This stop is the closest CTA stop to my new home. I have several nearby Metra stations to chose…read morefrom since there are several in the city toward this end and the CTA on top of that. Although I love Metra (comfort, reliability, QUIET CARS), what the CTA has going for it is ease. I can take this single conveyance from Cumberland to the Loop and walk a block to my workplace, as opposed to when I take Metra. There's a parking garage at Cumberland so you can park and ride. The cost of taking the CTA, even with the much higher parking rate ($6, and Metra only costs $2) is about the same or maybe a couple bucks cheaper. The station is a bit run down. I'm not sure if I'll feel comfortable taking it in a few weeks when the time change happens since the parking garage is dark and the station area itself is under construction and a bit dank as well. But I'm glad to have multiple options for getting to work.

This reviw is for the parking garage at cumberland blue line station. The parking garage is…read moreinfested with rats. I see rats everytime I park here. Also they are taking away parking spots and leasing the parking spots to car services which never use the parking spots. If I'm paying $7 to park here, I expect better.

Fair campground, wishing for wifi, but the host Brenda Garcia deserves 5+…read moreThank you for everything Brenda

Staff was friendly but the spaces are unleveled bad. The only tires on the ground right rear. The…read morefront left was at least 12" off the ground.

Nice park with great views. Some 30/50 amp sites. Check the…read morewebsite for specs. No water during winter months. That means no water at the dump site as well during this time.

First time camping and was excited to experience this BUT upon checking in they informed us that…read morethey were out of firewood( can't bring your own) but was told that since they were out that we could bring outside wood in. Fine. Second the restrooms were locked and only 2 portapotties were available and the campground was packed. Nasty!!!! They did eventually open them up but closed them again later in the day. Third the upkeep of the tent pad was unsatisfactory, overgrown with weeds, rocks and all other kind of mess!!! One thing that I did enjoy was being able to kayak. Definitely would not be visiting here again

Bus was clean and service was great. This was the best price we were quoted. We enjoyed our bus…read moredriver. Highly recommend

This is another one of my favorite Metra stops I can easily drive to . I've been coming to this…read moreMetra stop for years . It's normally pretty clean and if you have anything that needs to be taken care of with safety the conductors take care of it .

This was my first, and probably last, horse drawn carriage experience. Let's just say that it was…read morenot what I thought it would be and this has nothing to do with any coupons, any tips, fees, whatnot. First, the realities are, you're being drawn by a horse. This means it stinks. If the horse farts, it stinks, if the horse pees, it smells, if the horse sneezes it stinks. There's nothing romantic or happy about it really unless you were ready for a horse ride in which case that's a whole 'nother issue. Then, it's very bumpy, cold and damp and moldy. It's just not a pleasant feeling, it's not soft, cushy or any of that romance novel stuff. It's simply just kind of ... meh. The horse takes you around the area and you basically just sit on it and bump along. You see ... some stuff ... here and there. Nothing special or spectacular you couldn't see while walking around. It was just ok. I don't think I would waste my money doing this again.

My wife and I did the city and lakeshore carriage ride and it was perfect. Our driver was very nice…read moreand welcoming, she even offered to take pictures for us. Great experience over all.

My GF and I purchased a Groupon for the Chicago Photo Safari and we chose to shoot at Millennium…read morePark. Unfortunately, about 15 minutes into the session, it started to rain so the group (around 10 of us) fled into the Chicago Cultural Center for the remaining time. I thought the CCC was interesting for about an hour but definitely did not have enough interesting areas to fill up a 3 hour photo shoot. This brings me to one of my complaints-the safari was supposed to be 3 hours, but it was only about 2 hours and 20 minutes. I'm sure it would be a better experience in Millennium Park but if you are planning to make the safari rain or shine, you should have a better back up plan. Also, b/c the CCC isn't brightly lit, this limited the settings people could use while taking pictures. Our instructor - Scott - is a student at Columbia and he had a good personality and did his best to engage the students and help them. I thought it was helpful that he had an iPad that allowed him to pull up a picture that illustrated the concept that he is explaining. He also was knowledgeable re photography. The one complaint regarding Scott is he clearly was out late the night before and still smelled like stale beer. Not a big deal to us, but I can see how that might bother some people. I think this class would be useful for someone that has a DSLR and only shoots in automatic mode or in program mode without understanding what is actually happening in the program mode. I'd say the majority of the class fit into this description. But, if you have a basic idea of how to set the exposure, what depth of field and what ISO are, I'd skip the safari and just walk around Millennium Park. The 3 stars is based on the Groupon price and if you are an absolute beginner. If you paid full price the rating would be a 2 stars.

My Mom and I bought a Groupon and did the Millenium Park daytime safari. I live out of town, and…read morethought this would be a fun way for us to spend time together while I was visiting for the holidays, and it was! The MP safari was beginner level, which worked well for my mom who was borrowing one of my DSLRs for the first time. As a more intermediate DSLR photographer, I got more familiar with my new camera and was able to talk lenses and other advanced topics with the instructor and students with the same DSLR Rebel I had. But the most beneficial thing for me was the fact that we spent so much time photographing the same subject (the Cloud Gate) over and over. Other yelpers lamented that there wasn't enough subject matter to photograph, and although that is true, the real benefit to the repetition is that you can take the same shot over and over and adjust your settings each time. Then when you go home, you can load the shots into the computer and compare the settings for each picture, and try to learn more about what settings work in which conditions. "Setting intuition" is something that I struggle with and having a slow tour through MP has already helped me to better predict how to set my camera for different lighting conditions. I would certainly recommend Chicago Photo Safaris to (1) beginners who own or have access to a DSLR camera or (2) intermediates who are either looking to become more familiar with their DSLR or use the safari as a way to experiment with settings, take home the shots, and critically evaluate them. The MP safari was NOT for folks who (1) want to take a bunch of pictures of different things, (2) don't own a DSLR or other digital with shutter speed and aperture controls, or (3) are easily bummed out by being outdoors on one of Chicago's many less-than-perfect days or indoors in one of our many old, under-lit buildings. As for me, I would seriously consider another Chicago Photo Safari when I'm in town in the future.

This is the real deal Holyfield train ride for all kids big and little. Great price, great route…read moreall around the inside of the mall and just overall awesome. Never seen or been too a mall train ride like this! Take your kid here! Never a line!

My kids love this train. They are located behind the carousal. I took my daughter and infant. This…read morewas our second time riding. It cost $7 for us. My 10 month old was free. We actually just came to the mall specifically for this train. I told my 3 year old daughter if she was good I'd bring her for another ride so I did. The conductor was friendly. Both times I've come the employees were friendly. The only flaw is the mall it's located in. Startford always seems like it's dying to me, but that's not a reflection on this place at all so they still deserve 5 stars.