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Cityscape Adventures
Grand Rapids Michigan Tour
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| Name | Cityscape Adventures |
| Address | 84 Ransom Ave7215 Thorncrest seGrand Rapids |
| Brief Description | Grand Rapids Tours |
| Type | Attraction |
| Category | Tour |
| Description | Local Company offers original fun, first of its kind for Grand Rapids.
Cityscape Adventures announces the launch of Grand Rapids first and only guided walking tours and group activity services for an “Original Grand Rapids Experience”.
A new local business, Cityscape Adventures, formed by resident Brenda Dyer, offers residents and visitors alike a different way to spend a few hours in our fair city and beyond. According to Brenda, “Cityscape Adventures is all about highlighting the splendors of our city, both past & present. I think most people will be amazed to learn how many odd, fun and wonderful things there are to discover about Grand Rapids history and our current entertainment options”
Cityscape Adventures offers a variety of adventures that should interest almost anyone looking for something fun to do. For the history buff, try the Rivers Rage or take a stroll through the streets of downtown with a Hometown Heritage tour. If you’re the type that nods off while watching the history channel, that’s okay Cityscape Adventures host plenty of other original Grand Rapids experiences with you in mind. But if you like romance, scandal, bone chilling true crime, and stories of outrageous and amazing twist of fate than prepare to be pleasantly surprised on a Cityscape Adventure historical walking tour.
Cityscape Adventures also offers the first and only walking “foodie” tour in Grand Rapids. Guided food tasting & cultural walking tours visits 7 sensational eateries and offers guests the opportunity to indulge in food, history, culture and fun while they experience our city’s vibrant culinary scene.
Adventurous groups can try a City Slickers Conquest, or an Amazing Race. Bodacious ladies over 50 can catch the spirit of adventure with a Red Hat Society Conquest. These tours engage larger groups with fun activities and trivia about our downtown corridors while challenging them to complete certain adventurous assignments in competition with others in their group. Brenda tells us that this tour challenges people to look for the unexpected in our city and to engage with their group in completing each challenge to win the top prize. These tours are great for corporate outings, private groups, families, wedding parties, youth groups and other special interest groups.
For the really brave and inquisitive, try a Paranormal Investigations tour. Follow a famed group of scientist & researchers into Grand Rapids most haunted. Cityscape Adventures has teamed up with The West Michigan Ghost Hunters Society to bring you exclusive access to popular downtown destinations deemed among our cities Most Haunted. Who knew we were such a hot spot in the spirit world?
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| Phone 1 | (800) 281-6531 |
| Phone 2 | (616) 862-5812 |
| Email | info@grcitytours.com |
| Handicapped Accessible | Yes |
| Time Allowance | 1.5 hours to 2.5 hours |
| Website | www.cityscapeadventures.com |
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| Local Visitor Bureau | www.visitgrandrapids.org |
| Request Brochure | Cityscape Adventures "an original Grand Rapids experience!" |
| Last Updated | 4/16/2011 |
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Reviews for Cityscape Adventures in Grand Rapids, MI
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Don't Bother! | The clues were pretty fun and it should have been a good race, but the Denver race was disorganized and seemed to be trying to squeeze more money out of the racers all the time. We arrived to them encouraging us to buy drinks and food. There were no 'goody bags' or T-shirts, snacks, water, envelopes of clues, or any of the stuff I see in other urban race websites. Most people didn't know what was going to happen and the Website was vague. We had to get our clues as we went, which if you were new to these races, made it hard to strategize. It was August and about 97-100 degrees all day, but the race started at 12, probably so we could start buying drinks and get back to buy more after the race. At the start they talked for about 5 minutes they asked one question to break us into groups and 90% of the people got it right, so they clumped into one big group. Then they and sent us on our way. Many people were confused, but just started going as fast as they could. We had to buy a $7.00 hot dog to get our 3rd set of clues, non negotiable. We were also expected to buy dog treats, or a dog toy . We made 2 mistakes reading the clues ( buy dog treats for a shelter, not go to the shelter, yikes) that had us walking across town for probably 1 1/2 - 2 hours extra. The light rail was closed down that day in some critical places. There was one checkpoint in the middle of the race, but they weren't really interested in what we had done, just had a puzzle for us, the only one of the day. In fact you could have broken all the rules all day with very little accountability except the pictures at the end. We never saw any more volunteers throughout the race, only hot, disoriented,frustrated racers We made it back 2 minutes after the ending time, only to find an empty bar. It was 4:23 and the awards were presented at 4:20 so it was over. Instead of some sort of fun ending party, after they checked my clues ( not all of them) they said, "Well, you finished!" they didn't even check the dog biscuits, which was our 1 hour in the 100 degree mistake. I guess the top winning team won $100, even though the cost is $108 per team ( $150 the day of the race, thank god we got a Groupon for $50). Then we were invited to buy more drinks in the nearly empty bar. We talked to a few other teams and all had been quite frustrated but were good sports. Some people just gave up after awhile. The rules weren't well explained, so the people that thought the clues had to be done in order spent about 2 hours more than anyone else in the heat. Some people were done in 1 1/2 hours, some in 4 1/2, and literally 1/3 ( about 30 teams) dropped out. The facebook is filled with accolades for the event. Maybe I'm crazy, but I think the company has some work to do to compete with the other urban race event folks. They have a good start, but have a lot of work to do, especially getting more sponsors to reward the racers instead of trying to milk them for all the money they could get.
Signed,
Blistered in Denver | Middle age couple | 08-07-11 |
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