Cancel

Open app

Search

Pixie Travel Unlimited

5.0 (1 review)
Closed • Closed

Get information

You can now request information from this business directly from Yelp

Pixie Travel Unlimited Photos

You might also consider

Recommended Reviews - Pixie Travel Unlimited

Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
Yelp app icon
Browse more easily on the app
Review Feed Illustration

8 years ago

Helpful 1
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

Ask the Community - Pixie Travel Unlimited

You might also consider

Verify this business for free

People searched for Travel Services 974 times last month within 15 miles of this business.

Verify this business

Historic Pullman Foundation - Historic Pullman Foundation Visitor Center .Chicago IL Mural in the Back of Building.Around Arcade Park.Nice!

Historic Pullman Foundation

4.3(8 reviews)
1.7 km•Pullman

Most Chicagoans know of Pullman Train Cars but forget that an entire historic neighborhood exists…read more [Not to mention that many Chicagoans fail to explore or acknowledge that culture and history continues past the South Loop!] This little neighborhood treasure is steps from the Pullman Metra Station and super easy to explore. The visitor's center and museum stands on half of the old Arcade Park (which now only half exists). They take donations to maintain the historic value of the buildings and have a great little "Pullman on Foot" guide for free (a picture is provided in business images). If you prefer something a little more organized, they offer guided tours the first Sunday of each month between May and October. Not to mention, they also have an Annual House Tour the second weekend of October offering an inside look of various private homes. The town was constructed in 1880 in order to create housing and community facilities for the employees of George M. Pullman's Palace Car Company. The neighborhood is architecturally unique with many structures that remain including: Administration Building and Clock Tower, Hotel Florence (under renovation), remnants of Market Hall and its' circular promenade, Pullman Hospital, Greenstone Church, The Greystone Mansion, Arcade Park, Pullman Stables, and various housing projects for executives and craftsmen alike. I hands-down recommend a few sites during your visit: -The fabulous Greenstone Church (the building materials are a rarity and were shipped from Italy). -The abandoned Administration Building and Clock Tower across 111th Street, and it's walking path containing the neighborhood garden and beehives. -Take note of the varied facades of many original, nineteenth-century residences with often maroon and shades of green (Pullman colors) and how the buildings mirror each other from the center of the block. Take advantage of free Chicago ventures such as Pullman!

I've never been here before. One of my MEETUP groups set up an afternoon here…read more We had perfect weather fora walking tour. We were one of 2 groups today. Only about 15 or 20 people per group. Our tour guide wasted a lot of time talking unnecessarily. I walk with a cane and it's very difficult to stand in one spot for 15 minutes. I was expecting a self guided your... I would have preferred it. Disappointed that the HOTEL FLORENCE was closed for remodeling.

Photos
Historic Pullman Foundation - View from Historic Pullman VisitorCenter.@ Hotel & Pullman ClockTower & Office.Around Arcade Park.Historic Industrial Town.Cool!

View from Historic Pullman VisitorCenter.@ Hotel & Pullman ClockTower & Office.Around Arcade Park.Historic Industrial Town.Cool!

Historic Pullman Foundation - Historic Pullman Foundation Visitor Center . Chicago IL . Historic Industrial Town. National Monument.

Historic Pullman Foundation Visitor Center . Chicago IL . Historic Industrial Town. National Monument.

Historic Pullman Foundation - View from Historic Pullman VisitorCenter.@ Hotel Florence.(Preservation Work in Progress)Around Arcade Park.Historic Industrial Town.Nice!

See all

View from Historic Pullman VisitorCenter.@ Hotel Florence.(Preservation Work in Progress)Around Arcade Park.Historic Industrial Town.Nice!

Historic Pullman Foundation

Historic Pullman Foundation

4.0(1 review)
1.7 km•Pullman

This was a really cool event that was hosted by the Historic Pullman Foundation and Pullman…read moreNational Monument. They were a little disorganized to start. I got there just before 9 am and it seemed like the volunteers had only been there a few minutes before me. When I bought my ticket I was their first customer of the day (they sold tickets online beforehand). The ticket had a bit of a map and the places that were open/part of the event, but that was all. There was no info on the ticket or any of the signs about WHEN things were happening. So I waited 10 minutes or so for a neighborhood tour to begin but it didn't start for another 50 minutes or so, at 10 am. I wish they'd indicated on the signs and/or ticket when the neighborhood and monument tours were happening. The lines for the train cars was long. I think it was about an hour and I was there by 9:15. That was in some part because they were limiting the number of people to about a dozen at a time. I appreciate they did this as a COVID precaution. But it was worth it; the cars were amazing. They had a 1950 Pullman streamliner, a 1914 car, and the last one I can't remember the year but I think it was the 20s. They were astounding--talk about luxury. Some of the rooms had their own sink in the corner, and were made up like a hotel bed. You can join AARPCO, the association for private rail owners, and participate in their events. It was so awesome that these folks agreed to bring their privately-owned rail cars here for the event. TIL that you can rent a car and take it wherever you want to go! I totally want to rent one now.... They did have a few volunteers go through before others. If they have similar precautions or limitations in future events I hope they consider setting aside time for the volunteers to do that before or after--not just to move people through a little more quickly, but they should get more time to wander through these amazing cars and take their time in each of them! After I finished the tour of the rail cars, I headed over to join a neighborhood tour. Really glad I got there just in the nick of time because was a great tour, and led by a neighborhood resident who's lived there over a decade. He was able to share a lot of really interesting information about the history of the neighborhood, some of the specific homes, and the architectural details that I wouldn't have known just by taking a self-guided tour through the neighborhood. I took a short tour through the Hotel Florence, which is usually not open but was for this event. It was quite a stately place in its day, and the bottom floor was open to the parlor, billiard room, dining room, and lobby. It was named after Pullman's (rumored to be) favorite daughter, Florence, and I do hope they can restore the building to something resembling its original grandeur. I ended up becoming a member of the Historic Pullman Foundation when I was down here because I certainly want to support their work and restoration. I'm really excited to learn more about the events that happen down here because I just got lucky finding out about Train Days because I knew that Pullman occasionally had neighborhood tours. I will return in future years. Definitely if you're a "foamer" (a term I learned today from a coworker when I suggested the event to her and her husband; apparently, there someone obsessed with trains) you'd love this. But I would encourage anyone with an interest in Chicago history, history in general, trains, or Chicago neighborhoods to go as well.

Photos
Historic Pullman Foundation
Historic Pullman Foundation
Historic Pullman Foundation

See all

Pixie Travel Unlimited - travelservices - Updated June 2026

Loading...
Loading...
Loading...