Cling, Clang & Ca-Ching!!

Before planning your trip to the Elgin area, please contact the Elgin Area Convention and Visitors Bureau to check on hotel availability and rates for your group!

DAY ONE
Today you arrive into the area and check into one of our many comfortable and affordable hotels in the area!

CLING (The Thirsty Vine & Medieval Times)

This evening you enjoy the “cling” part of the itinerary with the CLINGing of wine glasses at Thirsty Vine Cafe & Wine Bar. This new cafe offers 16 wine selections available by the glass, which can be accompanied with specialty cheeses,  crackers and meat boards.

After an enjoyable start at the Thirsty Vince, depart for an evening at Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament!  Enjoy a four-course feast while watching breathtaking Andalusian stallions perform! Then the excitement begin as you cheer for your own knight in a tournament of skill, and thrill to the CLING of swords and steel clash as you witness an epic battle between good and evil in an action-packed joust!

DAY TWO

Alexander's Restaurant

Serving you up a delicious breakfast this morning, Alexander’s features home-cooked meals made fresh on the premises where a wide range of breakfast creations is available to you.

CLANG (Fox River Trolley Museum)
This morning, we return to the grand, bygone era of the trolley car and hear the "clang, clang, clang of the trolley" during a visit to the Fox River Trolley Museum, one of the only trolley museums in North America. Nestled in a beautifully remote and secluded forest preserve, you enjoy relaxing and scenic ride through the preserve inside a magnificently restored trolley car. Once at the museum, you are treated to a fascinating glimpse of the trolley's history, provided by one of the many knowledgeable historians available at the museum.

CA-CHING (Shopping!)

Your next visits will be to three of the best shopping locations in the region!  Between Prime Outlets (with over 40 brand name outlet stores at 25-65% off), Spring Hill Mall (with over 140 retail and specialty stores), and Algonquin Commons (defining Lifestyle Shopping in Chicagoland with its sales and the special events) you will definitely hear the Ca-Ching of cash registers!!

Nicks Pizza & Pub
Between today’s shopping expeditions, stop in for lunch at Toss the shells of our complimentary peanuts on the ground while enjoying our fabulous pizza and sandwiches. Up to 100 are welcomed in our banquet room. 

After this afternoon’s shopping, return to your host hotel where you check in, relax, and refresh for dinner this evening.

Buckingham's Steakhouse

Dinner tonight is a special treat at Buckingham’s Steakhouse! Buckingham’s prides itself in serving a wide array of seafood, poultry, lamb, pork and veal specialties with an eclectic wine list to complement items on the menu. Buckingham’s is Located in the alcove of the Grand Victoria Casino.

More CA-CHING!! (Grand Victoria Casino)
For this evening's entertainment, everyone really wants to hear the sound of CA-CHING at the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin as we join the elegance of the number one riverboat casino in Illinois. Voted "Best Riverboat Casino in the United States" three years in a row, the Grand Victoria remains committed to putting the customer first by offering free admission and great customer service while providing a wide variety of Las Vegas-style casino games, slot machines, and dining and entertainment.

Afterward, transfer back to your hotel.

DAY THREE

Benedict's Eggs and More

Once you awake this morning, load up on a hearty breakfast at Benedict's Eggs and More. Located along the beautiful Fox River Bike Path you will enjoy breakfast and lunch in this old charming renovated homestead. A must see!

After breakfast, group departs for home