Exclusive Deals & Savings

In addition to the tremendous savings on top attractions and activities, your Explorer Pass gets you exclusive offers on attractions and dining – to keep your energy level high for intensive exploration or to help you kick back and relax after an exciting day.

We also have great deals on shopping for those who wish to explore the stores and save on souvenirs from your trip.

Dining

House of Blues Back Porch Restaurant – Marina City
Buy one lunch entree get one free (Monday-Saturday)
(Back porch restaurant only valid for groups of six or fewer)
House of Blues is one of Chicago’s premier destinations—a one-stop entertainment Mecca with numerous attractions under one roof. Visit Back Porch Restaurant for the best in Southern-style delta cuisine, with favorites such as jambalaya, gumbo, and voodoo shrimp plus standard fare like hamburgers, chicken fingers, and pizza.

Goose Island Brewery
20% savings on food purchases
Located in the heart of bustling Lincoln Park, Goose Island’s Clybourn Brewery is the perfect spot to sample all of their special beers Not only can you sample our award-winning beers, but they also serve outstanding lunch and dinner selections. Try the famous Stilton burger, or choose from a variety of steaks, fresh seafood, salads, and more.

Haagen Dazs Café
20% savings*
The Café features world famous ice cream, gourmet deli sandwiches, salads, coffee, espresso drinks. The dockside café is modeled after café concepts on the Champs Elyseés in Paris and in Leicester Square in London, the company’s two other international flagship locations.
* Offer not valid on alcohol

Lalo’s Mexican Restaurant
20% savings on food purchases
Since 1971, Lalo’s has been treating their guests to authentic family recipes featuring the unique and delicious flavors of Mexico. Not long ago, Mexican food in Chicago usually meant tacos, enchiladas, and mouth-boiling salsas. Lalo’s Restaurants takes pride in bringing to Chicago the vast array of sauces, spices, and flavors that make the Mexican cuisine so unique

Popcorn Palace
20% savings
Popcorn Palace’s twenty-seven gourmet flavors of popcorn include rich caramel, smooth chocolate-covered, and tangy cheese. Each flavor is made fresh daily with the highest quality ingredients. It’s no wonder that the Chicago Tribune calls Popcorn Palace’s treats, “about the most awesome snack we’ve ever tried.”

Lou Malnati’s
$5 savings on a large deep dish pizza
The oldest family name in Chicago-style pizza, Lou Malnati’s has been the Chicago-style deep-dish pizza specialists for more than 35 years. From the first restaurant established in 1971 to the 24 current locations, Lou Malnati’s has focused on food quality and customer service.

Shopping

American Girl
Complimentary additional 8x10 photograph with the purchase of any Photo Studio Package
Across the street from the historic Water Tower is American Girl Place Chicago—three stories packed with excitement for young fans of the popular American Girl dolls and stories. It’s a place where imaginations soar! Girls and their families can shop the beautiful boutiques of American Girl books, dolls, and accessories; dine with their dolls in the whimsical Café; see a live musical performance in the Theater; or have their doll’s hair styled in the Doll Hair Salon.

House of Blues Shop
15% savings with purchase of $30 or more in the Company Store
After taking in all that Chicago’s world-famous House of Blues has to offer, don’t forget to stop by the HOB Company Store for your HOB T-shirt or hat, and all kinds of blues-inspired memorabilia.

HERSHEY’S Chicago
15% savings
Located just steps from Chicago’s Historic Water Tower, HERSHEY’S Chicago is Michigan Avenue’s sweetest must-see! This interactive retail attraction boasts the very latest HERSHEY’S products, a vast array of unique souvenir items, and so much more.

Attractions

Spirit of Chicago
$5 savings on lunch cruises and $10 savings on dinner cruises
Step aboard the sleek Spirit of Chicago and suspend reality for a few hours. Be pampered and entertained. Enjoy bountiful food and drink while you take in one breathtaking view after another. It’s a dazzling good time and the most exciting way to see the city, sailing daily from the Navy Pier.

ComedySportz Theatre
2 for 1 admission
For over 19 years, The ComedySportz Theatre has been wowing Chicago audiences with their hilarious improv comedy shows. The ComedySportz main stage show offers a unique blend of fast, funny and smart improv comedy that is appropriate for all ages.

Navy Pier IMAX – Traditional Films
Buy one admission ticket at full price, get the second one for 50% off
Treat your senses to the most powerful and captivating movie experience yet created. Academy Award-winning IMAX technology takes you on an armchair adventure that takes your breath away and gets your pulse racing. All on a screen 60-feet tall and with 12,000 watts of sound! Explorer Pass holders can also purchase a Regular Popcorn and Regular Drink for only $5!

Segway Experience
15% savings on morning guided Segway tours
Experience the most exciting trend in Chicago guided tours! Gliding along on a Segway Human Transporter allows you to explore the Windy City’s lakefront and parks, Buckingham Fountain, the Field Museum of Natural History, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, Daley Bicentennial Plaza and photographically capture the City’s magnificent skyline.

4-D Special FX Theater Experience at the Shedd Aquarium
$2 savings on SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants, the hit cartoon character who lives in a pineapple under the sea, is making a 4D debut at the Shedd Aquarium. This 3D/4D short-length film aims to fully immerse the audience in effects such as bubbles, arctic wind, surprising smells, lighting, surround sound and much more. If you are visiting the Shedd Aquarium, this is a family friendly experience that is not to be missed!