We wrote the book(s) on Chicago ghosts! Now in our 26th year!
Ursula Bielski, our founder, has published more than a dozen volumes on Chicago's haunted history over more than two decades. Chicago Hauntings is the original Chicago ghost tour and still the best. Our tours are based on all original research, unlike the many other knock-off tours you'll find today. Beware of the imitations.
Imagine walking in the steps of Chicago's most notorious criminals at the city's original courthouse, putting your fingers into actual bullet holes from Chicago's gangland days, feeling the haunting presences near the site of the old Cook County gallows, and gazing upon the waters where 844 souls lost thei...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Guided Tour
Meeting Points
Departure
Reid Murdoch Building
Meet tour guide in lobby of Reid Murdoch building ten minutes before tour begins.
Return
Chicago Water Tower
Chicago Hauntings Original Ghost Walk through Old Chicago
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About
We wrote the book(s) on Chicago ghosts! Now in our 26th year!
Ursula Bielski, our founder, has published more than a dozen volumes on Chicago's haunted history over more than two decades. Chicago Hauntings is the original Chicago ghost tour and still the best. Our tours are based on all original research, unlike the many other knock-off tours you'll find today. Beware of the imitations.
Imagine walking in the steps of Chicago's most notorious criminals at the city's original courthouse, putting your fingers into actual bullet holes from Chicago's gangland days, feeling the haunting presences near the site of the old Cook County gallows, and gazing upon the waters where 844 souls lost thei...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Guided Tour
Meeting Points
Departure
Reid Murdoch Building
Meet tour guide in lobby of Reid Murdoch building ten minutes before tour begins.
Return
Chicago Water Tower
Itinerary
1
Reid Murdoch Building
Your ghostly journey begins at the haunted Reid Murdoch Building, on the north end of the LaSalle Street Bridge. This historic riverfront landmark sets the tone for the night, its shadowed facade the perfect gateway into two centuries of Chicago's darkest history.
10 minutes
2
Tribune Tower
Home to the world-famous WGN Radio and TV, the Tribune Tower has seen its share of drama, ambition, and heartbreak. Learn the haunted history behind its gothic walls, including tales of a beloved morning radio host whose spirit is said to still walk the halls.
15 minutes
3
Chicago Riverwalk
On the waters of the Chicago River, hear the harrowing story of the Eastland disaster of 1915, when a top-heavy excursion boat capsized just steps from shore, claiming 844 lives in one of the deadliest maritime tragedies in U.S. history. Many say their spirits still linger near the water.
15 minutes
4
DuSable Monument
Stand where the 1812 Battle of Fort Dearborn left behind a legacy of bloodshed and restless spirits. Your guide reveals how this brutal chapter of Chicago's founding still echoes along the riverbanks today, and why locals say the dead never truly left.
15 minutes
5
Marina City
Gaze up at Chicago's iconic "corncob" towers and ask yourself: is Marina City cursed? Your guide shares the eerie legends and unexplained incidents tied to these mid-century skyscrapers, built on ground steeped in old Chicago lore.
15 minutes
6
Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse
Visit the site of Frank Nitti's long-hidden vault, now beneath Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse. Visitors have reported a ghostly figure prowling the space, said by some to be the infamous mobster himself, still searching for a fortune he never recovered.
20 minutes
7
Once one of Chicago's most exclusive nightlife destinations, the former Excalibur Club drew celebrities and socialites alike, Oprah Winfrey among them. Behind the glamour, though, lurk ghost stories that hint at a darker history beneath the surface.
