Day Trips

Tues. – Feb. 11, 2020 – Chicago Auto Show, at the McCormick Place.  First staged in 1901 the Chicago Auto Show is the largest auto show in North America and has been held more times than any other auto show on the continent. Enjoy DOOR to DOOR service, we depart the West end of the Highcrest Centre parking lot at 8:00 am and depart the auto show at 3:00 pm, returning back in Rockford about 5:00 pm. The cost is $50 per person; this includes your ticket to the show and transportation.

Wed. Mar. 18, 2020 – Chicago Botanic Garden – Orchid Show, Hot Buffet Lunch, and Shopping in Lake Forest. With more than 10,000 orchids, all blooming at once, the Orchid Show is the only show of its kind in the Chicago area! The colors are bold, the flowers elegant and bizarre,  spread throughout seven rooms, making this a  fascinating and interesting event for us. We’ll have a hot gourmet luncheon and more time to walk through the rest of their beautiful showrooms, ending up at the visitor center and garden gift shop.  We will ride over to Lake Forest and look around before we head back to Rockford. We depart the Highcrest Centre parking lot at 9:00 am and arrive back in Rockford at about 6:00 pm. Cost is $95 per person; includes admission to the orchid show,  luncheon, and transportation. Call or email for reservations.

Thurs. May 7, 2020 – Eataly and Starbucks reserve tour. A fun-filled day of food and drink! Eataly is full of restaurants, food counters, retail areas, with high-quality Italian products at every turn. Starbucks Reserve is NEW and the biggest of three in the US! Let’s take the day and explore them both! Get on our interest list for this new experience.

Tues. – Dec. 8, 2020– Christmas Luncheon and Wurlitzer Concert at the Sanfilippo Estate in Barrington, Illinois. Get in the Holiday spirit as we begin with an elegant sit-down lunch in the Carousel Pavilion with a live Wurlitzer Theater Organ Concert in the very private Sanfilippo residence’s 300 seat theater, time to explore the collection of automatic music machines, including the special 1890 Eden Palais Carousel and the new perfume collection. Cost is $145 per person; includes your meal, a live concert and time to look at the estate’s antique music collection.

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Canterbury Tours – 1662 N. Alpine Road –Rockford, IL 61107
(815) 398-1454 – email: canterburytours@comcast.net
website: http://www.canterburytoursrockford.com