Chicago Hauntings Original Ghost Bus Tour
from $59.00
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Overview
Often imitated but never matched, this 3 hour ghost bus tour with stops remains the “Best of Chicago” since its founding 23 years ago by the city’s ghostlorist, Ursula Bielski. Ursula and her team of veteran paranormal researchers and historians have thrilled thousands of guests with firsthand experiences of this, one of the world’s most legendarily notorious cities. We take you where the other walking tours simply can’t–to the many shadowed corners where the fateful tales began. From the Fort Dearborn Massacre to the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. From the Great Chicago Fire to the Eastland Disaster. From ghost ships that sail Lake Michigan to the Chicago origins of “Ghostbusters” And to the lair of the Devil Baby of Hull House.
3 hours
Meet at the start point (no pickup)
The tour meets inside the bar at the Congress Plaza Hotel. Please arrive 15 minutes early. the bus has to leave promptly to be able to reach every destination. We cannot guarantee participation for late arrivals.
Itinerary
- 1Stop
Learn the story of how the Devil Baby came to strike terror into the hearts of inhabitants.
- 2Lincoln Park
Who knows what happened to the abandoned graves of 10,000 at the old City Cemetery?
- 3Couch Mausoleum
Who's really buried in this Chicago landmark and what eerie things have happened around it?
- 4Chicago History Museum
Do people really see a ghost around Abe Lincoln's bed here?
- 5Stop
Chicago's most famous "suicide bridge"
- 6Stop
The site of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, the most notorious mob hit of all time...
- 7Lincoln Park Zoo
With the old City Cemetery underneath, what kind of ghosts do they see at the zoo?
- 8Biograph Theatre
The site of John Dillinger's demise. Has the famous gangster moved on since?
- 9Stop
An unbelievable boat tragedy that killed hundreds and some spirits seem to have never gotten out of the water here
- 10James M. Nederlander Theatre
The site of the worst theater fire in American history. Learn why they call the Chicago Tribune called it Death Alley...
What's included
- Tour escort/host
Not included
- Gratuities
- Transportation to/from the pickup/dropoff site.
Good to know
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Some walking and numerous stops of the bus
- Bus can accommodate up to 50 passengers
