Windy City Ghosts: Hauntings of Chicago Walking Tour

Discover some of the Windy City’s spookiest ghost stories—and step back in time to the era of gangsters, bootleggers, jazz performers, and more—on this small-group walking tour. Meet your guide in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, and set off after dark. You’ll visit supposedly haunted former burial grounds, pubs, theaters, and more—and will hear about macabre legends and unexplained happenings as you go.

This small-group tour offers a personalized, first-hand way to explore
Learn all about Chicago’s spookiest ghost stories and legends
Upgrade for an extended tour for even more frights and ghost stories
Explore Lincoln Park—and what many claim are its most haunted sights

What To Expect

Julia Porter Park

Visit the haunts of Julia Porter Park. Built atop an old burial ground from Civil War times, the encounters that visitors experience in this park can only be explained as paranormal.

• Admission Ticket Free

Alphawood Foundation

The unassuming Alphawood Foundation Building holds a deeply disturbing past. This haunted site was once an asylum for the mentally-ill, seeing it’s share of murder, tyranny and intrigue. Here you will learn the sorted past that leaves this one of the Windy City’s most haunted.
• Admission Ticket Free

The Red Lion Pub

The Red Lion Pub could probably give the Tonic Room a run for its money, as haunted Chicago bars go. A true homage to the pubs of merry old England, this Tudor-style pub is known for its food, its atmosphere…and its ghosts.
• Admission Ticket Free

Biograph Theatre

Hear the strange encounters that occurred at this haunted site, formerly the Biograph Theater built in 1914.
• Admission Ticket Free

Oz Park

While it’s hard not to enjoy Oz Park’s beauty and charm, there is never any real escape from a sinister past. Discover the shadows that still lie across the Emerald Gardens, and the memories of Oz Park’s darker days.
• Admission Ticket Free

Highlight

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Include

Professional and Courteous Guides
Intensely researched true stories of history
Documented accounts of hauntings and paranormal activity

Exclude

Dinner
Motorized Transport

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