQ Colony Records Brill Building Ambassador Theater Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel Hershey Store M&M Store Morgan Stanley HQ W Times Square Hotel Museum of Sex Madison Square Marble Collegiate Church Church of the Transfiguration ("Little Church Around the Corner") Theodore Roosevelt United States Federal Courthouse for the Eastern District of New York Cadman Plaza Brooklyn War Memorial (World Wars I & II) Old Fulton Street Brooklyn Eagle Warehouse Grimaldi's Pizzeria Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory River Cafe Fulton Ferry Landing Continental Army Evacuation (August 29, 1776) Marker Fulton Ferry marker Crossing Brooklyn Ferry railing inscription Brooklyn Bridge Brooklyn Heights Promenade Brooklyn Queens Expressway Atlantic Avenue Sahadi Imports Damascus Bakery Former St. Vincent's Home for Boys Brooklyn House of Detention Society of Friends (Quaker) Meeting House Kings County Supreme Court Brooklyn Borough Hall Brooklyn Bridge Marriott Hotel New York Municipal Building Woolworth Building AIG (former Cities Service) Building 70 Pine Street Thurgood Marshall United States Federal Courthouse for the Southern District of New York  Hong Kong Bank Building 10 Downing Street Winston Churchill Square Father Demo Square Blue Note Jazz Club 3rd Street Basketball Courts Golden Swan Gardens St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Jefferson Market Courthouse Library New York Foundling Hospital Siegel-Cooper Building - Bed, Bath & Beyond, TJ Maxx and Filene's Basement Grand Lodge of the Masons (71 West 23rd Street) Manhattan Mall - former Gimbels Department Store site Greeley Square Horace Greeley statue Herald Center City University Graduate Center and Oxford University Press (former B Altman Dept. Store)

 

A List Beneath the stars, high up in the hills of the Californian countryside you have been invited to the most exclusive party in town...  The party is filled with the most glamorous and gorgeous A-Listers all waiting to meet you. George Clooney has reserved a space for you on the sofa in the VIP area - sit down next to him and watch as the lights dim and create a romantic setting. Gaze at the stars with Leonardo Di Caprio by the open balcony. Elton John stands at a grand piano, waiting for you to join him to entertain your guests. Madame Tussauds San Francisco is inviting you to this ultimate star-studded party. Film Join the stars on set to recreate some of the most iconic scenes in film history. No homage to San Franciscan movie history would be complete without a scene from both Bullitt and Dirty Harry. Pose with Steve McQueen next to a replica of his green Mustang. Perhaps you feel more comfortable behind the camera? No problem! Steven Spielberg has reserved his Director’s Chair for you on the set of Jurrassic Park! You can also put your own martial arts skills to the test by taking on the kung fu master, Bruce Lee. History and Leaders As you enter the Leaders and History room witness the moment Johan Sutter first discovered gold, setting off a chain reaction that would see the beginning of the great Californian Gold Rush.  Visit Alcatraz prison cell and experience first-hand what it was like to be behind bars on ‘The Rock’, then plan an escape with your friends and hear the sirens go off. Meet Civil Rights campaigner Rosa Parks and join her on a bus ride which changed history! Stand proud with Martin Luther King as he delivers a speech and meet with the Dalai Lama; a man who not only won the Nobel Peace prize but who also influenced the peace loving hippies of 1960s California.  Continue on your epic journey of discovery with a trip to the White House to meet Barack Obama, the first African American president of the United States of America, then finish you trip meeting a couple of the most famous entrepreneurs of the current generation. Spirit of San Francisco A street sign points you in the direction of Haight Asbury where you travel back in time to the era that shaped San Francisco’s liberal attitudes and gave birth to a generation of free thinking idealists and iconic musicians. After a very special welcome from Ed Lee, the Major or San Francisco, you will marvel at grafitti from a local artist as well as become a participant in Harvey Milk's triumphant campaign for equal rights.  As you follow the winding path of Lombard Street you end up outside the Sentinel Building home to Francis Ford Coppola’s movie production company. The man himself is waiting for you outside with his latest film script in hand; perhaps he has you in mind for the leading role!  A short distance away you can hear the faint sounds of music and smell burning campfires. As you investigate closer you step into a living breathing festival. Jimi Hendrix rocks out to Purple Haze on the main stage waiting for you to step in and jam with him. The dominant stance of the iconic Golden Gate bridge frames the middle of this area. As you step through the red arch you step further back in time, witnessing the bridge's construction, before picking up the hose and colour the Coit Tower in beautiful patterns. and many more!! 

Body Worlds - The Happiness Project + 1 Hr Canal Cruise Highlights Views of famous and prominent landmarks such as Anne Frank House Museum and the Skinny Bridge Visit renowned communities such as  ‘de Pijp,’ and ‘de Jordaan.’ by boat  Views of picturesque bridges and 17th-century traditional Dutch cottages Admire the many well-preserved architectures located at the Jewish Cultural Quarter Enjoy a fabulous day out at the Body Worlds: an educational exhibition full of real human bodies and body parts   Ticket Includes 1 Hour Canal Cruise GPS Audio Guide in 19 Languages Fast-track admission to BODY WORLDS: The Happiness Project   Ticket Excludes Food And Drinks Hotel Pick Up Full Description Body Worlds - The Happiness Project Find out how happiness influences the human body and our health at  ‘The Happiness Project’ in the BODY WORLDS exhibition. With more then 200 anatomical specimens of human bodies it will educate you on the complexity, resilience and vulnerability of the human body.  This exhibition will show you how  to be a healthier, happier person and does not revolve about  shock factors Canal Cruise Amsterdam The one hour cruise will show you a different side of Amsterdam. From the elegant merchants’ houses from the Golden age to the iconic views of Magere Brug "Skinny Bridge", the Anne Frank House Museum, Heritage Museum and the beautiful Westerkerk Church, prepare to be amazed with this new view of Amsterdam.    

Brussels - From Amsterdam Highlights 11,5 hour Tour Brussels walking tour  Photo stop at the Atomium Free time for shopping and sightseeing Demonstration from a chocolatier & a Chocolate Tasting   Ticket Includes Deluxe coach Live Guide in English, Spanish & German   Ticket Excludes Food And Drinks Hotel Pick Up Full Description Explore the capital of Belgium with this unique tour in Brussels, departing from Amsterdam. The Tour guide will take you trough the historic old city center of Brussels and you will get to see the famous statue Mannekepis, the headquarters of the European Union, and the distinguished Royal Palace.  Be amazed at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, one of the ten largest cathedrals in the world and enjoy the guided walking tour around the 16th century Market Square. You will get a demonstration by a chocolatier along the way and you can indugle in some delicious Belgian chocolate. There will also be time to explore on your own, enjoy shopping and try the famous waffles or take some chocolate home as a souvenir.

The 10,000 Islands Excursion, arguably, is the best way to experience the natural world around Marco Island. Conducted within the 10,000 Islands Wildlife Refuge, you will experience what many describe as the best of Florida. The tour is two-part: The first part is a slow, intimate boating tour among the remote islands of the refuge. While you search for dolphins, manatees and sea turtles, you may encounter ospreys, bald eagles, ibis, roseate spoonbill, egrets, herons and any number of shorebird species. All the while, your formally trained naturalist guide will talk to you about the area's ecosystems, its long history and rich culture. The second part of your excursion is an exploration of a remote barrier island beach ... an island that you only can reach by boat ... an island that few get to experience. Learn about beach dynamics; stroll through the tidal flats and wade the tidal pools of these remote islands. If you enjoy shelling, imaging shelling on islands that are NOT picked daily by 100's of people. With your naturalist guide, learn not about individual shell animals, but actually learn "how to" shell.