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To experience The Hand & The Eye, you'll need to book one of our experiences. Book your ticketed experience here.
The Hand & The Eye is open to the public by reservation only. Membership offers guests the opportunity to explore additional areas of the Mansion and enjoy a range of added privileges. Please contact membership@thehandandtheeye.com for more details.
The Hand & The Eye is a 21+ venue for all evening experiences, with special age accommodations for Brunch.
Age Requirements
Magic & Dining Evening Experiences: Ages 21+
Sunday Brunch: Ages 13 to 20 with a parent or guardian
11:00 AM Family Brunch: Ages 5 to 12 with a parent or guardian
Performance Bar: Ages 21+ only
To ensure a comfortable and sophisticated atmosphere for all our guests, we require appropriate attire.
In the early 1900s, an invitation to the McCormick Mansion was highly coveted. We seek to bring back the specialness of a night out on the town.
The Hand & The Eye experience is a night to remember. Dress up for the occasion.
Thank you for helping us create an unforgettable and elegant dining experience for everyone.
Attire:
Acceptable: Cocktail attire, Artfully styled suits, Collared shirts and jackets are required, Tuxedos, bonus points! Tailored trousers, dresses and skirts with elegant blouses or tops.
Not Permitted: Denim, sleeveless shirts, tank tops, shorts, distressed or ripped apparel, athletic wear or athleisure, hooded sweaters or jackets, and please no boldly branded or embellished pieces.
Hats:
Acceptable: Berets, Bowlers, Cloches, Derbies, Fedoras, Homburgs, Panamas, Pillboxes and Top Hats. During performances, we may ask you to remove your hats.
Not Permitted: Beanies, Baseball Hats, Beach / Boater Bucket Hats, Outback / Field / Safari / Pith Helmet / Caps, Gambler Hats, Steampunk-style Hats, Trucker Caps.
Shoes:
Acceptable: Oxfords, Spectators, Brogues, Chelsea Boots, Monks, Derby, Loafers, Heels, Pumps & Stilettos, Elegant Ballet Flats, Mary Janes, statement Boots.
Not Permitted: All sneakers and tennis shoes (including designer or luxury styles), Winter Boots, Steel-toed Boots, Flip Flops, Ugg-style shoes / boots, Croc-style shoes.
Each experience is booked separately, and what is included depends on the one you choose. Magic & Dinner is an evening of dinner and live magic that unfolds room by room through the Mansion, and its price includes a $75 food and beverage credit towards dining. Fall Into Magic is one hour of magic in the Vault as the evening begins, with cocktails available for purchase. Magic & Brunch pairs Sunday magic with brunch and cocktails ordered à la carte. Current seasonal programs, with details and prices for each, are on the Book an Experience page.
Your visit follows the experience you booked. Magic & Dinner unfolds as a curated journey through the Mansion, with moments of close-up magic in intimate showrooms and unexpected corners, hand-crafted cocktails and a seated dinner, and guests are invited to visit our magic shop, The Atelier, before the evening concludes. Fall Into Magic is one hour of magic in the Vault as the evening begins. Magic & Brunch is Sunday magic with brunch and cocktails ordered à la carte. No two visits are ever the same, and each return reveals something new.
All ticketed Experiences are considered non-refundable and non-transferable upon purchase.
Access to the Mansion is ticketed to create a one-of-a-kind evening. With each visit, new moments of wonder reveal themselves within the Mansion, ensuring the experience is never quite the same twice.
Reservations may be made online for parties of up to six guests. If multiple reservations are booked for the same evening, we will do our best to accommodate your group together. For larger gatherings, we invite you to submit a private event request here.
Your dining and Experience will be reserved under your name. Our performance spaces are open-seating, however the evening is curated and time-sensitive.
We encourage groups to arrive together. Guests will be gathered until your party arrives. Please encourage all who are attending to arrive at the start time of your booked Experience.
We encourage all guests in your party to arrive together at the start of your booked Experience. If group guests arrive separately, all will be gathered until the full party arrives before being welcomed into the Mansion.
We will do our best to accommodate late arrivals; however, your experience may be shortened so that we don't disrupt the flow of the evening and we are able to accommodate your dining reservation.
Yes. Valet is limited, but available. If you plan on using our valet, please note that the service may be busy, so we recommend that you plan accordingly. Please note, anyone arriving more than fifteen minutes late may limit your ability to enjoy the full Experience.
Self-parking is available at the ROW (Rush-Ohio-Wabash) Parking Garage with The Hand & The Eye negotiated rate. There is access on both Rush and Ohio. Validation will be provided by Guest Relations once you arrive at The Mansion. We also offer the ability to pre-book parking in the ROW garage; this information will be accessible after you reserve your tickets.
Moments within the Hand & The Eye are meant to be fully Experienced and enjoyed in the present, rather than captured. Photography of any kind is not permitted inside the Mansion. This policy is intentional and essential to preserving the Experience for our guests. Mobile phones must be used discreetly. Phone calls are only permitted in designated areas. To preserve the Experience for all guests, those who do not adhere to this policy may be asked to depart.
No pets are permitted, except for service animals as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Illinois State law. To the extent animals are permitted, they must be on a leash no longer than six (6) feet in length at full extension and must remain on the floor at all times. Emotional support or therapy animals are not permitted.
Guests will have the ability to visit the Atelier toward the end of your Experience. You will be able to purchase magic tricks along with select branded merchandise.
Out of respect for our members' privacy, we do not allow non-members to tour the property. If you know a member, please inquire about attending as their guest.
The Hand & The Eye maintains a strictly smoke-free environment. Smoking, including the use of electronic cigarettes or vaping devices, is not permitted anywhere within the Mansion. We kindly ask all guests to respect this policy to ensure a comfortable and enjoyable experience for everyone.
Tuesday – Thursday: 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Fridays – Saturdays: 4:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Hours are subject to change and ticketed Experience times are your set arrival times.
Please reach out to our Guest Services team with any further questions you may have: wow@thehandandtheeye.com