Our walk-in visitors don't have the option of a guided tour, but groups who
call in advance can get one. I don't know the details, but I do know our
education department is surprised by how many of these groups want a guided
tour. My uneducated guess is that it's generational...most of our tour
groups are senior citizens.

Also, I think people are used to docent tours being free. But, for some odd
reason, people will pay money to walk around with headphones and a cd
player.

>Greetings ISEN and Museum-Lers.  Apologies for any duplicate postings.
>
>I'm working on a project with the Interpretive and Guest Services
>Department here at Shedd Aquarium.
>
>They offer themed tours of our animal collection to the general public
>for $3 per person and are unhappy with the low response.  We will be
>digging into our past visitor studies and investigating present visitor
>views on such tours this spring.
>
>Who out there offers guided (not audio) tours for a fee separate from
>general admission?  Is there information about how these were planned or
>assessment of effectiveness?
>
>Thanks
>Linda Wilson
>Visitor Studies and Evaluation
>Shedd Aquarium
>Chicago, IL 60605
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