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6 Places to Sightsee from a Segway
Do bus tours elicit a bored yawn from your teen? Lose the window seat and see the sights standing up on a Segway.
Do bus tours elicit a bored yawn from your teen? Lose the window seat and see the sights standing up on a Segway.
Segway tours have popped up in all sorts of places—cities, beaches, and even forests—and offer a fun and eco-friendly way to explore, along with some key advantages over more traditional sightseeing tours. A Segway “personal transporter”—essentially a two-wheeled stand-up motorized scooter—can get you closer to sights and attractions than on a bus tour, while covering more ground than a walking tour.
Ready to roll? Most tours that we looked at have a minimum age requirement that falls between 12 and 16 years old. These six operators can turn a ho-hum sightseeing excursion into an adventure to remember.
Honolulu: Segway of Hawaii
Families with kids ages 12 and up can check out the beach scene on the three-hour Magic Island Glide Tour. There are photo ops of Diamond Head, Waikiki Beach, the dazzling yachts in Ala Wai Yacht Harbor, as well as Ala Moana Park and Magic Island, where local families enjoy picnics, swimming, surfing, and paddling. Or opt for the two-hour Sunset Tour, which whizzes through downtown Waikiki, taking in the Honolulu Zoo and Kapiolani Park before cruising up to the historic Diamond Head Lighthouse and the Amelia Earhart lookout just in time for an aloha sunset.
(MORE: Browse parents’ reviews to find a kid-friendly Honolulu hotel.)
Chicago: Chicago Segway Tour
Conveniently based across from Navy Pier, this operator shows off an impressive number of the Windy City’s top attractions on a two-hour day or night tour. Families with kids ages 13 and up can join the Lakefront and the Museum Campus Tour, which breezes along the picturesque Lake Michigan waterfront, zips to the Shedd Aquarium, and rolls through Grant Park, home to the much-photographed Buckingham Fountain and Agora cast-iron leg sculptures. Along the way, guides share fun facts about Chicago’s history and culture.
San Antonio: SegCity
Families with kids 14 and older will remember The Alamo and more after the Ultimate Tour, which also takes in Main Plaza, San Fernando Cathedral, and HemisFair Park. Highlights include a scenic ride along the southern non-commercial banks of San Antonio’s famous River Walk and through the King William Historic District, a posh neighborhood dating from the 1850s.
