Cruise the blues in Chicago - they drive. Sit back and soak up the scene, the spirits and the best of the blues at two of Chicago's hotspots, the Checkerboard Lounge and Kingston Mines.

Tour Highlights:
 

	Visit Two of the City's Popular Blues Clubs - Kingston Mines and the Checkerboard
	Watch Live Blues Artists and Entertainers
	Drink Included at Each Club
	No car and No cover charge, you're free to hop from club to club without missing a beat.

With no car and no cover charge, you're free to hop from club to club without missing a beat. This tour is part of Gray Lines "The Blue Diamond Collection" which offers unique experiences that transcend a typical sightseeing excursion. Similar to a diamond's "four Cs" (carat, cut, color and clarity), The Blue Diamond Collection experiences incorporate their own four Cs, or what Gray Line refers to as the Facets of Sightseeing: Creative Experiences, Satisfy Curiosity, Celebrate Learning and Provide an Insider's Perspective on a destination's Culture.

Checkerboard Lounge - Chicago's legendary Checkerboard Lounge (the one owned by Buddy Guy and Junior Wells) was closed a few years ago and a new one has been opened in Hyde Park's Harper Court mall. Top-notch blues and jazz musicians--both well-knowns and newbies-- continue to grace the stage. Expect a crowd that's a mix of University of Chicago students, Hyde Park locals, music lovers and fans of the original Checkerboard.

Kingston Mines - One of the oldest Blues clubs in Chicago. They have been voted number one, eight years in a row by Chicago Music Awards. There's something to be said for doing one thing and simply doing it well. That maxim certainly applies to Kingston Mines, one of Chicago's most notable blues clubs. The no-frills music house has two stages, to keep the musicians connected to the audience. Concerts play on the two stages simultaneously, with a bar separating the blues bands dueling nightly. The artists are ordinarily old hands, and five-decade blues veterans are not uncommon.

If you like the blues, you couldn't ask for a better venue then this!